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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-11
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Sunday worship, $50 a. m; Sum-
day school, 1920 a. m.
Notice-Also an evening service
Sunday evening.
Confirmation class Saturday at 10
a. m.
Blomskog Lutheran Church.
Luther League Friday (tomorrow)
evening. Everybody welcome.
Faith Lutheran Church, Denham.
. Sunday worship, Ills a. m.
Smorgasbord supper postponed I'M
til Friday evening, March 10. All
are welcome.
OSCAR L. OLSON, Pastor.
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Willow River

Those who helped make surgical
dressings Wednesday evening of last
week were the following: The Mes
danes LaPlante, Stanton, Arramy,
j. D. Burns, Reuer, Bochek, Larson,
Severson, Ted Thompson, Pulkrabek,
Jurash, Jaglowski, Joe Stepan, Lund-
gren; the Misses Bochek, Nina John
son, Garni and H. Thompson. The
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-11
NOTICE OF LEASE OF FORFEITED
LAND

Notice is hereby given that on Monday
the 5th day of April, 1913, at 10 o'clock
a. m, at my office in the village of Pine
City. in the county of Pine, shall lease
to the highest bidder lands forfeited to
the state for the non-payment of taxes
Said leasing will be governed by laws
1885, Chapter 1856, as amended.
OSCAR w. ANDERSON
(SeaD County Auditor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-11
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
st. Paul's Ev. Luth. Church, Bruno.
Sunday, March IA, divine worship.
2:30 p. m.
Trinity Ev. Luth. Church, Sandstone
Sunday, March IA, Sunday school.
10 a. m; divine worship, II a. m.
THEO. GOEHLE, Pastor.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
FIR. Stanley A. Libold, pastor.
st. Mary's Church, Willow River

st. Mary's Church, Willow River.
Mass Schedule.
1st and 3rd Sunday of each montfs
at 8 a. m.
End, 4th and 5th Sunday of each
month at 10 a. m.
Holy Days of Obligation at 8 a. m.
Daily Mass at 8 a. m.
st. Joseph's Church, Split Rock.
Mass Schedule.
LIST and 3rd Sunday of each month
at 10 a. m.
End, 18th and 5th Sunday of each
month at 8 a. m.
Holy Days of Obligation at 10 a. m.
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Vilstad Lutheran Church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
First Presby. Church, Willow River.

Y. P. rally Friday at 8 p. m. Spe-
cial speaker, special music and lunch.
Sunday school every Sunday at
10 o'clock; c. E. at Z p. m; evening
worship at 8 o'clock. We welcome
you to worship with us.
KENNETH NELSON, Pastor.
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RUTLEDGE BIBLE CHURCH
Arthur c.. Dalke, paste

Arthur q. DaIke, pastor.
Sunday, March IA, Sunday school,
2 p. M; afternoon service, 3 p. m.
A representative from the Gideons
of Duluth, will speak of the work of
that society. Let's give this worthy
organization a good response.
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Sturgeon Lake.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Bruno PRESBYTERIAN Church

Sunday school, 10 a. m; morning
worship, Ills a. m. Subject, "Christ's
First and Last Words"
Kerrick Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school, 100 p. m; worship,
2:30 p. m.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Peace Lutheran Church. EinlaySn,

Sunday school, 10 a. m; divine
service, 1890 a. m.
Lenten services every Wednesday
at p. m.
st. Pauls Luth. Church, Willow River
Divine service, 2:15 p. m, confrma =
ton class, BIS p. m.
ARMIN G.. MUELLER, Pastor.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Zion Lutheran Church, MooSe LAX.

Sunday school, 10 a. M; morning
worship, IL a. m; youth service, 6
p. m. You are cordially invited
Saturday afternoon, March 13, the
Ladies Aid is sponsoring bake sale
in the church basement.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Horton
and Mrs. Chester Gay will serve as
hostesses at the regular Ladies' AiG
meeting.
Nordland Lutheran Church, Denham.
Youth service Sunday evening
March 81
Sturgeon Lake.
Afternoon services at 2:3O o. NJ
Sunday.
LELAND STEEN, Pastor.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
J. Florentin Anderson, pastor.
Oak Lake Lutheran Church.

Divine services, IL a. m.
Board of administration meets at
the S. c. Johnson home Friday,
March IL.
Luther League meets at the c. E.
Anderson home Friday, March 10.
NickersOn Lutheran Church.
Divine services, 2 p. m.
Bruno Lutheran Church.
Sunday school, 2:30 p. m; divine
services, $3.50 p. m.
Ladies' Aid meets this Thursday
afternoon.
VilStad Lutheran Church.
No services this Sunday.
Ladies Aid meets at the Lind
strom home Wednesday, March IT,.
The Luther League meets in the eve
ming at the Carl Samuelson home.
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VILLAGE OF PINE CRY

Subdivision !
Und. 3/7 Of part Of Govt
Lot S lying N. Of Lot 1.
Blk. I, Sec. 1854. Or
iginal Townsite Of Pine
VILLAGE OF HENRIETTE
Original Townsite Of
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Jap 7enocity in Buno Area
Seen Hinting New Offensive
Eliot Views Bitter Defense of Outpost
As Evidence Of Impending Move
lone Of . Series Of Pictures Of World

iety. If We should take Rabaul just
as Japan is beginning to get some
returns in the way Of raw materials
and fuel from her new territory, it
would represent a major disaster.
Our submarines would be able to
ravage her sea lanes with far
greater efficiency, thus to some ex-
tent offsetting the gains she has
made. Japan requires undisturbed
possession of her ill-gotten loot in
order to convert it into fighting
power. Every day may now be OF
great Importance; every shipload
of iron, tin, oil and rubber which
can reach Japan will mean much
to the fighting power of the Japa-
nese armed forces.
In many senses. therefore, Japan
now fights to gain time-and it is
Of vital Importance to us to see to
1t that Japan does not gain enough
time to get her industry going full
blast again, that she is not left to
digest her stolen meal undisturbed.
Copyright, 1943, N. Y. Tribune. 1nc)
Evening star., 1943-01-04

BuSlne6S ADVERTISEMENTS under Situ-
ations Wanted will be charged the
regular classified rate.
Business cards under Special No
tices and all advertisements under
Personal Sc per line additional.
Orders to insert or cancel classified
advertisements for the Daily Star must
be received by II pm. evening before:
for The Sunday Star by pm
Saturday.
Claims for errors must be made in
time for correction before the second
insertion.
Evening star., 1943-01-04

Whea esneellins an advertisement
retain cancellation number which II
Invariably given at the time order
to dtscontlnue advertisement 10
received. This number 10 necessary
In ssss q claim for adjustment.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
holders OF the Home Building Associa-
ton Tor the election Of ofhcers and direc-
tors for the ensuing year and such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting: will be held at the ONCE Of the
at 7:30 p m, on January 12 1943.
JAMES M. WOODWARD.
Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS of the National Savings and
Trust Company for the election of directors
and the transaction Of any other business
that may properly come before the meet
Ing will be held at the of1ices of the COM
pany, northeast corner of 18th Street and
New York Avenue. Northwest. on Tuesday.
January Y: l943, at o'clock P.M. Stock
before the meeting, the tenth day being
NELSON j. FOSTER, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEM
bers Of the MUTUAL. PROTECTION FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA for the election Of Trustees
Tor the ensuing year. the presentation of
the annual report and for the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
8W OF Ne GomDany 17la Eye street
~ O'CLOCK NOON and the polls will be
open until 1890 O'Clock pm The follow
ing is report Of the operations OF the
company: Amount of premium notes,
S2l ,O07 81; cash on hand, S23, l39 .9S; in
vested IN notes secured on Washington
CITY real estate, $50. 900; losses bv fire
2 adjusted ;i and paid during the year, s53..s:
shs year $134.30 E. w. BURTON,
Evening star., 1943-01-04
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CONCERT.

CONCERT.
Army Band, Fort Myer band
auditorium, 1:45 pm. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
Civilians Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Optimists Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Executive Committee, Gridiron
Club, Willard Hotel, 1890 pm. to-
morrow.
Board of Directors, Rotary Club,
Willard Hotel, 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Overseas Writers, Willard Hotel,
pm. tomorrow.
MEETINGS.
Henry w. Lawton Camp, No. 4,
USWV, Pythian Temple, 8 o'clock
tonight.
Tau Beta Phi, Mayfiower Hotel,
7:30 o'clock tonight.
National Board, League of Amer
ican Pen Women, Willard Hotel,
10 am. tomorrow.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, Madison place near Penn
sylvania avenue NV, 6 o'clock this
evening.
Officers Club Of the United Ma
tions, Burlington Hotel, 10 am.
until 10 pm. today.
Swimming, music appreciation
hour, games, Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV, S pm. today.
Dress modelling, Hampshire House,
1105 New Hampshire avenue NV, 7
o'clock tonight.
Rhythmic dancing class, Thom-
son Center, Twelfth and l. streets
NV, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Badminton. Central Center, Thir-
teenth and Clifton streets NV,
7:30 o'clock tonight.
Recreational games, Roosevelt
Center. Thirteenth and Upshur
streets NV, 7:30 O'Clock tonight.
Tennis instruction, Mckinley
Center. First and T streets NV,
7:30 o'clock tonight.
Clothes budgeting and sewing,
Choral Clubs, NCCS USO), 1914 N
street NV, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Informal dancing, games, COM
munity singing, refreshments,
Rhoads Service Club, 1915 Fourth
street S.W., 7::30 o'clock tonight.
Dance, refreshments, hostesses,
Bridge Club. Servicemens Club No.
l, o'clock tonight.
Victrola Hour. YWCA (USO),
Seventeenth and K streets NV, 8
O'Clock tonight.
Ballroom dancing, Roosevelt Gen.
ter, 8 o'clock tonight.
Advanced square dancing, YWCA,
$50 o'clock tonight.
How to Enjoy Music" Washing
ton Chapel, Sixteenth street at Co
lumbia road NV, $3.50 o'clock to-
night.
FOR COLORED SERvICEMEN.
Swimming, games, general exer-
cises, bridge lessons, HMCA (USO),
1916 Twelfth street NV, 6 O'Clock
tonight.
Talent night, refreshments.
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
1925 Vermont avenue NV, $50
o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
HELP MEN,.

HELP MEN.
ACCOUNTANT, junior. Apply in own
handwriting. Salary, $50 per vk to
start. Chance for advancement. Box
Evening star., 1943-01-04

The dollar Is . war weapon with
the advantages Of . boomerang.
Put into War Bends, Is win return
70 you later with interest,"
Evening star., 1943-01-04

Accounting okkeeping
Part Time Service.
Day, week or month. Specialist In tax
work. Box 406-L, Star. a.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05
Carson, Greer
Win Academy
Film Awards

HOLLYWOOD. March 5-(R
Greer Carson won the Movie
Academy award this morning
for the best 1912 performance
by an actress for her portrayal
in M-G-M's picture, Mrs. Mini
YER"
James Cagney. president of the
Screen Actors Guild, was NAM
ed as the best actor for his per-
Torrance in Yankee Doodle
Dandy"
Miss Carson, a native of Coun-
ty Down, North Ireland, cap
tured the Academy gold Oscar
in the balloting from Bette
Davis, Katharine Hepburn. Ros-
alind Russell and Teresa Wright.
Mrs. Miniver," which won
the Lions share of the awards
for achievement in various res
poets, was acclaimed also as the
best motion picture of the year,
outscoring such as The Invad-
ers." "Kings Row." The Mag
nificent Ambersons," The Pied
Piper" The Pride Of the YAM
KEGS" Random Harvest" THE
Talk of the Town." wake Is
land" and Yankee Doodle Dam
dy."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05
Stephan Eyes
Lone Loop|noIe
Petition Filed
with Supreme Court

DETROIT, March S - (P) -
Max Stephan's last hope of es-
Gaping the gallows from his trea-
son conviction rests now with
the United States Supreme
Court.
A petition for a writ of review
was filed yesterday by Stephan's
attorney, Nicholas Salowich, in
the final move of a series of legal
steps made in his behalf.
Last August a federal court
jury in Detroit convicted the
German-born cafe proprietor of
treason for his aid to Lieutenant
Hans Krug, escaped Nazi flier.
Krug had fled from a Canadian
prison camp.
Judge Arthur j. futile sem
fenced Stephan to hang, setting
last Nov. ID as the date, but an
appeal was taken to the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals
at Cincinnati.
Recently that court upheld the
conviction and sentence. Stephan
pleaded that his acts did not con-
stitute criminal offense and
that the prosecuting attorney by
certain statements had exercised
undue influence on the jury.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05
Wipe-0ut Last
Allied Pilots
Destroy Survivors
BY The Associated Press

Charred, floating wreckage
over large area Of the desolate,
sahrk- infested Bismarck Sea was
the only visible demnant today
of a powerful armada of % ia
panese warships and transports
that set out from Rabaul, New
Britain, for the New Guinea
front at Lac.
All had been destroyed by the
flying buzzsaw of Lieut.. Gen.
George c. Kenney-the Ameri-
can, British, Australian and
Dutch filters of his southwestern
Pacific command who in contin-
uous waves had sent the ships to
the bottom by ones, twos and
threes.
WIPE-OUT SURVIVORS
The finishing touches were adj
ded yesterday, communique
from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters announced today,
when two damaged destroyers
(which had remained afloh1
through the night were put to
their death.
The Japanese were silent as
a tomb.
Lifeboats. barges and RATS,
drifting in the sea and crammed
See ARMADA-Page 2
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Countless Acts of HerOism
Marked Loss of Transport
Survivors Of U. S. Disaster
ReIote Grim. Courageous ToIes

BOSTON, March 5-(R-The
United States greatest sea dis
aster of the War-the sinking of
a passenger-cargo vessel with a
loss of 678 lives in the frigid
North Atlantic-was marked by
countless acts of heroism, sur
vivors related on reaching here.
The vessel was one of two an
nounced by the Navy on Feb. %
as having been sunk within four
days of one another, sending a
total of $50 persons to their
deaths. Among the victims were
a number of soldiers.
Five survivors Of the craft
which suffered the heaviest toll
told interviewers that only 1875
of the $50 passengers on their
ships were saved. Also rescued
were % members of the mer-
chant crew of 1870 and Is men,
bers of a 24-man Navy gun crew.
Survivors said the vessel
plunged to the bottom Is min
utes after a single, powerful tor
pedo coming out Of the inky
night exploded against her hull.
VIOLENT BLAST
They described the blast so
terrific that it forced the ship to
veer Is degrees off her course.
Almost Immediately she be-
gan to list and within a few min
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05

One hundred volunteer work.
ers today were poised for the
opening of the city's Red Cross
War Fund drive Monday fol-
lowing an Institutional meeting
last night at the Masonic hall.
Mount Clemens has a $500
quota to attain before April l.
Under the direction of Robert
I. Winslow, city chairman, and
Howard Halter, vice-chairman,
assisted by A. D. Brewer, the
workers will request a days pay
from every resident of the city in
order that the greatest mercy
crusade in history shall be a sue
cess.
LEADERS CONFIDENT
Mount Clemens won't let its
soldiers and sailors down." Win
slow said confidently today as
he outlined the sweeping needs
Of the Red Cross under global
war conditions.
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ter Fenton, Alton Fl. Noe, Rev,
George A. Merifield, Thomas
BabcOck, Chris Konstanzer and
Otto Nickel.
TEAM NO. Fired Breitmey-
er, Jr., captain: Clarence F.
Barck. Sherwood Bennett, Earl
Dedenbach, Bernard Degan, J,
Randolph Doll, Harry Donald
son, l.. Wade Fast. Isaac A. Har-
tung, Duncan b. Hubbard,
Charles Doll and Walter J. Leh-
ner.
TEAM NO. 8-Robert ]. Stew
art, captain; Stanley Worthing-
ton, H. B. Mengle, Monte Me-
Farlane, Roland Z. Nank, Anne.
dee Mellier, Emory T. Nunneley.
Arch N. Richards, John X. Ull-
rich, Oscar c. Watts, Philip Whit
ing, Louis b. Lang and Harold
Lindsey.
TEAM NO. 8 - Charles A.
See WAR FUND-Page 3
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He requested that all of the 10
teams. of ten persons each, meet
promptly at $50 Monday morn
ing at the Masonic Hall prepara-
tory to actual solicitation Of
funds.
Following is list Of the work.
ers:
TEAM NO. I - Alfred E.
Schunke, Jr., chairman; Albert
F. Bellman, Stanley Cady, Wal
ter F. Hecht, Kenneth Hill, John
L. Kraft, Arthur Matznick, Les
te- J. Schmidt and Clare A..
Wigell.
TEAM NO. civilian Floore,
captain: George Mccoy, Harvey
Millar, Fred Miller, Joseph Mil
Ter, J. A. bennington, Donald j.
Parent, Frank Weber, Henry
vandenbossche, william r. Paw
lax, Martin G. Schwartz, Joseph
v. Trombly, CASTOR Teck;
George Walker and J. M. Servo.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05

utes the angle was so steep that
some men were cascaded into
the icy water before lifeboats,
RATS and floats could be lower
ed.
Second mate Samuel w. Dix,
So, of 610 Venable Ave-, Balti-
more, highest ranking of the five
survivors landed here, said:
"The last ! saw of our ship,
she was on her side with her
mast to the water"
Other survivors here were
Third Officer Harold w. Beacn,
80. of 305 West 32nd ST., Savan-
nah, Ca; Third Mate Irwin
White, Jr., 20, of 435 South
55th ST., Philadelphia; Assistant
Purser James Caulley, 40, of 8
Water ST., Brownsville, Pa, and
Hugh E. Moffett, A, of 734 Van
Nest Ave, The Bronx, N. Y.
All agreed that there was not
the slightest sign of panic.
In fact" said one, sit was the
finest behaved body Of mem
soldiers, sailors and merchant
crew-that one soldier, upon
being pulled from the water, re-
marked:
1T would be one paperhanger
who would cause all this trou-
ble."
See HEROES-Page 2
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100 VOLUNTEERS START WORK MONDAY
One Days Pay From Everyone Is War Fund Goal
( MONDAY

TEAM NO. 3-Dr. p. Vladeff,
captain; John Ahrens, Larry
Blades, DR.. e. w. Caster, Earn
est Copeland, c. Denison, w.
Gerlach, Paul Hirt, r. E. How.
ard, Karl Krause, DR.. E. Meyer,
and L. Brindley.
TEAM NO. 4-Wilbur F. Held,
captain; william z. Koehler,
Henry Tryloff, Howard r. Car
roll, Macon Trabue, Francis
Goodar, Neil e. Reid, John Vice
and Harold Green. Z.
TEAM NO. 5-Nathan Gray,
captain; Guy l.. verkler, Lyle
Hackett, Leo Mandel, Fay
Shaw, Frank VanDusen, Otto
Wismer, Henry Brinkman, Leo
Leighthauser, Fred Van Hollen-
beck and George Baughman.
TEAM NO. Howard Groes-
beck, captain; Ray H. Callens,
Fred Breitmeyer, James Nun
neley, Alvin Hammeister, Wal.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-05
Pork Ceiling
Established
Beef. VeoI, lomb
Schedules PIonned
By KARI 4. BAUMAN

WASHINGTON, March 5-(H)
Uniform price ceilings will be
applied soon to all retail sales
of beef, veal, lamb and mutton,
and eventually to hundreds of
other common food items.
Announcing specific ceilings
for retail sales of pork, Price
Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown said similar cents-per-
pound maximums would be issu-
ed within q few weeks for
other meats, probably in time
for the start of meat rationing
about April /.
Describing the pork ceilings
as "a heavy blow at black mark
cts" Brown said they will en-
able the housewife to know ex-
actly what she should pay, and
divide available meat supplies
more equitably among stores
and communities.
See PORK-Page 2
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Food Shortage
.iSpreditied
Americans Must
Tighten Belts
ny JACK BELL

By JACk BELL
WASHINGTON. March s.
R)-Americans must tighten
their belts because there is not
going to be enough food to sat-
isfy all of the demands OF the
United States and its allies this
year, Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard has told a Senate COM
mittee privately.
Wickard's statement was dis
closed today to have been made
at a closed hearing of an appro-
priations subcommittee headed
by Senator Bankhead (D-Ala),
author for the blanket draft de-
ferment of farm workers.
When Senator Nye (R-ND),
who has forecast a food short
age because of insufficient farm
labor, said he was satisfied there
wasn't going to be enough food
to 60 around, Wickard replied:
1--WE are not going to have
enough to satisfy the demands
and it is a question of how much
we can produce. If we cannot
produce enough, we are going
TO have to tighten our belts. We
can never satisfy the demands. +"
WIDE DEMANDS
Committee m m bers said
Wickard was apparently taking
into account not only domestic
civilian and military food needs,
but the food demands of the lend
lease and foreign relief pro-
grams.
In response to questions by
Nye, Wickard testified that the
See FOOD-Page 2
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.Launch Probe
OF Disastrous
Raid Panic
Woman Stumbles and
jam Suffoeotes
British Civilians

LONDON, March s. @ -
Two constables were assigned to
the entrances of all deep subway
shelters today and other precau-
tons were announced as officials
investigated the London shelter
disaster Wednesday night in
which 178 persons were suffoca-
ted or crushed to death and at
least 80 others injured during a
German air raid.
The Ministry of Home Secur-
ity summoned all regional and
local air raid protection officials
to a conference and King George
vi ordered a separate inquiry in
to the tragedy which developed
when a middle-aged woman
with a baby and a bundle fell
on the crowded flight of steps
and a pushing crowd piled up
about her.
MOTHER RESCUED
The woman was rescued from
the pile, but her baby was suffo-
Gated.
The installation of extra lights
at entrances and Immediately
within. shelters has been ordered.
aud middle rails will be con-
structed to divide stairways
leading down into shelters.
Many families were wiped out
in the disaster, and about so
Of the dead were children. Some
adults died standing up from
the extreme pressure and re-
NAMED in q standing position for
80 minutes.
G. H. Davis, one Of the sur
vivors, said: although I was at
Dunkerque have never seen
anything so terrible. AS I
squeezed through the door to
the top of the stairs I saw bodies
piled two and three deep. A
man with a small baby in his
arms was killed. His wife stood
by powerless to help"
Another witness, Thomas Will
son, said people seemed to be
piled up waist high on the stairs.
We had to stand on unconscious
people to get them out"
William Johnes, a timekeeper,
See TRAGEDY-Page 2