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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
VACANCIES FILLED

At a recent meeting Of the grade
school board the vacancies in the
third and fifth grades were filled
by the election of Mrs. w. Brown
and Mrs. G. McGlenn.
A substantial raise in salary was
made possible by equal distribution
of the recent special levy among
the five teachers. This increase,
amounting to about 20 per cent,
will be paid in the nature Of a
bonus at the end of the year as an
inducement to hold them on the
job.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13

her mother home for a days visit
Fred Marks is very i'll at the
Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane.
Mr.. Marks contracted pneumonia
while being treated for a skin in
lection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carter of Lib
by were guests at the home of Mrs
Carriers son, A. T. Thompson, a
few days the past week.
Mrs. E. E. Madden has been lie
the past week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

The following program will be
given on May q with admission
charge of l5c, Csc, and 35c. Guest
participants are Mr. Wendt and Mr..
Bell of the department of music at
the University.
Lights Out-E. E. McCay Band
Under the Double Eagle
Wagner ............................... Band
Over the Alps with Pat AL
verson and John Gibbons
in a cornet duet Band
Semper Paratus-Van Boskerek
Band
Cizardoas-Violin solo .........-....
..............,........- Harriet Finch
Baton twirling and flag swinging
exhibition.
Intermission.
Sounds From the Hudson
Herbert Clark
Coronet solo by Mr.. Bell
Carnival of Venice-Clark u.
................................ Mr. Bell
Clair de lune-DeBussy .........
........... Piano solo by Mr.. Wendt
Ritual Fire Dance--DeFalla..
.............................-. Mr.. Wendt
Southern Wedding-Lotter 1890.
with John Finch, Helen Peltier and
Bill Roe as soloists) bend
Booster-L. G. Klein Band
Directed by Mr.. Bell
Victory-Pau1 Yoder ............... Sand
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
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REXF0RD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
RExFORD BOYS IN SERVICE

REXFORD BOYS IN SERVICE
Pvt. Frank Clemens, son of jim
clemens was home on a weeks
furlough. Pvt. Clemens returned
Monday to his camp near Omaha,
Neb
Glen Knutsen left Wednesday of
last week for induction into the
army.
Leo OBrien will leave Friday for
induction into the army. Leo is the
third son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
OBrlen to enter the service.
The marriage of 1t. Gig. Jack
Arnold to Wahneta Sullivan of In
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
HOSPITAL. NOTES

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. K. Davisson (nee Mabel King
on Saturday.
Tom Quirk was admitted on May
4 and dismissed May 8.
Thelma De Lapp of Rexford was
admitted on May 10.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
HARWOOD-FRANZEI,

Word comes of the marriage OF
Merrial Maxine Harwood to Sgt
Earle J. Franzel of Denver, Colo
The ceremony took place Easter
Sunday, at 4:30 p. m, at the nome
of the Rev. Mr.. Payne of the WEIGH
Presbyterian church of Denver.
The bride wore old rose with blue
accessories and carried a bouquet
of gardenias. The couple were at
tended by Sgt. and Mrs. Joseph
Howell of Denver.
The bride will be remembered in
Eureka circles, having graduated
from Lincoln County High School
with the class of '38. She left Eu-
reka in July, 1889, to spend a year
in Casper, Wyo. In August, 1910,
she entered nurses training in St.
Luke's School of Nurses in Denver.
She will graduate with honors from
there on May rs of this year.
The bridegroom, formerly of
Michigan, has been for the past year
and half a member of the Army
Air Corps at Lowry Field, Denver.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13

Wampler of Great Falls, and the
Rev. Mr.. Chappell of Whitefish
were here and held quarterly con-
ference at the Methodist church.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS

At the last regular meeting of the
Legion Auxiliary on Friday evening
the Unit worked on its annual re-
port. 1t was decided to serve the
lunch at the Legion dance Saturday
night. Mrs. P. V. Morrison, presi-
dent of the Past Presidents Par
ley, exhibited scrap book made
by the Farley to be sent to the
Crippled Children's hospital. The
Unit will cooperate with the Post
in the Memorial Day observance.
Mrs. Merlin Scott was present and
solicited helpers to sell peoples on
Saturday, May 49, 1t was reported
that T. B. tests will be made in the
high school by DR.. Clark before
school is out. Election of officers
will take place next meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
WITH OUR BOYS

Corp. Myron Johnson is now To-
Gated at Camp Carson, Colo.
Pvt. Eldon Johnson is company
clerk at Santa Monica, Calf.
Leslie Sederdahl and Robert
Combs were home over Mothers
Day on a short leave from Farra-
gut before leaving for assignment
Basil Buckmaster returned home
Friday from Santa Anita, Calf. Mr.
Buckmaster has received discharge
due to age and will enter defense
work with ]. Neils at once.
Merrill Trip and wife and Jul
ian Trip and friend, Miss Isch,
who have been stationed at the Kal-
ispell air port as naval aviation in
structors, were in town over the
weekend enroute to their new as
signment at Lewiston, Ida. The Kali
ispell airport has been closed
Glen Osler is now located in In
dia. Gerald Osler is with the medi-
cal corps in North Africa and Philip
Osler is some place in the South Pa
cific. Wiley Osler leaves with the
next group of irkfuctees.
Sam Bottprff has been promoted
to Corporal at TT. Douglas, Utah.
Corp. Bottorff reports that the
Montana boys rate the highest in
shooting among inductees at the
center.
Roderick Robertson is in the
South Pacific enjoying the wild
life-flies, ants, mosquitoes and
harmless little lizards as bed fell
lows
Jarvis Finch is now located at
Camp Roberts, Calf.
Corp. Vernon HARDWOOD is now at
Camp Douglas, Wis, in the army
air corps.
Dale Broderick is attending an
aviation radio school at Memphis,
Tenn.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

HUH SCHOOL NOIES
Coach Myers took five boys tt
the district track meet at Polsor
Friday. Herb Wilkie, Bud Beagle
Ken McAllister, Don Morgan, anc
David Greer. The boys scored II
points. Herb won first in the 440
Bud won second in high hurdles
and third in javelin, Ken won thirc
in shot put kalispell took first
place, Poison took second.
The high school assembly now
/ has a beautiful service flag with
about las eligible stars. The stars
were purchased by the student body
at ten cents each.
The baccalaureate service will be
held on May % at 8 o'clock with
the Rev. H. j. Delaney Of Our Lady
of Mercy church as speaker and
Of music.
A scholarship award has been
made, upon recommendation of the
faculty, for outstanding scholarship
and leadership to Aubyn Ann Arm
strong and David Greer by the
Danforth Foundation. The award is
in the form of an inspirational
book entitled Il Dare You and
deals with right living and think
ing. The award was made recently
in the assembly by Miss WHEEL
han.
John Gibbons has received the
annual scholarship given by the
Greater University of Montana, he
being the only one in the upper
fourth of the class going on to
college in Montana. John is finish
ing high school in three years and
will continue his work at Northern
Montana College at Havre.
From Ksanka Annex-Instead of
a prom this year, the juniors are
giving the seniors banquet in the
Lincoln County high school gym.
The banquet will be for juniors and
seniors only but there will be an
informal dance after the banquet
for anyone who desires to attend.
The committee in full charge of the
banquet is made up of Mary Liven-
good, chairman; Bud Beagle, Doris
Benson, and Jim Howe. Miss Mary
Zehntner is class advisor. This will
be given Saturday evening.
Two junior girls, Lois Hebisen
and Gloria Kline, have been award
ed certificates of acceptance for
their poetry in the National High
School Poetry Association, which
will be published in their spring
anthology.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Name Registrars
For l8-Year Odds

To aid young men reaching the
age of Is in registering for selec-
tive service as required by the ma
tional draft act the Pine county
selective service board has desig-
mated several business establishments
and individuals where the youths
may fill out the necessary papers.
The registration places are as fol-
lows:
Askov, Security State Bank.
Bruno, State Bank of Bruno
Hinckley, Farmers and Merchants
State Bank.
Kerrick, Kerrick State Bank.
Markville, Chipman's Store.
Pine City, local board office.
Rock Creek, John E. Lindgren.
Sandstone, Sandwich Store.
Sturgeon Lake, Olson Mercantile
Company.
The board again calls attention to
the law requiring that the young
men must register upon reaching
their 18th birthday, and that if they
are so far removed from a registra-
ton place that reaching it would
work a hardship, they should write
the local board at Pine City immedi-
ately.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Asks Check-up For
New Club Members

The county agents office at Sand
stone reports that now that spring
is here, the 1913 projects of the clubs
must be hustled into earnest action.
Enrollments are to be gathered up
for the final check-up of members
and projects before April 30. A
survey of boys and girls in each club
community who are of eligible age
should be made and they should be
invited to sign cards at once. Those
who can not attend meetings may be
Lone Star members"
AS soon as these cards are re-
ceived at the county agents office,
project literature will be mailed to
those members.
Since it is getting late for organi-
cation work and the county club
agent can not hope to help all clubs
with the selection of officers, it will
be necessary wherever possible for
the members to get the teacher in
their district or a parent to assist
them. Report names of officers
elected to the county agents office
Sandstone, as soon as this is done.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Students To Assist
In Rationing Office

The junior and senior honor stu
dents of the Pine City high school
who are listed below, have been
selected to contribute two school
days every four weeks in behalf of
the war effort by working at the
local war price and rationing board
office.
They will work at the board the
same hours they attend school and
are required to make up the time
lost from their regular school studies.
The students are Irene Greenlee,
Alice Henderson, June Connaker,
Fern Smith, Ethel Gottry, Shirley
Nelson, Delphia Weinberg, Mabel
Greenlee, Ramona Lindquist, Paula
Hinze, Doris J. Berg, Margaret Carl
son, Joan Huber, Lois Ann Johnson,
jeanette Hoberg and Joan Pope.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
More Enlistn1ents
In Navy Sought

Enlistments for youths between the
ages of II and 18 in the U. S. navy
are still being accepted at the Navy
Recruiting office in Duluth, accord
ing to Chief Petty Officer B. F.
Brady, and enlistments in the Sea-
bees and WAVES are also sought.
Youths wanted in the navy are
those who have not reached their
18th birthday and who can meet the
required physical standards. Men
between the ages of 18 and 38 may
apply for voluntary induction to the
Seabees but must do so before re-
ceiving notice of regular induction
Men II or 38 to so may enlist at
any time. Age limitations for
WAVES are 20 to SO years and all
applicants must have had at least
two years of high school education
Anyone in this area interested in
enlisting in one of the above
branches of the armed forces may
contact any member of the Askov
recruiting committee, Mayor Hans
Mosbaek, MILFORD Olesen, A. G. Dan
ielson, Ray c. Jensen or j. r. Peter
sen, or if more convenient, Mayor
Harry Madison of Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Garden Groups To
Establish Centers

A garden information center in
various communities in Pine county
has been planned as the result of a
recommendation made at the county
wide garden conference held in Pine
City Friday, April 8.
The following individuals and or
CARNATIONS have been requested to
act as such in their respective COM
munities in order to help better the
victory gardens program: Askov-
Askov Garden club; Beroun-Mrs
Leonard Machart; Brook Park-Mrs
Melvin Anderson; Fin1ayson-REA
office; Observation-Disclosures Ladies
Aid; Hinckley-R. S. Shelton; Pine
City-County welfare office, FSA Of
fee and the public library; Rock
Creek-John Erickson; Sandstone
County agents office; Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake Garden club; Will
low River-Willow River Garden
club.
Chief speaker at the meeting Fri
day was A. D. Wilson, Bemidji, for
mer director of agricultural extern
sion for Minnesota, who listed the
results obtained in a Cass county
garden contest, and also gave dis
cussion on the Importance of garden
ing in view of the food and tin short
age.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
To Name Ship For
Former Bruno Boy

Marine Private John Martin Steele
of Morris, ILL.,, a former Bruno boy,
will be posthumously honored May
II when a destroyer escort vessel
will be named in his honor. Steele
was killed in action May 8 while
loading five-inch shells into an anti
aircraft gun when the aircraft car
rier U. S. S. Lexington was attacked
by Jap planes in the Coral sea battle.
Born in Bruno, young Steele moved
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Steele, to Illinois in 1925. He en-
listed in the marine corps December
Is, 1941, received his preliminary
training at San Diego, Calf, was
sent to Pearl Harbor February IS,
last year, and assigned to the car
rier Lexington April Is.
He was one of ID men cited by the
navy for setting an example OF
courage and devotion to duty of the
highest order" in the Coral sea battle.
Mrs. Steele and other members OF
the family are expected to attend
the launching which will take place
in the Boston navy yard.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Golden Wedding
Date Celebrated
Open House Held at Mark
E. Robey Home in Sand
stone Tuesday.

The Mark E. Robey home in Sand
stone was the scene of happy event
Tuesday afternoon and evening when
friends, neighbors and relatives gath
cred there to help Mr.. and Mrs.
Robey observe their fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
Among those present were four
children of the honored couple, Jean,
Mark and Mrs. Guy Thorne of Sand
stone, and Marguerite, who is en-
ployed in the Cities. Another son,
C. E. Robey, Spokane, WASH, was
unable to attend. Two nieces OF
Mrs. Robey, Mrs. Dave Johnson
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Everson, Fair
mount, N. D., and the latter's daugh-
ter came for the event.
Son Killed in Action.
The Robeys had another son
Hartley NJ, who was killed in action
in World War 1, and for whom the
Sandstone American Legion post was
named. There are six grandchildren
Mr.. Robey was born in London
England, and his wife in Canada
They were married in Minton, N. D.
April Is, 1898, coming to Mime
sofa the following year. In 1895
they moved to Partridge, now Askov
and to Sandstone in 1899. A sales
man by profession, Mr.. Robey re-
tired several years ago.
Active in Community.
He took an active part in many
civic and community affairs, served
a number of years on the schoo
board and in the Sandstone Masonic
lodge, being honored by the latter
several years ago when he had com.
pleted Is years as secretary of tha
organization. He recently retired
from the Pine county selective serv.
ice board but still holds similar
position on the F. G. I. board a
Sandstone. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Robe,
are active in the work of the Con.
gregational church in their home
community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
County TopsRed
Cross War Fund
Quota By $1,000
Collection of $7,663.58 i'm
March Drive Announced
by Chairman Shafer.

With more than $1,000 to spare
Pine county went well over the top
in the March Red Cross war fund
appeal, contributing $7,663.58 to
more than meet the $6050 quota
asked.
v. E. Shafer of Finlayson, county
chairman of the drive, announces
that the response was very crafty
ing and that the chairmen of the
various branches as well as the
solicitors deserve much credit for the
time and effort they put in to make
the campaign successful one.
All Chapters Over Top.
"Our people in Pine county are to
be congratulated" he said, ION the
fine manner in which they received
this appeal for relief funds, and their
actions speak for themselves in the
dollars and cents they so willingly
gave to this great cause"
Every local chapter in the county
over subscribed its quota. The little
community of Rock Creek made an
excellent record, nearly doubling its
quota of $780, The sum of $242.76
was collected there. Pine City, Sand
stone, Hinckley and Askov, in that
order, were the highest in collec-
tons of the county chapters.
Following is list of the county
branches, their quotas and the
amounts raised:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
"They Give Their Lives You Lend Your Money
Finlayson Farmer
Is Laid TO Rest

Funeral services for Mathew Enos
Ward, Finlayson farmer, who died
of cerebral hemorrhage Saturday
April 3, were held last Thursday
afternoon at o'clock from the Fin
layson Methodist church. Rev. D
J. Lathrop officiated at the last rites
and burial was made in the Rutledge
cemetery Pallbearers were Ray
Nordholm, Herb Nordholm, John
Albion, Ed Youngquist, Jos. Koen-
ings and Jack Randall.
The deceased was born November
10, 1869 at Monmouth, Ill. He was
married at Lake City, Iowa, to Eliz-
abeth A.. Springer April l, 1895, and
the family moved to Finlayson in
1920
Besides his widow, the deceased
leaves two children, Charles A. Ward
and Mrs. Clara c. Farrell, two broth
ers, two sisters and seven grandchil-
dren. Children preceding him in
death were Mathew P, who died
about year and a half ago at the
age of "A, Ralph S., at the age of 8
and Viola E., two weeks. Mrs
Mathew P. Ward and children have
helped care for the aged couple q
number of years as their home is
nearby Mrs. G. A. Ward came from
Sioux City, Iowa, for the funeral.
Mr.. Ward was interested in his
church and also took part in the
activities of the Pine River Commun-
ity club. He was kind and loving
father and had many friends who
Join in extending sympathy to the
bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
New ClassificatiOns
OF Draftees Listed

New draft classifications as an
nounced recently by Paul v. McNutt
chairman of the War Manpower COM
mission are listed below.
Under the program class BIB is
eliminated and class ga revised to
include only men with children
maintaining bona fideo family >rela-
tionship. There are several other
minor changes.
I-A-Available for military service
I-A-O-Conscientious objector avail
able for non-combatant military
service.
I-C-Member of land or naval forces
of the u. S.
u-A-Man necessary in his essential
civilian activity.
u-B-Man necessary to the war pro-
duction program.
H-C-Man deferred by reason of his
agricultural occupation or en-
deavor.
III-A-Man with child or children
deferred by reason of maintaining
bona fide family relationship.
II-C-Man with dependents who is
regularly engaged in agricultural
occupation or endeavor.
III-D-Man deferred because induc-
ton would cause extreme hardship
and privation to wife, child, OF
parent with whom he maintains {
bona fde family relationship.
IV-A-Man As years old, or over
who is deferred by reason of age
Official deferred by law.
IV-C-Neutral aliens requesting re.
lief from liability for training anc
service, and aliens not acceptable
to the armed forces.
IV-D-Minister of religion or divin-
ity student.
Conscientious objector avail
able for work of national import.
ance.
IV-F-Physically, mentally or NOR.
ally unfit.
IV-H-Men SO to IS now deferred
because their age group is not being
accepted for military service
(This group is being reclassifiee
in case of eventual calD.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
International News Review

innate time when that wars END
comes, would be rash, indeed; all
that can be wisely intimated at this
moment is that Rommel's continued
defeats point toward peace and to-
ward victory for. the United Nations.
$50: Stalemate.
1t cannot be said that the situa-
ton on the Russian front looks as
bright as does that in Tunisia, but,
on the other hand, it would be un-
wise to state that it looks worse for
the Soviets than it has done.
1t is simply this that the Ger
man and the Russian armies are
now, seemingly, at a point of
almost equal strength.
Neither makes progress, neither
loses ground. These gigantic forces
are simply deadlocked, and that ap-
plies to the Germans in the Ukraine
as well as to the Russians farther
north in the Smolensk sector
Of course, the outcome of the
RuSSo-German war is as important
for. the final result as is that of the
North African battle, for, after ali,
Russian squeeze from the east
means as much as does that of the
Americans, the British and the
French from the south.
At the present moment it looks as
though Russia may not, without fur
Their aid from her allies, be able to
exert sufficient pressure on Hitler,
and, to some extent, such aid has
been given in the form of new and
violent bombardments of Paris,
Naples, Antwerp, Essen and ever
so many other Hitler-held cities
where supplies for his armies in Rus
STA are being made.
Whenever the situation becomes
ripe, the final effort to eliminate
Hitlerism is likely to be made at the
same moment from the south, from
the west, from the east, and from
the north, and already now it is pos
sible to see the main details of the
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Meetings Planned
For 4-H Leaders

Mrs. Florence A. Jones, newly ap-
pointed county club agent, asks that
all local and junior All Club lead
ers attend one of the following
meetings to be held next week:
Bruno schoolhouse, April 20, p
M; Sturgeon Lake schoolhouse, April
20, 8 p. m; Sandstone village hail.
April 81, 2 p. M; Pine City village
hall, April 81, p. m.
Miss Mildred Schenck of the state
All Club office will be present al
the meetings to give aid in starting
the years work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-15
Czech Services At
Willow Scheduled

Rev. Charles Lukesh from Czecho-
slovakia will speak at the Presby-
terrain church in Willow River Sun
day afternoon, April 18, at 2 o'clock
and Czech language speaking people
in and around that community are
cordially invited to attend
Rev. Lukesh states that the Pres
byterian church organization has
kindly granted the free use of their
house of worship for that occasion
and for the following third Sunday
of each month thereafter.