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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04

Albert Lea, Mrs. o. F. Sorensen,
formerly Mrs. Jens Arnbal:
Dearest Mother:
|. This is, from North Africa.
We. get seventy-five. francs on the
dollar here which makes lot OF
paper to carry around. There ism,
much to spend ones money for here
except for fruit and haircuts and
have some laundry done now and
then. Big, juicy oranges are S francs
haircut, shampoo and shave about
IS francs. Wine is very cheap
Sour red wine is 10 or Is francs
quart and muscatel about &C
francs. People here of course never
drink water (they think water will
rust ones stomach!) Their beer
is pretty good and only francs a
pint. The Nazis have pretty well i'm
poverished the populace, stripping
them of their food supplies. So you
can imagine how grateful the people
were when we arrived. The laborers
are getting four times as much pay
as previous to our arrival and OF
course the Doughboy is the most
generous guy in the world when il
comes to sharing his cigarettes, gum
candy and soap with the natives
So the people have learned to laugh
and smile again, and everyone salutes
and wants to shake hands and ev-
eryone is "kamerad!'
I think the more one sees of other
armies the more he appreciates the
we are getting a little low on
writing paper and simple little things
like soap, shaving cream, towels,
razor blades, etc. But the canteen
service caught up with us again so
we are amply supplied again.
Beyond a doubt we are the best
supplied army in the world-but
then our country is also the recog-
nized leader in the world for her
resourcefulness and riches and don't
think these people, as all we have
come in contact with, are not en-
vious of our homeland!
Last night l saw Mickey Rooney
and Judy Garland in "Babes on
Broadway"-my first show here and
it was sure pleasure.
The Red Cross is doing very good
work here for the boys considering
the facilities they have to work
with and that we've only been here
a couple of months.
The weekly paper "Stars and
Stripes" is set up in Algiers already
and doing good job. We've got a
monopoly game in our platoon, so we
pass away lot of time playing "high
finance" plus cards and some read
ing material that the Christmas mail
brought us, SO we get along in a
fairly decent civilized stage of pas
time!
I guess this letter is just lot of
idle chatter, must be because feel
sort of relaxed and have peace Of
mind!
Please greet our friends. Love to
all.
Your son,
ANDY.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04
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ASkov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04
News From The
Victory Front

The following interesting let
ter was written by Andy Arnbal,
a former Askov boy, now serv-
ing with the armed forces in
North Africa, to his mother in
Albert Lea, Mrs. o. F. Sorensen,
formerly Mrs. Jens Arnbal:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04

The poll or straw vote is a recent
development in means of determin-
ing the wishes of the public, or of
ascertaining the extent to which a
particular course meets with the
approval or disapproval of the peo-
pie.
The outstanding example is the
Institute of Public Opinion, con-
Quoted by Dr. Gallup.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-04

Mr.. Roosevelt and other govern
ment leaders are said to pay close
attention to the trend evidence by
these polls. If this is true, 1 Won
der whether they realize the limita-
tons on the accuracy of these polls
whether they understand that while
such sampling may reliably reflect
majority opinion in one instance, it
may be wholly unreliable in others.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18

me that there is more wiretapping in Washington today than there was in the whole United States year ago.
 The FBI and Secret Service do only a small percentage of the prod ding into the lives of federal em- ployees. They gather fingerprints Gall of which go into the vast FBI files). make superficial queries in- to past activities, etc. But it is the other Investigating agencies that do the real snooping into minor de- tails.
 Just what departments, agencies and other bureaus have their own Investigating branches is hard to uncover. Most deny that their work is any more than an inquiry into the fitness Of individuals for the jobs to which they are assigned. Civil Service makes no bones about the fact that it investigates applf- cants thoroughly. The Treasury de- partment also makes no effort to hide it's investigations Employees in the White House. the Bureau of Standards, the Bureau Of Engrav- ing the FBT, Secret SerYivee. the Capitol Police, and several other agencies are given such a thorough going-Over that there is only the slightest chance that any phoney could slip into jobs there.
 Tbag, where information of military val ue is handled are perfectly Justified in assembling thorough dossiers on every person who works for them. But why several Congressional com mittees and such agencies as the Public Buildings Administration have to blanket investigations that already have been made is a mys- tery.
 PEA, for example. is charged with the safety of all government buildings. Thus it feels called upon to require each agency to certify that all employees are loyal ti1lers in Uncle Sans vineyard Otherwise they have to be investigated.
 This duplication of investigations is getting to be one of Washing tons big jokes. One federal worker (servving his twelfth year with Uncle Sam) told me the other day that he has been investigated by three separate agencies in the last four months. Four times in the last year I have been queried by inYes- tigators on governmental workers who live in my apartment building but not one of whom I had met or even heard of
 When one realizes that the num- Der of federal workers, over all now is in the neighborhood of B. 000,00O the magnitude of the inyes-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18
7PlBIlR0UGlH TEIlE SEN lFIETIEIL
 lPIElRISGOPE
e

What to do about the chap who takes too many aboard the night before and fails to show up for work the next morning is threaten ing to cause a greater headache for the fishing industry than for the chap who took too many. With the actual canning season virtually here. a feeling of uncertainty is prevalent among the operators. Having lost many of their regular help to the armed forces and being pressed to obtain sufficient labor of any kind, the industry generally is getting on it's payrolls much inex- perienced labor and, what causes the greatest worry, irresponsible help. like the chap who took too many. and winds up by saying "Oh, I'll lay off today, they won't miss me one day"
 It's the same trouble that's been bothering industry gene rally y throughout the country. But this year in the fishing season in Alaska it is going to mean more than just a showdown. The failure of work CTS to be on the job in the short packing season in Alaska will mean less fish packed; consequently, less food for the armed forces as well as the ciyivlian population. Actually it means sabotage of the war effort
 Upshot is that pressure is being brought to bear on town councils II fishing communities to tighten tht closing hours for the brief six weeks or two months season in the hope that absenteeism will be curbeC during the important season. Dope is that if local action in the vari ous communities Is not sufficiently drastic, relief will be sough through the War Production BoarC and military channels. This is wha could happen if the operators havt to appeal to the milttary-a com plete ban on liquor sales during the season, or, at best, a few br1e hours during gle day. Under wa time powers and Alaska being in ; war zone, the restrictions can b. very thoroughly effective. Hope however, is that the individua workers will go all out to pack fisl when the time comes, feeling tn equal importance of it just as the, have been buying bonds and gener ally doing theejob aU home to en, the conflict by victory as soon a possible. The famous old humpbacI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18

which is just about twice capacity They ehoked the doors and the aisles and used the steps as bleach CT seats
 Windsors Almost Steal Show
 Strange as t may seem. the big gest applause that day didn't go to Churchill alone. For two minutes Congress. its guests and the gallery ites stood and eheered the entrance Of the Duke and Duchess of Wind sor The duke went through a ser ies of bows and informal salutes. The duchess put on her most charm ing smile and held it. If they had not taken the situation in hand and sat down churehills entrance would have been ruined.
 l doubt fl he would have minded. Not since Edward VIII stepped down to marry sWaIlya Warfield
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18
ON lFla1Es w ASEIINGTON
 FRONT
# 4. 4. 4.
By JACK STNNETT

WASHINGTON-There is no such thing as a "private life" for Q Washington government work r any more.
 A co-worker, who probably is closer to government employees than any one else in the Capital. told me there now are more than 20 investigating agencies prying into the private lives and pasts of al- most everyone working for Uncle Sam.
 "A government official. and I cant mention even the agency, tells
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18
WRANGELL SENTINEL

OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PRINTED NEWSPAPER IN THE TERRITORY
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18

salmon is a mighty important sol dier this year So is the chap who catches him and puts him in the can. Just like the boy in uniform who does his part n the supply train, if the fisherman and the can nery worker doesn't do his job ii can mean the loss oF the main ob- jeotiye= victory. This one is for keeps and 10 person who values freedom and the American mode of life can let down TOT one minute when the going is tough and there is work to do.
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 The American poeketbook is get ting a little tougher tap with the new income tax when is due to be- come effective the first of July, hay ing already passed Congress and gone to the President. Here are it's general terms
 1. Taxpayers whose tax for 1922 or 1943, whichever is lower, is $66.67 or less will be forgiven ex- actly $50.
 2. Taxpayers whose tax for 1922 or 1943, ,whiqheY1er is lower, is more than s66.67 will be forgiven 75 per cent of the tax for the lower of these years.
 In case the taxpayer is receiving fat war profits or aincome wind falls, he will be forgiven 100 per cent of the tax at 1912 rates and exemptions on what he earned in 1887. 1888, 1889 or 1910 plus $2O,- 600.
 This formula has been worked out mainly with a view of prevent Ing a large amount of tax forgive ness on war profits, and to enable taxpayers to shift their income tax payments, in point or time, from a year behind to current basis.
 The internal revenue bureau, il was learned, is ready to print and send out about one hundred and fifty million exemption certificates to between 2,50O Quo and three mil lion employers.
 The tax will be 20 per cent of all gross wages or salaries over and a. boye exemption of $24 a week for married persons; Sig a week for single persons and S6 a week for each dependent. Employers would stop dedueting the present per cent victory tax" on July 1.
 ## & *
 Having read and heard about the part women are playing in indus try Outside, has it ever occurred tc you the rather sweet job Alaska women are doing in keeping the home towns going while the boys are away at war? There is scarcely job in the Territory aside from landing on Attu, that they don't figure in and give a mighty gooC account of themselves. Office man power from the top down is largely women. Dozens of them are run ming businesses, Industrial plant and what-haYe-you. Hundreds o others are holding down jobs of al 1 descriptions. When the history o Alaska's part in the war effort i written, no small part of it shoul, i be devoted to the cracking goo patriotic job the Territory's womeI are turning in.
 L. W.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18

Simpson has he shared any spot light with a leader of the British government: but IL is fitting that when that occasion finally arose. the man he shared IL with was the Winston Churchill who stood out
 Continued on Page Three1
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-18

tigatory task becomes apparent Just why a single agency hasn't been set Up to clear these federal workers as they come into their jobs and possibly keep an eye on them later, is a question that even Rep. Robert Ramspeck who knows more about federal employment than almost any one else in Wash ington. hasn't answered.
 Some officials are convinced that unless something is done about It soon. we will shortly have a Gestapo situation where investigators have to be employed to investigate in yestigators.
 Britons in Congress
 A looking back on Winston Churchilfs second speech before Congress makes it fairly skyrocket in importance as a historical in eident.
 There was no official outside to estimate the number of persons who were turned away, but l have heard .guesses all the way from 5000 to 20,000. If the volume of cheers that greeted the prime minister on his approach is any criterion, it was closer to the latter number. l stood by a score of Britishers and half of them had tears in their eyes when that cheer went up.
 When Churchill made his appear anee on the House floor, there were 1,100 persons in the galleries -
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Evening star., 1943-05-05

aranda probably will take up mill
tary affairs with many of the high
ranking officers of the American
armed forces.
Bolivia is strengthening her eco
nofnic position through one of the
broadest development programs in
her history under a cooperative ar
rangement with the United States.
A major feature of this program is
establishment of the Bolivian Devel-
opment Corp, a government agency,
supported by technical aid and cred
its from the United States. The
Export Import Bank of Washington
entered into an agreement to pro-
vide credits totaling $15,000,000 to
supplement contributions by Bolivia.
Gen. Penaranda, now so, was
graduated from the military college
OF his country at the age of 18,
with the rank of second lieutenant.
Rising through the ranks. he be-
came brigadier general on battle
field. In 1888 he was given supreme
command of the army, a post which
he held until the end of the Chaco
War.
After the armistice he was
awarded the rank of major general
and was decorated with the Grand
Cross of the Order of Merit. highest
Bolivian military award. He con-
tinued in supreme command of the
army until February, 1888, when
he retired from active service. He
was named Minister of National
Defense in 1888, later retiring from
that office to be candidate for the
presidency He was elected and in
stalled as president in April, 1910.
Evening star., 1943-05-05

days noon communique. Barges
were attacked OF one of the KAi Is
lands. on Lolobau Island, near New
Britain and in New Britain,s Kimbe
Bay-
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Lone Bomber Lost
In 50 Raids on Japs
Officer Cites Exploits
Of Air Force in Chino

The l4th Air Force in China has
lost only one bomber in more than
so raids over japanese held terri
tory, 1t. Col. Herbert Morgan of
Freedom. Pa. assistant chief of staff
and operations officer. reported to
the War Department today after his
return from overseas.
That one plane was lost last
October Is in raid over Hong Kong.
We've destroyed better than 10
to l Of the japanese planes in the
air and, counting aircraft destroyed
on the ground, about II to Is to l,
with emphasis on the higher figure"
Col, Morgan said.
The main target of American
bombardment in China is Japanese
shipping. Operations, he said. have
severely crippled japanese supply
lines.
His most pleasant memories" he
said were of the raid which took
place November 27 over the Pearl
River base of the japanese at Cam
ton.
There we met the Japs on some
thing like even terms. he said. They
had 30 to 35 fighter planes and We
had 10 bombers and % fighter planes.
We are still embarrassed because
we let two or three of them get
away that day. We also DESTROYED
two S,000-ton steamers and about
so barges.'
The only casualty on the Afneri-
can side, Col. Morgan said. was
photographer who caught a spent
bullet on the seat of his pants He
was burned slightly by it and now
wears the bullet for A watch charm
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Penurundu.
Continued From First Page J

eral Latin American countries.
Troops were to join in the military
greeting.
Heretofore visiting chiefs of state
ordinarily have been greeted at
Union Station or the airport and
accompanied to the White House
by military parade.
The visit of Gen. Penaranda
promises to be significant not only
because he is chief of state but also
because he is military leader of a
country which has declared war on
the Axis and has become one of the
United Nations.
Honors due visiting president
will be paid during his five days in
Washington, and he is expected to
meet many of the highest officers of
our Armed forces. During his tour
of the country. he is known to look
forward not only to seeing American
war plants in production but to
watching the process of turning out
Army and Navy officers at West
Point and Annapolis.
His American aides will be Brig.
Gen. James H. Walker. U. S. Army.
and Capt. Albert E. Schrader, U. S.
Navy.
President Penaranda is to be a
guest at the White House. where
state dinner will be held tonight
An elaborate program OF official
visits and entertainment will include
dinners and luncheons in his honor.
and trip to the Naval Academy
Friday. He will leave Washington
Sunday night for Detroit.
The fifth chief of state of a Latin
American Republic to visit Wash
lngton within few months. Presi-
dent Penaranda comes as head of
the 18th Latin American country to
declare war on the Axis. and the
32d power to adhere to the Declara-
ton by the United Nations.
Previous chiefs of state who have
come here have been President
Manuel Prado of Peru. President
Fulgencio Batista of Cuba. President
Arroyo de Rio of Ecuador. and
President Alfonso Lopez. then presi-
dent-elect~of Colombia. Gen. Pena-
randa will be followed soon by
President Higinio Morinigo of Para
quay, and President Juan Antonio
Rios of Chile.
Bolivia'S decision to become an
active belligerent in the war was
announced on the first day of Vice
President Wallace's state visit to
La Paz. Bolivian capital. The de-
claratlon of war was against all
three major Axis powers and their
satellite nations.
Plans of Bolivia for participation
in the war are expected to be among
the principal subjects of the con-
versations between the Bolivian and
American chiefs of state. Gen. Pen
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Probers Told Small Plants
Get Few Ship Contracts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Small Business Com
mittee heard testimony today that
only one-tenth of l per cent of the
Maritime Commissions procure
ment from October /, 1912. to Feb
ruary l, 1943. went to distressed
small plants certified to it by the
Smaller War Plants Corp.
Charles Plummer, representing
the SWPC, testified that, during
the period, commission procure
ment totaled more than 81 900, ,OOO.-
900, and contracts to distressed
small plants amounted to only a
little more than $l.0O0.000.
Since February l, he said. Sc 300
600 in Maritime Commission con-
tracts have been let to small plants,
which represents a Slight" i'm
provement, although figures on
total awards are not vet available.
G. P. Leathers, engineer on the
Senate Committee staff, testified
that practically all the component
parts of Liberty Ships except the
engines and few other larger
items could be produced in small
plants, and that he considers small
business complaints against Mari
time Commission procurement
methods justified.