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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-17
Local Government

OSSA ~ ~ v N AAAAA ~ - -
1t seems that before each bien-
NAL session of the State Legis-
lature there is usually some dis
cussion concerning the elimina-
ton of much local government.
That discussion is again taking
place.
Democracy in America had its
inception in the town hall meet
ings in the New England states,
and those meetings, not only in
New England but all over Amer
lea, have done much toward the
furtherance of democracy. There
fore, we should move slowly in
the way of making changes to-
ward wiping out Of local govern
ment and moving in the direction
of Capitalization. The same argu-
ments hold true, to some extent,
with respect to local school dis
tricts. Maybe there could be a
saving by the reduction of the
number of counties in the state
The suggestion has been made
that instead of having 81 county
governments, Minnesota could get
along with IS to 80 county gov
ernments.
The township unit, as well as
the school district and village
unit, provides a means for the
local people to get together at
least once year to discuss their
local problems. The meetings
make for better understanding
community interest, and develop
ment of the individual in the
general knowledge of govern
ment. Those units of govern
ment are not expensive. The
officers serve with little or no
salary and as a rule take pride
and pleasure in serving their
community.
AS above stated, the matter is
under discussion and it is in
teresting to read what others
have to say about it. Herewith
are three articles written by in
dividuals in different parts of
the state and recently published
in the Minneapolis Star Journal:
Your editorial of December "To
Much Government" discloses the yer
excellent thinking of Prof. William
of the University of Min
nesota on the inefficiency of on
present local government units bu
fails to discuss the human element
involved in the new Utopia he pro
poses.
Following Professor Anderson's lin
OF reasoning we could say that al
churches of the same denominatio
in smaller towns should unite an
have only one church and one Sc
of officers; that all the creameries il
the county should unite under on
manager and one set of officers; tina
all All Clubs in townships shoul
unite to make one large All Clut
and so on down through all of on
local clubs and organizations.
Actually when groups or organiza
tons are combined the total activ
membership of the new organization
drops far below the total membershi
Of the units before they were com
bined. The reason for this is simpl
that fewer persons hold office, fewe
persons serve on committees and few
er persons feel that they have defin
tie responsibility in making the or
ganiZation function.
Taking away officers, committee
and responsibilities from our locs
school districts, local township board
and local county commissioners, ais
takes away the feeling of response
bility for governing from thousand
Of people now trying to make democ
racy work in the state of Minnesota
The value of an active, thinking, re
sponsible citizenry in a democrac
cannot be measured in dollars an
cents.
Wayne H. Hanson
St. James, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-17
A Little Spice

Boats are not built merely for fair
but for weathering the gales.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-17

Sometimes a disappointment, under
the mellowing of the years, may turn
out to have been divine appoint
ment
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

LONDON. March II tUP)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
disclosed in the House of Commons
today that India would be a b, e
fol an eventual allied counter
offensive against Japan and that
Sir Stafford Cripps was going 10
discuss with Indian leaders a war
cabinet plan for solution of the In
dian freedom problem
We must remember also that L.
dia is one OF the bases from which
the strongest counterblowS must be
struck at the advance of tyranny
and aggression" he said.
1t was understood that the state
notwithstanding past promises OF
Dominion status if Indian factions
compose their differences-Was the
result of careful consideration OF
military possibilities and all politi
ca influences. including United
States opinion and the position of
China.
There was some doubt that the
plan agreed on by the war cabinet
gees much further than previous
proposals and belief that it might
be a stopgap, leaving most COM
mentators with what one observer
called a slightly empty feeling
Churchill aid Cripps. an ardent
advocate of Indian independence
would 60 to India for discussions.
Without revealing details, he re-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Dutch Units Still
Opposing Japanese
In Central Java

MEL BOURNE Australia. March
Gov HubertuS j..
Van Nook of the Netherlands East
Indies said today that he was con-
fident that Dutch. American and
Australian troops were still fight
ing in positions east and west CT
Bandoeng in central Java
He said that the remainder OF
the Dutch fleet was still at sea and
estimated it would take the Japa-
nese at least six months to restore
the Java oil wells, destroyed under
the scorched earth policy
In the first specific mention OF
the strength of the allied troops
fighting with the Dutch in Java,
Val Mock estimated that 5000 or
1000 English speaking troops
were still fighting ltngMde 'he
Dutch.
All Dutch forces. he said had in
structions to operate Independently
as long as possible.
He expressed belief that allied
troops were still fighting with the
Dutch in other Netherlands East
Indies islands. especially in middle
sad northern Sumatra which the
Japanese had not occupied.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

WASHINGTON, March ll-tUP)
American and japanese COM
manders today apparently were
STRENGTHENING their lines IN prepar-
atoms fol an anticipated all-out
apanese offensive Oh the Bataan
battlefront, where al omlnous lull
continues both on the ground and
in the air
A war department cOmmunique
said the situation in Bataan re
mains unchanged" and that the
positions occupied by both sides
along the l5-mile front from the
China sea to Manila BAY "appG.'-
entity have become temporarily
stabilized
The new Japanese commander
in-chief in the Philippines. Lieut..
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, was be-
,ieved to be awaiting the arrival
Of strong aerial reintorc -mClts be-
fore un!cashing MS offensive
against Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
lines.
Quiet has prevailed on the Ba-
taan front for II day5-since Mac
Arthur.s recent surprise offensive
with the exception Of aa Ameri-
can artillery bOmbardnent over
last weekend that Blasted an
enemy infantry regiment Of about
? 80 men moving up 70 the front
lines north # Abaca@ II . trucks
MacArthur's guns DESTROYED q of
the trucks and "most OF their oc-
cupantS"
War department officials said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Reserve Bank Will
Send Deputy Here
To Care for | lands
(Continued from page one


{ nses.
william H. Hale. reserve bank
vice president. was placed N charge
of the property c.eratons. R. E
Fverson. assistant cashier. Wa nam
ed head Of the San Francisco Office
which was established n torme'
quarters cf the JaDanese-ow.ed n
Y.K line in the Financial Cente.
Building Aliens and Japanese
Americans were advised they may
voluntarily turn over their property
to the bank for sale o. safekee"'1g
simultaneously 9th er feoera
agencies. such as The department OF
agriculture, the department Of jus
tlce and the social security bureau,
were occupied with other arrange
ntents for the evacuation.
Assistant Secretary OF War Jonr
j. McCloy told the Japanese -Amerl-
can Citizens League in San Fran
cisco that while evacuation IS a
hardship. it is one of the penalties
which must be expected and endur-
ed in wartime The league pledged
its cooperation to the government
in the program for moving Japanese
and enemy aliens inland.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Planes Attack
kazi BattIeship

LONDON. March Il UP)-The
admiralty reported tonight THAI
British naval planes have attacked
Germany 35 0J0-tun battles!Ip
Tlrpltz of the Norwegian Goa,
The admiralty said that the a.
tack on the Naz. Warship. sls,ef
ship of the sunken Bismarck oe-
Cured Monday
The Tlrpitz WAS observed retiring
after the attack started under .
heavy smoke screen The dreaC-
naught appeared to b. making ior
the Norwegian shore. thc con-
munique said.
There have been repeated re-
ports the Tlrpit2 had moved up 70
base on the Norwegian coast;
presumably at Trondheim IN PREP
aration tor spring fora}s probably
against the northern S4spA routes
10 Russia
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Engineers Pushing
Highway to Alaska
From Prairie Belt

C00.inued from page one)
United states and Alaska. 1t VAL
pass several recently developed air
ports in Canada which were con-
struc:ed 70 service American mill
tary p.anea flying TO Alaskan out
posts
Secretary Of the Interior Harold
L Ickes, chairman II a committee
of cabinet members which recon-
mended approval of TIE project TO
President Roosevelt, yesterday pre-
dicted its completion within year.
He disclosed that army engineers
are rushing construction equipment
TO necessary locations while the
ground IS frozen.
The army plans 10 push construc-
l0a TOrk simultaneously from a
number Of operation centers, and
. ON tae various LINKS as they
proceed
Ensineers Of the alaskan High
way Commission, however have said
nat selection Of a route consider
aD!y eastward Of their proposed
r0adWay will add a year 10 the time
needed for construction. They say
ttat j. Will be necessary TO cut
through the backbone Of the great
Rlcky range, through land area
aeVer previously explored or chart
-!
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

FoncieS
BY Paul Harrison

D.. small role OH The Desperate
Journey SIT German corpse ly-
l. under % table Lynn got under
tat table and prodded him into
r. long enough to shake hands and
aH goodbye
Burgess Meredith also Joined the
Amy the other day. and the send
,l eiyeu him reminded me OF a
sfo.z about time when he, too
believed that ne didn't have many
friends
He went to Amherst College on
. scholarship in 1926, but had TO
crop uut and work when he di@-
covered the scholarship entitled him
10 study. but not 10 eat A year
latcr he was back again. determin-
cd 20 make a go of it. He washed
dishes. tended furnaces, sang in a
choir He also was Snubbed socially
md was desperately lonely That
year was such a bitter experience
lie vowed to be reyenged some day
Ten years later Meredith was an
acting sensation on Broadway, and
had just made a new hit in Max
veil AnderSons "Winterset' when
Amherst invited him to address the
students With Anderson'S help he
prepared speech that expressed
all the bitterness and resentment
ne once had felt.
When the day came. Meredith
sat with faculty members on the
Gias of the auditorium and heard
the president introduce him by re-
calling the obstacles he had over
come and by telling how proud AM
herSt was of the actor. Applause
tEundered as Meredith got up and
stood there. waiting to begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
FuWcett, Moore
Still Unopposed

1t looks IKE a paShoyer Tor I.
Centre Cit Counclmen Il W
Fawcett and p. I Moore il tn
municipal election Apal a unless
something happens
Up to Wednesday. 80 one had
filed to oppose them and the filing
deadline is noon next Saturday
The only man who has ever III
dicated even a lukeWarm desire Is
run in opposition TO either Of The
two councilmen. a prominent bus
ness man who is no stranger TO K
Centre politics, Wednesday had sa!o
he was too busy.
And besides who wants to serve
IN such a thankleSs poSltlon's he
asked
Apparently. the only answer TO
that one is a negative.
There was some tax Tor a While
right lively talk. /. WaS tco -
about one or more feminine candl-
dates, but the names mentioned III
this connection 81 a hush-huSh
sort of way appear 10 have dlsln-
teg1tated VIII ume pohuca3y
speaking.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
BrawIey Supports
Effort 10 Obtain
Train Improvement

Continued from page Onel
sideratiCa BY valley civic leaders
ard the Southern Pacific is "
inaugura,e a night sleeper for the
convenience Of ral passengers. Inc
proposed sleeper would tax" o.
night passengers IL tae various
commu..Ges ii tac cyG.ra. yaDey
tc be attached 70 Z :ga:sc--.,.aca.a.
mainliner a. E.a.c
A main ..sr Nnla'r'.ou Ia o-"..
the dream o. }a-rr.."s fCr .rars
but the ga.:,aa -. .g9eo e-.1
shoulder ~ ,.c p.-- cy:'e.c..s
that the p.-.ra": ..y...1". #gsG
not be s4tt.a.e.., ., 49, prom.
But WI. - t.s- .I.:'a#" - RAD
nigh, tea oa4o.y ~ eEse-.ec ..
consen, - q :et .p.t-.3...a = me
WhC.e prC3os".G. 1870 =. = ~
yous ,a4. IA. 'ra.'. ". .Aa.ea.c
ii proportion - '.e c.,.r-.r T.
automobile travel, Her, -a."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

AiANDAI Burma March Il
Up. Rrash Imperial troops
al.n5.ua. he entire Irrav.d5y
nrer ac.,a 70 The japanese. arc
svInln. ,aur defense line s,o3.N
ucuhWar5 .o lake mp FoI.gg.
somewhere &" sua,h central Burma
Where they uaa, 10 Ealt the enemy
advance u..s.al reports rrNt..so
to-day
Reports som Rangoon SAID '..at
ei.n w. .t.. a blazing skc.t'e"
ana = WIS Indicated that .n.a-
sands dt salons Of gasoline aac
o,hf. ou lad been set atire IL DIR
hu.5.f q. destroy docks. warehouses
ana h.a.s. completing land Ge-
s.ruc.oa previously effected
Thousands u dollars worth o..
American .tud-lelse IN aterIul>.
Wa!.as delivery 10 China a,ons
tae Barma road We're reported 70
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
British Abandon
Southern Burma

have been destroyed by the United
States military mission before Ran
leon was evacuated.
The demoitIouS were carried out
by src aAd explosives.
Durln, the past month thousands
Of American trucks staff cars. field
cars commonly known As "JeepS.
huge quantities Of munitions and
large supplies Of aviation gasoline
were moved along the Burma road
To China under the direction of
American military leaders working
day and night. Assisting them
werra Chinese military labor corps,
Chinese mechanics and a few Bur
mpSC
Most of the American materials
destroyed at RangoCn were trucks
which could not be assembled, al
Though the assembly works in the
Burmese capital belatedly adopted
a 24-hour day
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

Tie uaIp, q. ,.aHh ]. M'h.t'.i3-
nc,rlo.s takau trcm ;he I..N
clerks gs..#. - - "Wednesday Wa>
,xa...y .au.. a.-iac~ ;-"Se = Moore
and F.Vse.: Eve q t.e>c were
cb.aupG 4. ,ss .a@J s. tHr a.ose-
mf.....ea aasut>> man. a"a .ar
u.as. uN man IL. al >l2l.ar h..sl-
.r>~ Iaa at.cr admitted he h@U
tNa prospects III mind. ans a.Ga 4.
attend % takr Ne >..Mp IL ai>
tWn bchal. But he long aoaHG-
med The Eea, because al> mo
prospects were not interested.
So barring something really sen
sauonal the veteran FaWecu a"d
the <oft-spoken MOsro may WIN
the th.ne by default Unless some
thing deyelopeS by next Saturday
each can be reelected merely by
casung his own ballot. Unless, OF
course. each votes Toy himself then
votes against the other, in which
case. il would be tie.
What would happen after that is
80 deep for ,r&r observer Maybe
t.e supreme eour, would have de-
c.GrG :he issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

HOLLYWOOD. Aiu,a z g.
al The places I'M Wh.u 4 ,aa. d -
tor nleut acquire needed >ra.uH.
Jeffrey Lynu probably found tHr
best. Tor lam wbrn hn Neat usu
the Army
Lynn WIS shy uuoyrHt. .ud
therefore a pheuomcnuu Ill Tie 81 -
ing business Hollywood didn't un-
dCrstand him and he never Was
quite able TO orient himself in Nov
ietoWn, or even az the studio He
never took part in the gags and
WiSeCraCkery around the sets or IN
tie cafe, apparently because he cid
not want 10 raise his voice md at
tract attention
Walking across the lot, he al
most never spoke first to people
whom he had known for years And
he had peculiarly literal mind II
vou were to greet him with casual
"Hiya. jeff" he'd stop and make q
studied reply explaining just how
he was
FLIPS GOT HIM
Some of the fhp little actresses
used to rib him mercilesSly. and this
hurt him because he must he
known that he was not mattl.c-
tive, but simply that he didn't
know how to get along with Holly
wood people He's probably in the
best physical shape right now OF
any recruit that the Army has
taken out of the screen colony
Right up to the day he reported
1t the induction center, Lynn WASH t
aware that he had any real frieIds
OF well -WiSherS at Warner Brothers
How short OF the truth he was is
something you couldn't even guess
bv looking at all those pictures OF
actresses kissing him goodbye. Prop
men. directors. electricians, char
actcr people and cuties all remem-
Lered little kindneSSeS and quiet
courteSies from this former New
England school teacher who oddly
turned Tito successful actor. He
looked kind of da2ed as they said
. thty'd miss him and told Eim to
i rolish off tie axis and hurry back.
The only person Lynn had to
search out during his leaVe-taklng
was his former stand-in, and the
reason was that the man was play
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
japanese Atrocity
Tale Stirs British
Continued from Page Oaeb

Continued from Page O-2el
tr:.
now feeling that Japan had out
ragged the whole civilized code OF
honor and warfare.
Newspaper comment showed the
feeling Under headlines such a
Remember Hong Kong comment
included:
Daily Mai-( conservative
horrors perpetrated on British wola-
en- and British soldiers at Hong
Kong has reused the whole Allied
world 10 the pitch Of fury and can
only fore shadow new spirit q
ruthlessness in prosecution Of the
war.
Daily Express - conservative l-
We have heard with our own ears
the cries Of wounded babes in the
wreckage wrought BY German
bombs. Lately some Of US have
shrugged our shoulders Indifferent
ly Hong Kong has altered al that.
This day will be one Of sorrow. 1t
must be one Of dedication The task
is TO avenge Hong Kong
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Japs Preparing
Attack in Butddn

Yamashita's 100000 or more troops
were without the heavy air sup
Fort which aided them y the early
weeks of the Philippine invasion
due to the shifting OF squadrons CT
bombers. dive bomb"rs and fight
ers southWestward for the assaults
on Singapore and Java.
YamaShita is believed TO be bring
ing back this air strength, perhaps
in even greater force, for what
may be a double -barreled assault
up,n MacArthur's Bataan proyi-
siCls and the American fortresSes
at the entrance to Manila Bay
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Imperial Valley Press

Established april 10, 1901 PuD-
lishrd every afternoon eNrrnt sat
mGay and Sunday = urday after
Non issue noW sucr 'dcd BY the
Sunday Post-T9cS,. established 1880
BY the Imperial Valley Publishing
company, o. STATE Street, /! Cen
tro. C#IIf
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ston. ylcr-plrSidcnt and 6 enc |
maragrr; +. \. FiHhugh, secretary
ana managing editor,
N,>i-IluMHay Co. Inc. National Ad-
NrItI>lnS representatives.
Member. California Newspaper Pub
lSIrrs. Association.
Entered at Fl Centro, Calf post
office as second class matter
~uhsr. .ption IatrS in California. DC
In con junction w,th the Post-Press
tcuudays1. pcr month Zoe pald IN au-
vance. . months. $40; & months
NIuU: one year. $50; outside Call-
fuInIa II per month
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

lot pI44.- C--t44S-Nc I tONa d u OAuN''S9 -
oil. fields
LONDON-RAF again bombs Ger
man Ruhg industries; four planeS
mlSSlug.
AUSTRALIA PREPARES
In the Far East Australia was
the most active war center bat
British sources empheszed that thu
japanese St.l had great strength
over a WGe war front and night
strike as lar as Ceylon at any tine.
The Australian all attack was dir
ected at Z c0nce...raeo - japanese
transports ana W.rshps off New
Guinea. The japanese were buSily
engaged in maSsln= troops there
preliminary 70 az attack ON Port
Moresby. key to tie Torres straits
off Australia 5 northeast coast.
The Australian communlQue did
not make clear the exact numoc!
Of japanese ships damaged, sunk
or set afire in the SeW Guinea at
tack. However, it was apparent tha;
half a dozen or more japanese ships
were blasted.
The urge..Cy o. the situation Wa
hiC..hghtad by assertion OF a Brlf-
isl naval source tha' Japan has
sc great a command Ct the sea an
air in the region OF her conqIeSts
that they can exploit her successes
in any direction they choose.
Two reports underscored the naval
spckesman's statement One was a
japanese claim that the U. S.
cruiser Marblehead, 1850 tons, has
been sunk by a Japanese cruiser il
the Indian ocean. The other was
a Stockholm report from Berlin
that Japan has made certain de-
mands upon the Vichy government
concerning Madagascar, big island
off southeast Africa. Vichy has de-
MED that an" agreement has been
made Win Tokyo concerning NADIA
gascar.
The japanese also claimed they
had raided Christmas island, tliF
cot in the Indian ocean southwest
of Java.
A new propaganda line was ad-
vanced by Tokyo To-. The benefit Q.
Australia. A Japanese spokesman
suggested that it might be possible
fer Japan and Australia to arrlN'
at some form of stanGstill agreemen.
under which hostlilties would be
suspended. The Tokyo suggestion
added it would be difficult if not
impossible for Japan 10 make a
separate peace with Australia due
10 Japan's Axis commitments bL.
that some informa. arrangement
might be devised.
The japanese proposal apparent
" was designed to appeal to anE
appeasement sentiment which nigh,
exist in Australia. There was nc
sign that Australia would pay heed
To any such suggestions.
II might, howeve., indicate that
the japanese do lot propose 70
launch an immediate attack on Aus
tralia beyond possible efforts 70
cccupv Darwin and other strategic
north coast regions
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Roosevelt Oppose!
Unified Command

WASHINGTON, March II. CUP
Despite President ROoseyelt's co
ness to unification of comma
proposals and his assertion
the military and naval forces
working together very well III tn
present state of organization, &C
siderable sentiment persists in &C
gress today for a merger of the v
and navy departments. I
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11

gone right straight to the sneezy
sniffly misery zone in your nose
That's the way famous Penetro Nose
Drops 2-drop relief starts to work
in one-two time. Just follow direc,-
tions-put two drops in each nostrli.
to soothe as they touch, shrink az
thev act and cool as they vaporiZe-
Rrings relief by opening the way for
the healing aid Of fresh air. Give
YOUR head cold the air the two-drop
Way. Always use Penetro Nose
Drops. Generous supply, only 25c.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Indio to Become
Offensive Bose

called that in August 1910 the gov
eminent had tatitly promised that
rs soon as possible after the war
India would get Dominion status
under a constitution framed by the
Indians themselves
He Grips will be sent to salts
fy himself on the spot by personal
consultation that the conclusions
on which we have agreed and which
we believe right and just are the
final solution which will achieve
tNer purpose he said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
Alert Sounded for
Los Angeles Area

ICOntinUed tr.H gaPr ONeI
10 scarchlight. %crt turned on
a-s..e ,he prc-Ga@u a.crt TO-DAY
.as g.g- Waa 10 aAtl-aIcratt t.!a
tpGtrl
1ue ear@ morning r.sA q de-
fclse Egr:e.s EHcw u1,1.lg q. the
aier, m.a traffic Mofra tTee.
throughout tie .Di4c' asca.
Police saIl lAry We"- s"a.aped,
however. VIII paonc ca. ~: al
explanation Of tnc raCIl Silence.
Follce ana sheriff Gra-ure were
ordered 10 repOr' 70 ,.e.c rcspec.
tye headquarters Tor po .D.e J.acE-
out duty and auX!-s.y po...e Hes,
ordered u stand By III c-1
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
BrawIey Entry
Is Beef Champion

Anne Kallns Brawley entry W.
resday had taken top honors in the
beef cattle competition at the I'm
perial County fair Her animal not
only took frs; place in the 1000 100
pound steer class, but was adJudged
champion Of the show.
Second and third places in this
division went TO CLAUDE Johnson
and john D. Jackson, respectively,
both OF Il Centro
Jacksons e..try tool: first money
H. the 7C0-950 pounc claas. Winners
IL the feeueI steer division were,
lst II. c Wor'MA-ton Of Imperial:
2nd. Jackson, 3rd, A J Kalin Of
BraWleY
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-11
DIVORCE CoAlpLAINr FILED

CoviS DAVIS Gogst Tuesday sued
George F. Gogs. Tor 5lyoree. alles-
ing thar after SIC married him she
discovered her loewe. husband. :.
Mott Smith. stlN VIZ living. Mrs
GorSt said she haG been told Smt
was dead before Ees marriage 10
Go.st