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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-05-06
Fractured Skull
Proves Fatal To
Brook Park Man
Injury Suffered in Fall
Claims Life of Elmer
Ziegler, Farmer.

A fractured skull, apparently suf-
fered in a fall, Wednesday of last
week, proved fatal to Elmer Ziegler,
48, respected farmer of the Brook
Park community. He had been at
work in the barn and was found lying
unconscious on the ground when Mrs.
Ziegler went to call him for dinner.
Indications were that he had fallen
about eight feet but how the acct
dent occurred will not be known as
he died six hours later without re-
covering consciousness.
Born in Minnesota.
Elmer Ralph Ziegler was born MAY
9, 1895 at Kenyon, and at the age of
Is months came with his parents,
Albert and Julia Ziegler, to Brook
Park. On November 10, 1920, he was
united in marriage to Pearl Older in
Duluth, and to this union four chill
dren were born. They are Elmer,
Jr., with the army air corps in
Omaha, Nebr.; Ruth Mile, employed
in Minneapolis, and Charles and
leaves six brothers and two sisters.
At the time of his death the de-
ceased was a member of the school
board in his district and he had also
held a number of other positions
there. He was a kind husband and
father and good neighbor and will
be greatly missed by those who knew
him.
Rev. Hanson Officiates.
Funeral services were held at the
Brook Park NJ. E. church Saturday
afternoon, May /, at 100 O'Clock
with Rev. Allyn Hanson officiating.
Several selections were sung by Mr.
Christensen, accompanied by Miss
Hattie Skinner at the piano. Miss
Julia Clausen was also at the piano.
The pallbearers were the six broth
ers of the deceased, Walter, William,
Adolph, Albert, Otto and Edward
and the remains were laid to rest in
Cemetery Hill.
Those from away attending the last
rites were Walter Ziegler, Titusville
Fla; MIR. and Mrs. William Ziegler
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ziegler, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenton Ziegler, Philip and
Ruth Ziegler, Minneapolis; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Ziegler, st. Paul; Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Ziegler, Cambridge
Miss Alice Ziegler, Ely; Mr.. and Mrs
Leon Older, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Grytting and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Korsch, Duluth; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Woodbeck and Frank Powers, Mora
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Eddy, Hinckley
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaske ano
daughters, Virginia; Miss Anne Zieg-
Ter, st. Joseph, Mo-; and Elmer Zieg-
Ter, Jr., Omaha, Nebr.
Sympathy is extended to the be.
reaved family in the loss of lovec
one.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-05-06

Family Newspaper
DANE TO DO OUR DUTY
Let us have faith that
right makes might. and in
that faith let us to the end
dare to do our duty a. we
understand it,"
Abraham Lincoln.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-05-06

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of its size.
Fly far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
FguUd advertising medium.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Union Station Blaze
Causes $4,000 Loss,
Blocks Traffic
Rail Tickets Destroyed;
Hose Lines Halt Buses,
Streetcors Nearly Hour

Damage in the two alarm fire
early today which swept several
offices in the west wing of Union
Station was estimated at $4,000 by
terminal officials, who reported
hundreds of railroad tickets stored
in one Office had been destroyed.
Streetcar and bus traffic in the
area was held up nearly an hour as
firemen fought the fire in near
zero weather Hose lines across the
area in front of the station kept the
carriers from moving.
Before streetcars could begin mov-
ing again workmen had to chip ice
from underground switches. Ice had
formed from water leaking from the
hoses.
Hundreds Of persons waiting be-
tween trains remained in the sta
ton as flremen kept the blaze from
spreading. There were no injuries.
The fire was believed to have
started in a third-floo records
room, which was ruined. It spread
to second-f1oor Office just below.
When flremen arrived flames were
shooting through roof skylights.
The first alarm was turned in
at 5:22 and another IL minutes
later. Twelve pieces of fire fighting
equipment responded.
Terminal officials could not de-
termlne the cause of the fire.
Evening star., 1943-03-04

house to truck and truck to laun-
dry headquarters at 1923. Florida
avenue NV. The length of her
working day depends on her speed
in leaping in and out of the truck.
MY goal is to get to be as fast
as some of the best men have been, :"
she said firmly.
Customers, far from being cha
grined by the change, cheer her with
wishes of best luck and encourage
ment. Housewives, perhaps, find
even more sympathetic ear in
Mrs. Torrillo on laundry problems
because she herself is housewife
who knows firsthand what buttons
off shirts and missing linen mean.
c. c. Hillman, sales manager at
Manhattan, said Mrs Torrillo is
handling the job so we'll that the
company Is considering hiring more
women drivers. One other woman
has her application on file.
At National Laundry. Miss Haw-
kins gave laundry customers "a bit
of start" when she first appeared
in company uniform, but they got
to like the innovation. National
formerly employed 10 white male
drivers. The draft took nine of
them, and today Miss Hawkins, two
colored male drivers and one white
man are all that are left of the
driving staff.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
BY HELEN RAU.

One of AleXandria's oldest and
finest houses will be turned into a
residential club for woman war
workers, The Star learned today.
Thomas V. Lake, Washington real
estate man, revealed that he has
purchased the Smoot house on the
northwest corner of North Wash
ington and Queer streets for this
purpose 1t will be ready for oc-
cupancy by approximately SIS girls
on April /, he SAID.
Built in 1887, the house has been
closely identified with many famous
Americans. having been used as d
school by Benjamin HalloWell, whose
wife taught the children of Nellie
Gusts.
1t was in this mouse that Gen Lee,
while visiting relatives, was notified
that he was to take command of
the Confederate Army.
Will Contain 16 Dormitories.
The house was bought from the
Lloyd family in 1920 by the late
William Albert Smoot, former Mayor
of Alexandria, who occupied it until
his death two years ago.
In converting the house, MI Lake
has taken great care not to alter any
of its architectural features, and has
retained the interior cornices and
fixtures as we'll as the very impress
Sive center staircase
The house will contain Is dormi-
tories, main living room, a base
ment recreation room and a general
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Pact 10 End Labor Piracy
In Georgia Is Approved
BY the Associated Press.


SAVANNAH, Ca, March "A
labor stabilization program for the
Savannah-Brunswiok area, designed
to prevent piracy of workers, has
been agreed upon in compromise
form by representatives of labor and
management and will become effec-
tive tomorrow.
Approval of the compromise, made
necessary when AFL labor unions
objected to the War Manpower Com
MISSIONS original order, was an
nounced yesterday by Harvey Enloe,
area VINO director, who said the
agreement had the sanction of the
WINGS regional chief, Dr. Bowman
F. Ashe, in Atlanta
The original stabilization order pro-
hibited workers from changing jobs
except with the approval Of the
United States Employment Service,
and it was this stipulation which
drew labor opposition VINO officials
then directed that the plan be held
in allegiance pending an agreement.
The compromise arrangement,
which affects 80 per cent of the ap-
proXimately 30 plants in the area
which have closed shop contracts
with unions, contains section which
provides methods of operation with
regard to referrals in closed shops.
The union will take the place of the
Employment Service in such cases.
Also included are methods for
handling releases in cases where the
employer and labor cannot agree. In
this event, an appeal is to be taken
TO the Employment Service, which
in turn will refer the matter to a
special subcommittee.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
exus Governor-L Labor
Sign No Strike Treaty.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 4.-Gov.
Coke r. Stevenson and representa-
tlves OF organized labor in Texas
have signed an agreement outlaw
ing strikes, slow-downs, lockouts or
work stoppages for the wars dura-
ton and pledging that the Governor
will not interfere with industry or
labor.
The agreement was signed March
2, the 107th anniversary of Texas
independence.
In announcing the agreement to-
day at his press conference, Gov.
Stevenson said he believed Texas
was the first State in which labor
and the chief executive had entered
an agreement to insure uninter-
rupted war production.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Staggering Of Work Hours
May Be Increased Here

Further staggering of work hours
In the District will be necessary if
equipment of the mass transporta-
ton companies cannot be increased
or replaced, Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer said today as
ODT Director Joseph B. Eastman
urged all cities of 10000 or more
population to develop work stag
gering programs.
Warm weather, Mr.. Van Duzer
indicated, will bring some relief, in
that more persons will resort to
walking to and from work. School
vacations, likewise, will ease present
burdens.
I'VE are working on the problem
constantly" Mr.. Van Duzer said.
Work hours here now are staggered
from am. to $50 m. and from
$3.50 to 6 pm.
The bulk of private business en-
ployes here reach their place of
work by am. From 8 to $50
pm. Federal Government employees
jam streetcars and buses. Only
about 10000 Government employees
report for work after 9:l5 am, a
number easily accommodated by ex-
isting facilities. Mr.. Van Duzer
stated. An additional $4,000 workers,
he estimated, use mass transporta-
ton facilities at other than peak
hours.
Mr.. Eastman said the War De-
partment planned to require its
contractors to study working hours
with a view to adjustments in order
to obtain greater utilization of mass
transportation facilities.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Family Poll Indicates
GROUPS Favor Laundries

War-active family groups In
Washington and Baltimore depend
almost exclusively on professional
laundry service for their supplies
of clean clothing and household
linens, according to a poll of 455
families representing 1,41O indi-
viduals, the American Institute Of
Laundering said today.
Only eight of the families sur
veyed indicated they could handle
their own washing at home and only
13 said they could do a partial home
job, the institute reported. Fears
of breakdown in health, lack Of
equipment and space, absence of
help and lack of time and hot
water were given as reasons.
OF the families contacted 95.6 per
cent said they were totally de-
pendent on outside laundering serv-
ice
Almost so per cent answered that
curtailment of professional laundry
service would endanger health of
their families and 81 per cent felt
a curtailment would interfere with
war work, civilian defense activities
or Government duties, the institute
said.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Historic Alexandria Dwelling
Toulouse Woman WQrWorkers
Smoot Home, Built in 1887, Being Converted
Into Residential Club for 55 Occupants

kitchen for the preparation of light
meals.
An additional staircase has been
installed for fire protection, and
considerable landscape work is being
done on the spacious grounds to
make them suitable for outdoor liv-
ing in the summer.
Furniture Made to Order.
The stable in the rear of the
complete apartment, containing a
living room. kitchen, bath and a
large bedroom suitable for two or
three occupants.
Special furniture has been made
to order for the club so that it will
offer every convenience and COM
fort to its tenants
Mr. Lake said that woman man
ager will assume charge of the
club, and that while occupancy will
not be limited to any particular
branch of war work, the residents
will be chosen with great care after
personal interviews.
Announcement OF plans for the
club is expected to please those
Alexandria residents whose protests
were instrumental in preventing it's
conversion into one-room apart
ments.
When the application for rezoning
to permit construction of apart
ments came before the City Council,
a large delegation of old residents
appeared to object to any move
which would alter the appearance or
character of the house. The Council
rejected the application.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
| Wife Tells Court
Husband Made
Funny Faces

Whether a father has the right
to make funny faces to amuse his
baby caused a debate in Municipal
Court today when Kerr Daniel
Lowell, 40, appeared before Judge
George P. Nelson on a charge of
being drunk and disorderly in his
home yesterday at 615 Park road
NV.
The complaining witness was
Mrs. Lowell. who told the court that
an argument ensued after she OBJ
jected when he took the baby and
started making funny faces" She
said that since he had been drink
ing she did not think the baby
would be amused.
Mrs. Lowell engaged in frequent
verbal alterations with Thomas
David, attorney for Mr.. Lowell, over
the attorneys persistent attempts to
learn why she objected to her hus-
bands grimaces.
Mr.. Lowell, who is employed as a
barber, told the court that although
he had been drinking, he was not
intoxicated
Stating that he did not think the
baby was amused under the circum-
stances, Judge Nelson fined Mr..
Lowell SIS.
"You can play with the baby all
you want to when you're sober"
Judge Nelson said.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Carrier Guarded Closely
In Cell al Rockville

Montgomery County (Md.) police
said today that a close watch is
being maintained at the Rockville
Jail over Stanford Carrier, 26, of
Silver Spring, who made a suicide
attempt Tuesday after pleading not
guilty in Silver Spring Police Court
to charge of obtaining title to an
automobile under false name.
Police said no further attempts on
his life had been made by Carrier
after he slashed his wrists with
a razor blade in his cell where he
had been committed. Judge Ralph
G. Shure said he would give his
verdict tomorrow.
Carrier, prize fighter who lives
in the 1900 block of Ballard street.
Silver Spring, was arrested by Dis
trict police February in connec-
tion with the death on New Year
Day of Paul Higgins, 55-year old
war veteran.
Evening star., 1943-03-04

The laundryman is now woman
at Manhattan Laundry and the
National Laundry.
Mrs, Ethel R. Torrillo IS, 5 feet
9, 1856 pounds and red-head, is
the first woman driver-collector-
deliverer at Manhattan. She shifted
from indoor, sedentary work in the
laundrys service department to the
outdoor, active job 10 days ago.
Miss Essie May Hawkins, colored,
is the first woman laundry driver
at the National Laundry. She has
been working nearly two weeks.
Mrs. Torrillo, who for a year and
half was telephone operator at
the Manhattan, saw the draft de-
partures Of 10 men. She figured
she might be able to help by re-
placing one of them and asked
the company whether she could
train for the job.
Still in her three weeks training
period. Mrs. Torrillo has driven a
car for eight years. She had never
operated a truck with three-quar-
tiers of a ton capacity before.
L feel better now with all the
fresh air and eXercice I get, than I
did before I began this job" she
said.
Clad in slacks, corduroy coat
and fiat heels. she hauls bundles
weighing up to 40 pounds from
Evening star., 1943-03-04
bIandford Promises
10000 Dwelling Units
For Willow Run
5000 Under Construction.
Rest Will Be Ready
By Spring, He Says

There will be 10000 family dwell
ing units completed at the Willow
Run bomber plant this spring and
5000 of them already are under
construction, John B. Blandford
jr, national housing administrator,
said today.
The Willow Run situation is un-
der review at his office, and to-
morrow he will confer with William
K. Divers, regional representative,
on the whole Detroit situation.
Recently the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee found that one
OF the reasons for the disappointing
production" of bombers at the
Willow Run plant was the rapid
turnover of labor because of hous-
ing conditions near the huge plant,
which is about 40 miles west of
Detroit. Workers have been re-
ported living in trailers and tents.
we are getting some construction
out there" Mr.. Blandford said.
Health is the important factor of
the situation. We will have to get
people out Of those trailer camps and
give them sufficient room and water
to live decently.
There were those who thought
the workers could be accommodated
IN nelghboring towns" Mr.. Bland
lord related. I'VE didn't think so.
There were those who thought it
could be done with single workers
living in dormitories; we didn't think
SO. There were those who thought
automobile committing from the
cities could solve it; we didn't think
so. There were those who felt we
cCuldnt spare the steel for a COM
munity water system: We didn't
think so. And we have been rea-
sonably persuasive.
And all our planning was carried
on with changing figures on planned
employment in the plant
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Henri Foci|Ion Die,;
Expert on Archaeology
By the Associated Press.

6s me ASSOCIATED PreSS
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March A.
Prof. Henri Focillon, 81, one of the
worlds leading authorities on the
art and archaeology of the middle
ages, died yesterday after a long
illness. He had been professor of
the history of art at Yale for II
years.
Prof. Focillon was the founder of
en- institute for advanced studies
IN Bucharest, Rumania and the In
ternational Office of Picture GAL
leries attached to the League of
Nations. He also administered the
Institute of Art and Archaeology in
Paris and established principles of
method of research which made
him an international leader in the
scholarly study of the fine arts.
Until recently he was president
of L'Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes,
the Free French school for advanced
studies in New York City.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
School Officials Seek
Ruling on Rehiring
Of Ex-Teachers
BolIou Warns Board
On Impending Shortage
Of Administrators

Fearful of an impending teacher
shortage, school officials today
asked the corporation counsels Of
flee for a ruling on the legality of
rehiring teachers and administrators
who have been retired because of
age.
1--WE do not need to recall them
yet, declared Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou, but I would like
to be able to do so'
Members of the Board Of Educa-
tion instructed DR.. Ballou to ask
the corporation counsel for a ruling
after he had mentioned possible
teacher shortages at board meet
ing yesterday. The superintendent
said that the District auditor had
first been asked for an opinion and
had obtained from Government Ac-
tuarlan r. R. Reagh the ruling that
such teachers and administrators
could not be rehired. Those retired
for disability and now fit again,
however, can be rehired, Mr.. Reagh
was quoted as saying.
Enrolment Falls.
Board members suggested that the
counsels office give its interpreta-
ton to the ruling in an effort to
get sanction for recall of retired
employees.
At the same time the board heard
that enrollments have decreased so
much in the senior ano junior high
schools that salaries for 10 teachers
have been removed from the Dis
trict budget estimates pending be-
fore Congress.
DR.. Ballou explained the refusal
of salaries for 10 teachers with the
comment that shifting of popula-
ton would enable Assistant Super
intendent of Schools G.. D. Wilkin-
son to fill 20 prospective new posi-
tions at the proposed Merritt School
with salaries allocated to schools
now less crowded.
At the same time, he said, rated"
| lists of teachers and administrators
have become SO depleted by turn
| over in the teaching staff that he
may need to replenish them in the
near future. Worst shortage is in
the elementary schools.
Gallahorn Appointed.
James T. Gallahorn, who has been
acting as principal of the Jeffer-
son Junior High School in the alb
sence on military leave of Hugh
Stewart Smith. yesterday was ap-
pointed formally by the board to fill
Mr.. Smiths position for the dura-
ton.
The new Kramer School will be
inspected by board members March
10 preparatory to opening it to re-
lieve the overcroWded Anacostia
Junior-Senior High School, it was
announced The Patterson and Van
Ness Schools are also near compile
ton.
Board members decided to ask
that the engineer commissioner
clear the site around the Patter-
son School of all dwellings and tree
stumps. They also decided that Mr..
Wilkinson should press for removal
of Federal junkyard from the site
next to the Bell School.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Ex-Aide to Nine. Chionq
To Talk in Silver Sprino

Miss Elizabeth Redelstein, hos
ojtal supervisor at the Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, and for
merly secretary to Nine.
Chang Kai-shek, will address the
Woodside Knolls Citizens Associa-
ton next Monday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mckinley, 2O07
Lansdowne Way, Silver Spring She
spent 10 years in the Orient, where
she was in charge of training at
the Shanghai Sanitarium.
Another feature will be dis
cussion Of supplemental equipment
needs for civilian defense In the
Woodside Knolls sector.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
6-Month Busis Fixed
For Farm Fuel Rotions

Ration boards have been author
lied by the Office of Price Admin
istration to grant kerosene and fuel
oil rations to farmers on a six
month instead of a three month
basis
The step was taken. OPA said, to
save farmers needless trips. A
similar order recently allowed farm
ers to obtain gasoline for tractors
and other farm equipment on a
ix-month basis.
Evening star., 1943-03-04
Mrs. Roosevelt Begins
Lessons in Sponish

Mrs. Roosevelt has begun to study
Spanish. Verification OF a report
to this effect came from the direc-
tor of the school she will attend,
but he referred all other queries to
the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt
replied through a secretary that it
was a personal" matter and she
had no comment.
Mrs. RooSeveit repeatedly has de-
MED plans of trip TO South Amer
lca, although she has received in
formal invitations from. representa-
tlveS Of nearly all the southern re-
publlcs.
She is the second Presidents wife
to study Spanish. Mrs Coolidge
also studied Spanish while her hus-
band vas in the White House.