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Evening star., 1943-04-03
Russian Record
Speaks on Seige
OF Ieningrad
Grim Documentary
OF Heroic People
OPENS at Pix
BY J. w. STEPP.

A pretty conclusive idea of why
and how the invader was repulsec
from sacred Russian territory ir
1942-somewhat as he was totally
elected in 1812-is the primary ad-
vantage of seeing "Seige Of >LNin-
grad" OF course, there is that
other advantage which, unfortu-
nately, as far as the average movie
goer witnessing a war document
from another land is concerned
takes a subsidiary place: The purely
1nspirational gain from such film
IT Leningrad in this instance had
been, say, New York, the impact
OF "Seige of Leningrad" would
doubtless have been tremendous.
AS 1t is, perhaps only Britons-
people of London or Coventry or
Hull-who. smitten by reality, can
In horror shudder at the sight of
bomb-blasted homesteads, 4 ounces
OF bread per day and comps rriots
dying before their very eyes.
"Seige of Leningrad." which
opened yesterday at the Pix Theater
has about it that sort of terrible
reality which makes the HOLLYWOOD
tinted efforts of our own camera
men in Tunisia seem an innocent
CONNECTION by comparison.
No matter how this Russian docu-
mentary of people at war is viewed
its vitality as living record cannot
conceivably be lost upon its audi
ence. 1t shows a people unswerv-
ing in their resolve to beat back an
attacker bent on complete domina-
ton. Not only do the citizens of
Leningrad live through the men
ace of bombs and shells, they labor
as we'll. The news dispatches have
related this before. Here it NAV
be seen, perhaps in a relatively
neatly composite form, but genuine
nevertheless. The streetcars- those
which are not shattered-stand idle
IN the streets, collecting snow. and
every one walks to his urgent war
job. The water supply system is
crippled and rich and Door alike
scoop water from under the icv
streets. Nazi troops surrounding the
city on every side except that of
frozen Lake Ladoga, the Russians
establish a truck supply route across
the lake to maintain their meaper
food rations.
All the while their troop+the
regulars in the Leningrad-made
tanks and the irregulars behind
the Nazi lines effectively practicing
their lmprovised warfare-maintain
a pressure on the enemy that is
suficiently relentless to free the
city from its encirclement of two
years: "Seige of Leningrad" es-
tablshes parallel to the cinema tic
reflection OF Britain just after Dun
kerque and of Chungking under the
Jap torch.
Technically, the Soviet film is of
a wn-to-earth quality. The pro-
tography Is not colored or other
wise beautiful. The narration is
sparse. on the very good premise
that the pictures speak their own
message. And the music of Nous
sorgsky. Tschaikowsky and the
other nationalist COMPOSERS pro-
vides an excellent side commentary
much more SO than did the snappv
Sousa marches which helped place
AL the Front" on the parade
grounds.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Plan To Obtain
New Oat Variety

Efforts to obtain carload of Vic
land seed oats for use by farmers in
the Pine City area are being made
as result of meeting held Friday
at the court house in Pine City.
The meeting was called at the sug-
gestion of Albert Bjork, community
committeeman and neighborhood
leader and much interest was evinced
by the goodly number of farmers in
attendance. New disease resistant
varieties were discussed, with Coun-
ty Agent Clyde P. Shumway giving
a talk on the new oat varieties, Vic
land and Tama. Mr.. Shumway stated
that these varieties are resistant to
leaf and stem rust and to oat smut,
and are early. Yielding 20 per cent
more than other oat varieties they
also produce sturdier straw than
the Gopher oat.
A committee consisting of Albert
Bjork, Frank Pehler, Jos. Wurm and
the county agent was appointed to
locate the Vicland seed. Farmers who
wish to plant this variety next year
are asked to contact a member of the
committee or their local seed dealer
soon in order to make sure that the
seed will be available.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Askov Five Wins
Opening Contest
Locals Lost Second Game
To Barnum By 40 to p
Count Tuesday.

The Askov high school opened its
1943-44 basketball season on its home
floor last Friday evening with a vic
tory over the Bruno five, 80 to Is,
but lost its next game when Barnum
went home Tuesday evening with thu
long end of a 40 to 27 count In a
preliminary game Friday the Askov
eighth graders defeated the seventh
grade team % to l, Alvin Madsen's
free throw saving his team from u
shutout. The Reds whipped the Blues,
19 to IL, in the first contest Tuesday.
To Play Sandstone Friday.
Leading their team to victory in the
game were Byron
Petersen, Werner Mikkelsen and Cap
tain Norman Christensen with IL, 9
and 8 points respectively. In the
Tuesday evening contest the play of
was outstanding, both on
offense and defense. He scored eight
of his teams tallies, being closely
followed by Petersen and Christensen
with seven each.
Askov goes to Sandstone Friday 20
battle the strong team there and to
Willow River next Tuesday after
noon.
Following are the box scores of
the opening games:
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Groups To Back
District Scouts
Pine-Kanabec Committees
Working To Further In
terest in Scouting Here.

To acquaint people in the various
communities in it's area with Scout
work officers of the Pine-Kanabec
district, North Star Council, Boy
Scouts of America, recently appoint
ed committees of persons interested
in Scouting to further the activity of
that group.
The committee members are as fol-
lows:
Camping-George Collins, Hinck-
ley, chairman; G.. w. Humphrey,
Sandstone; Ted Nelson, Mora; P. H.
Hamlin and Merrill Daniels, Pine
City.
Finance-A. E. Eddy, Hinckley,
chairman; R. w. Barstow, Sandstone;
c. G. Aakhus, Willow River; DR.. L.
E. Luiten, Mora; Manford Nelson,
Askov; Howard Shaw, Finlayson;
Leonart Machart, Pine City; Jas. H.
Hogan, Kerrick.
Hurley Chairman.
Advancement-Mi Michael B. Hurley,
Pine City, chairman; L. H. Tanglen,
Hinckley; Conrad Christensen, Askov;
Ward Blake, Henriette.
Leadership training-Dr. E. c.
West, Mora, chairman; Frank Zieg-
ler, Mora; VIM. Challeen, Pine City;
E. L. Hugelen, Askov.
Organization and extension-Clyde
P. Shumway, Sandstone, chairman;
Vern Nelson, Pine City; Anker M.
Simonsen, Askov; j. H. Danger,
Hinckley.
Health and safety-Dr. r. E. Luiten,
Mora, chairman; DR.. E. G. Neither
colt, Pine City; DR.. w. c. Ehmke,
Willow River; DR.. H. G.. Swennes,
Hinckley.
Officers of the Pine-Kanabec Dis
trict council are V. E. Shafer, Fin
layson, chairman; DR.. James Slaven,
Pine City, vice chairman; Manford
Nelson, Askov, vice chairman; Mer-
rill Larson, Mora, commissioner; and
Leonard Machart, Pine City, deputy
commissioner.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Inducted Sunday
To Armed Forces

Pine county registrants who re-
ported for induction into the armed
forces December S at Fort Smelling
are listed below. An asterisk indi-
Gates volunteer, and T indicates
transfer here for induction:
Askov-* John Alden Seablom,
Carl Emanuel Pearson.
Brook Park-Joseph Raymond Chy-
lik
Bruno-Edward Harry Jorgensen.
Danbury - Frederick Valentine
Lindner, Raymond Erick Volker.
Finlayson-Henri Ernest Pelto, Carl
Gustav Carlson, Oswald Arthur
Kari.
Henriette- Philip Curtis Thorson.
Hinckley - Frank Edwin Olson,
Raymond William Schmidt, George
Ortho Greig, Lewis F. Williams, Peter
Stapuk. Lloyd Harold Palmquist, Will
lard Charles Arters, Marshall L.
Gefke.
Markville-* Harold William How
ard.
Pine City, Reynold Lloyd West
rom, John Herman Hanson, Ardoth
Frank Karas, Elton Charles Johnson,
George Willard Johnson, Arnold AL
fred Schulz, Raymond Lawrence Fer
guson, Donald Forrest Boreen, Maui
ritz Harold Johnson, Elton Orville
Hanson, Floyd William Drevecky,
Raymond Oscar Lange, Raymond
Frederick Mans, T Harold Gustave
Sundquist, T Lloyd Thomas Barnes.
Rutledge-* George John Jaros.
Sandstone Charles Keller,
Edward Louis Lundorff.
Sturgeon Lake - Edward Joseph
Ernest S. Mohelski, Will
liam LaVern johnson.
Willow River - Elmer Walter
Stepan.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

During the week when the second
anniversary Of the japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor was commemorated
in American hearts, announcement
was made of the results of confer
ences held in Egypt and Persia be-
tween leaders of the major powers
within the United Nations group.
The conference in Egypt took place
between President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Chang Kai-shek.
1t dealt mainly with the prose-
cutiOn of the war against Japan,
and it was made clear that that
empire is to be totally defeated
and stripped of all islands and
other territories which it has ac-
quired by conquest during the
last half century.
At the same time all observers
agreed that the war against Ger
many is still considered of primary
Importance, the underlying idea be-
ing, perhaps, that once Hitler has
been eliminated, the United Nations
will be able to concentrate their un-
divided efforts about the task OF
crushing japanese imperialism.
Conference in Persia.
The second series of conferences
took place in a Persian city between
Roosevelt, Churchill and Russian
Premier Josef Stain.
The object here was to draw
final plans for the defeat of Nazi
Germany.
One strong fact emerged from these
discussions, and that is that there will
be no negotiations with any Hitler
If Germany wants peace,
she can have it, but she must rid
herself of Hitler, and she must sur
render Internationally.
Failing to do this, the German
people will be exposed to even worse
horrors of war than so far.
BOmbings.
And as though to give the Germans
Askov American., 1943-12-09
International News Review

a foretaste of what awaits them IN
case they let themselves be misled
into continuing the fight, American
and British bombers attacked their
cities with renewed violence - Berlin
once more, also Frankfurt, Solingen,
Leipzig, and other industrial centers-
What must needs impress the Ger
mans is the fact that the bombing
attacks are becoming more and more
intense, and it stands to reason that
they must be able to foretell the eX-
treme horrors to which they will be
subjected if they do not quit -
while they still have chance 70
quit before their whole country is
laid waste.
Imperialism.
Both conferences sounded the death
knell of Japanese and German i'm
perialism. But it was perhaps note
worthy that they did not consider
other forms of Imperialism al
though this political and military
principle remains one of the chief
SdQSSS VI wal, IdlSI lildy
wonder why only two forms of i'm
perialiSm were to be destroyed, while
imperialism as such was not to be
disturbed elsewhere. The reason for
this is probably that Japanese and
German Imperialism has been more
aggressive, more arrogant, more muir
derous than has that of other powers
in recent times.
Much, of course, was said about
postwar plans, about building up a
more secure world, but in no dis
cussions of the future has it been
suggested, so far, that imperialism
and militarism as two of the prime
factors of international conflict
ought to be eliminated. Recent
speeches and writings follow the
main line of the Atlantic charter I'm
this that one group of powers viii
be more or less deprived of arms
and conquests; the other, not. This
may be expedient for a while, but
whether it will work in the long
Continued on Page -
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Tax Declaration
DueDecenberl Is
Questions And Answers On
Income Tax Forms Listed
By Treasury Department.

To assist taxpayers relative to
the income tax declaration which
comes due December Is for
those required to file, the Treas
ury Department at Washington
has, prepared a series of ques-
tions and answers that will prove
helpful. They are listed below.
Questions, Answers On Income Tax
@. What kind of tax filing is to be
made December Is?
A. Declarations of estimated income
and Victory tax, estimating how much
tax certain persons will owe on their
1943 income in excess of income tax
payments already made or of income
tax withheld from wages or salary
during the year.
@. Wasn't that done September 15'
A. Yes. Nearly twelve million tax
payers filed declarations September
Is. The only persons who have to file
now are those who did not file then
but are required to do so by December
Is either because, in the case of
farmers, they had an automatic post
ponement, or because they did then
not expect enough income to require
filing but now anticipate higher in
comes which do require filing of
declarations. Also, any persons who
filed in September who underesti-
mated the tax - by 20% if nom
farmers or 33 1870 if farmers -
should file amended declarations by
December Is to avoid penalties.
Information Required.
Q. What information is required?
A. An estimate of your 1943 in
come and Victory tax, based on your
estimate of 1943 income.
@. How do know if have to file
declaration by December Is?
A. If you filed in September you
don't need to file now unless you
believe you ttnderestimated the tax
by more than 20% (33 1872 if
farmer) in which case you should
file an amended declaration to avoid
penalties. If you did not file in Sep
tember you should file declaration
if you had in 1912 or expect to have
in 1943 income of any of the follow
ing amounts or type:
a. More than $1O0 gross income
other than wages which are subject
to withholding and also expect suf-
ficient gross income from all sources
to require filing an annual income
tax return ($500 for single person,
$1,000 for married couple, or 1924
for an Individual married person.)
Wages subject to withholding eX-
ceeding $2700 if single or exceeding
$500 if married ($3500 either indi-
vidually or together in the case of
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Askov American., 1943-12-09

Credit is good deal like friend
ship; it grows thin when made use
of too often.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Therrien Resigns AS
Draft Board Clerk

E. ]. Therrien, who has served as
chief clerk of the Pine County Sc
lective Service board since it's incep-
tion in October, 1910, has resigned
that position, effective November 80,
1943.
Miss Nancy Sandwich of Sand
stone, who has been the assistant
clerk of the board since June 1912
has been advanced to the position of
chief clerk, and Grace Hegman OF
Pine City, has been appointed as
sistant clerk. All appointments for
these positions are filled from the
civil service eligible test.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Prominent Moose
Lake Man Victim
OF Heart Attack
Louis C.. Nemetz Rites Held
From Zion L u t h eran
Church Wednesday.

Stricken with a heart attack Sum-
day evening while on his way home
from church services, Louis c. Nemetz,
SO, prominent Moose Lake business
man, passed away at the Community
hospital there at 12:45 o'clock the fol-
lowing morning.
Funeral services were. held from
the Zion Lutheran church yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Leland
Steen officiating, and burial was
made in the Riverside cemetery. The
pallbearers were DR.. E. J. Williams,
AL Wente, r. T. Hart, Walter O.
Lower, Oscar A. Shultz and Harry
Anderson. At the services Mrs. Wes-
ley B. Hamlin sang two solos, Beau
tiful Isle of Somewhere" and "God
Be With You'
Served in World War 1.
Born in Spillville, Iowa, the de-
ceased spent his early years there
AS young man he was inducted in
World War 1, spent two years over
seas with the 25th Engineers, and
saw action in the battle of the Ar
gonne and at ST. Michael and also
took part in other battles.
He came to Moose Lake in 1919
and was engaged in the feed and flour
business with his brother-in-law, T.
A. Sebesta. They merged with the
Robertson and Campbell Co., and
for,ooJ 4Io Corl+op ro,,pfx, Drod,,co
Company. Mr. Nemetz later sold his
interest to j. A. Robertson and en-
tered the City Meat Market with
Weske Brothers, and when this busi-
ness was sold to John Gassert 18
months later, he returned to the feed
business which he operated until his
death.
On Village Council.
Taking an interest in community
activities Mr.. Nemetz served on the
village council several years and on
the Moose Lake Water & Light Com
mission. He was Boy Scout commits
sioner for some time and was also
active in the Commercial club. Dur
ing his many years in business he
made a host of friends who will miss
his friendly smile and kindly greet
ings.
Besides his widow he leaves to
mourn his passing three brothers,
Frank of Duncan, Iowa; Joseph, Ven-
tura, Iowa; and Charles, Ledgerwood,
N. D.; a sister, Mrs. T. A. Sebesta,
Brainerd.
Friends extend sincere sympathy to
the bereaved relatives.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Asks Records For
Subsidy Payments

Subsidy payments on milk and
butterfat will again be paid to Pine
county dairy farmers through the
AAA office at Sandstone for Novem-
Der and December sales, Case Me
boer, chairman, announced this week.
However, records of sales should
not be submitted to the AAA office
until after January l, 1914, Mr..
Nieboer added. Payment for the two
month period will be made as soon
as possible after the first of the year.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Name Committee
MembersO OF AAA.
ForNewProgram
Cornelius NiebOer To Head
County Com mittee;
Birkeland Vice-Chairman

Annual community election meet
ings for the purpose of picking COM
munity committeeman for admins
tering the AAA program in their COM
munities for the coming year were
held Monday of last week.
A delegate and chairman from each
community was picked, together with
a third member, the delegates meet
ing the following day at Sandstone
to pick the county committee. Those
reelected on the latter committee, to
serve through 1914, were Cornelius
Nieboer, chairman; Everett L. Birke-
land, vice chairman; and Peter
Dumas, third member.
Rock Creek, Royalton-Emil Erick-
son, delegate and chairman; Leon l.
Cote, vice chairman; Joe F. Wurm
third member.
Pine City, Chengwatana-Everett
L. Birkeland, delegate; Mike A. Volta
chairman; Albert Bjork, vice chair
man; Rufus E. UnverZagt, THIRD
member.
Pokegama - Herbert N. Kendall
delegate and chairman; Oscar E
Nelson, vice chairman; Jas. A. Kuzel
third member.
Brook Park, Mission Creek
Munch-Fred w. Ausmus, Jr., dele
gate; George H. Cabak, chairman
Albert L. Flukey, vice chairman; Mel
vim A. Davidson, third member.
Hinckley, Berry-John B. Von-
Rueden, delegate and chairman; Os-
car L. Nyberg, vice chairman; Martin
A. Anderson, third member.
Arna, Keene, Dosey, Wilma, Bel
den-Peter Dumas, delegate; Earl F
Jones, chairman; Elmer A. Andersen
vice chairman; Henry j. Borg, third
member.
Arlone, Clover, Crosby, Ogema-
Peter Larsen, delegate and vice
chairman; Lester B. Dalzell, chair
man; Thomas ]. Ryan, third mem
ber.
Dell Grove, Sandstone, Danforth-
Cornelius Nieboer, delegate; Alfred
M. Price, chairman; Gunnar G. john
son, vice chairman; Elmer O. Nelson
third member.
Finlayson, Pine Lake-John E
Norkoli, delegate and chairman; Ed
ward j. Hautala, vice chairman;
Milo P. Korpi, third member.
Partridge, Fleming-Hans M. Mel
sen, delegate and chairman; Halvdan
Johansen, vice chairman; Julius
Slott, third member.
Bremen, Kettle River, Norman
Walter L. Price, delegate and chair
man; Ed. A. Goring, vice chairman
Chester J. Waletzko, third member.
Kerrick, Bruno, Park, Nickerson-
Joe S. Dracy, delegate and chairman
Clarence S. Johnson, vice chairman
August w. Kruger, third member.
Birch Creek, Sturgeon Lake, Winde-
mere-Joe S. Dobosenski, delegate
and chairman; John Sroka, vice chair
man; Andrew Krzewinski, third mem
her
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Boy
We'd In Seattle

Wedding vows were exchanged re-
Gently by Merle o. Halsted, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver S. Halsted of
Cloverton, and Miss Blanche Docter
of Seattle, when the groom was on a
20-day leave from his duties in the
navy.
The bride, who is employed in
Seattle, will continue to reside there
for the duration, after which the
young couple will make their home
in that city or come to Minnesota.
Friends of the bride and groom
wish them much success and happi-
ness.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Will Present John
Deere Service Show

Sponsored by the Sorensen Imple-
ment Company of Askov John
Deere service show will be presented
at the Askov D. B. S. hall Wednes-
day afternoon at l p. m. The pro-
gram will be in the nature of an edu-
cational meeting and all farmers in
this territory, and their families, are
invited to attend. There is no admis-
sion charge.
The two-hour program will feature
talking pictures on servicing of farm
tractors and equipment, new labor
saving machinery, and news reel
made up of the latest and best re-
leases of combat scenes of the war
An ad elsewhere in this issue will
give further details.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Rites For Askov
Farmer Today At
Vilstad Church
John Lundgren Dies Late
Sunday Forenoon Follow
ing Long Illness.

Ill the past several years, with his
becoming more critical since
early August this year, John Lund-
gren, Askov farmer since 1921, passed
away late Sunday forenoon at the
University hospital, Minneapolis. The
cause of death was given as stomach
ailment.
The deceased was forced to quit
farming operations several years ago
when his health began to fail. He
then spent some time at the All
Gwah-C Ching sanatorium near Walker,
later returning to his home. He was
So years old at the time of his death.
Native of Sweden,
Born in Bronnfors Tvaraback, Swe-
den on September 13, 1885, the son
of Anna Peterson and Carl Lund-
gren, he grew to manhood in that
country and was married there in
March, 1908, to Hannah Johanson.
They came to this country in May,
1911, making their new home at
Salem, S. D. To this union five chill
dren were born, Mrs. Einar Olesen,
(Melinda), John S. and Melvin, all
of Askov; Mrs. Helger Anderson, (Sel-
MAJ, Minneapolis; and Herbert, who
died at the age of 20.
Mrs. Lundgren passed away in
March 1919, and two years later the
family moved to Askov to take up
farming north and east of the village
On October "a, 1924 Mr.. Lundgren
was united in marriage to Emma
Jackson who died April Is last
year.
Builds Fine Farm Home.
Building a fine farm home here for
his family, Mr.. Lundgren was an in
dustrious and conscientious worker,
keeping his farm and surroundings
neat and clean. He was a faithful
member of the Vilstad Lutheran
church and will be laid to rest there
in the cemetery this afternoon. Rev.
j. Florentin Anderson will officiate
at the last rites and Carl Pearson,
Hans Abrahamsen, F. Clifford Krantz,
Wilhelm Pearson, Albert Hedin and
Carl Samuelson are to serve as pail
bearers. Services will be from the
home at 1:30 o'clock and from the
church at 2.
Friends and neighbors join in ex-
tending sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Voting Light At
Annual Election
In Most Villages
Sandstone Holds Spirited
Contest With Nearly 500
Voters At Polls.

Very little interest was shown in
most Pine county village elections
Tuesday, both by voters and candi-
dates, but spirited contest was held
in Sandstone where approximately
500 voters came to the polls. In a
field of four candidates for village
mayor there Michael Karnowski was
returned winner over Oscar Carlson,
Harry Madison and VIM. E. Barnick.
Z Viggo Jensen won as councilman
at Sandstone, nosing out George Hal
vorson, 1873 to 1856; Mrs. Grace Lewis
receiving SO votes and H. o. Bilstad
76.
Askov Election Quiet.
Askov'S election was quiet, less
than so votes being cast. Hans Mos
back was reelected mayor, Wilford
c. Olesen, councilman; Christopher
Nielsen, treasurer; A. C. Danielson,
clerk; and Martin Andersen, consta-
BILE; j. Albert Johnson was elected
justice of the peace for the two-year
term and Kenneth E. Anderson for
the one-year period.
There were only two filings at
Finlayson, two at Rutledge, two at
Willow River and none at Bruno.
Only II voters turned out for the
election at Sturgeon Lake, and % at
Hinckley.
Following are the 1914 directories
of the villages reporting the results
of their elections: