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Evening star., 1943-11-28
A Lady Knight Joins the WACS

Eric's daughter by first marriage, who
has Joined the WACS, too.
Another of Erics daughters is down
on their farm in Pennsylvania, busy
providing raw material No. food.
Her husband gave up an active legal
career to take over the farm work and
is a machinist at Bethlehem Steel as
we'll. The grandchildren, too young
even to pull weeds yet, are collecting
War bonds for the other members Of
the family.
Their Pennsylvania farm was more
than castle to Eric knight, born
among the moors of Yorkshire. AS a
youth he worked in the cotton mills,
just as did Give in This Above ALL
After serving with the Princess Pats
in the last war, he came to America
and became newspaperman in Phil
adelphia.
Jere went to Europe at 16 and began
university work at the Sorbonne in
France. Back in the United States she
finished he education with masters
degree in political science.
~Ao q Soi CAACC StulCllI, Sllc UCCdllS dIl
amateur fencing champion, got a job
with the League of Nations Association.
She met Eric while he, mustached
and dancing newspaperman, was doing
story on the work of the league.
I'VE got into terrific argument about
whether there could ever be real peace
or understanding between nations. And
Eric decided the only way to finish that
was to 60 out to dinner and talk it over"
They were married in 1882 and had 10
years of talking things over.
They Worked Together
He used to write all day and then
read it to me at night. If it didn't sound
we'll when read aloud he'd tear it up and
start again. We had exciting times
analyzing what he and She would do
in various circumstances and I used to
smile when I'd find myself in some
characters lines"
Living in Hollywood, where her hus-
band went to write for films, Jere got a
job as story scout. later went to New
York as Eastern story editor for Selznick
International Pictures. But, in order to
have fuller life just living with her
husband, she gave up that kind of work
and turned to ghost writing and manag-
ing their farm.
Jere Knight has written and published
in her own name, but she insists that the
best job she ever had, and the one Of
which she is produest, is having been
Eric Knights wife.
Together they travelled and wrote and
raised dogs and rode horses and Travelled
some more and wrote some more and
brought up their three daughters and
married off two Of them.
1t was wonderful life.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

There is hot water but no towel or
soap. Next morning bobby tells you
the barber shop gives haircuts but no
shaves. You go unshaved. You are
happy that you weren't one Of the trav-
elers arriving after 9 pm, when buses
and taxis stop running.
You glory in the 22-cent lunch, for
nowhere in London have you had roast
beef, and comparable lunches there cost
three times as much.
The Mayor who came in with you
unannounced. eats the same meal, so
do grimy city ashmen and railroad
workers, factory girls, housewives and
their children.
They are all cheerful.
They do not think OF that black day
IN 1910 when their friends and loved
ones were buried at a public funeral
l72 at one time-while a mechanical
excavator stood by ready to dig another
long trench for the next row OF COM
munal graves, two collins deep.
They think, instead, of how the visit
OF tne hlng ana queen, day after the
bombing, bolstered their spirit They
proudly point out that Hitler has never
dared visit such a scene.
A few workmen can be spared to help
preserve the relics which in ls43 still
keep medieval aura about the city, in
curious company with double-decker
buses and warplanes overhead.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
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BY Villa Martin,
ASsociated Prees stan Writer.

" There Is something intimate and
vital about the characters in some books
that make them as real to the reader
as members Of his own family. Still,
it's startling to meet one Of them face
to-face, as I met Prudence, of Eric
Knights This Above ALL" the other
day.
1t was in the officers mess of the
fabulous Pentagon Building. She wore
the uniform of an American WAC in
stead of an English WAF. Her hair was
dark, not blond. She spoke, not with
an English accent, but in a vibrant,
musical manner which was neither Eng
lish nor American. but she was Pru-
dence
Smiling and with military poise, she
had arrived from Col Hobby's Office to
shake hands and say:
How do you do? I'm Jere Knight"
Ihad tried to visualize the kind Of per-
writer like Knight would have married.
She was much younger than one would
have expected for a girl with two COL
lege degrees a career as story editor in
Hollywood and more than 10 years of
marriage.
Always Jere Knight
Jere Knight SO wanted to subordinate
her personality and life to her husbands
that she refused to be interviewed dur
ing his lifetime Even now she never
tells her last name before she was mar
ried. It's always Jere Knight.
Il was too happy as his wife to want
to assume a public personality of my
own," explains this girl who is now one
of our most active and inspired WACS.
Eric had been in the First World War
and was convinced that he had place
in this one. too. Though he worked in
cessantly with speaking and writing for
the war effort. he wasn't content.
THE big thing is to win this war by
killing Germans, not by writing books" I"
he once told Jere.
Her husband became an American
citizen in October, 1912, after being COM
missioned captain in the Special Serv-
ice Division, A. U. S., in July. Later
promoted to major, he was in an Ameri-
can transport plane which crashed on
the coast of Dutch Guiana.
Went Through Bombines
Before America went into the war
Eric and I spent a lot OF time in Eng
land. We went through some Of the
bombings and saw action at sea when
our conveys were attacked
After you've been bombed something
happens to you. It's more than patriot
ism. Any one who has felt the imme-
diate impact OF war knows something he
never can explain to some one who
hasn't"
You know" her face was filled with
infectious radiance, there isn't any,
thing-anything- wouldn't do for our
service If they asked me. And most of
the women feel that way.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
BY Vern Haugland,
Associated Press Stan Writer,

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA-A
Carolina colonel "a writer of fiction),
house on hill and that old Southern
hospitality, plus buttermilk. And in
New Guinea, of all places!
The colonel you expect to find. He's
very much a part of the war here.
The fiction writer has turned TO seri-
Gus military articles, so he's logically
part of the scene, too.
The airy bungalow is bit elaborate
for Papuas architectural mode, and
the hospitality it dispenses is distinc-
lively American. But the really in
credible element in this combination is
the buttermilk.
Search Australia from Townsville to
Tasmania, from Perth to Portland
Roads. Good butter is obtainable any
where. But buttermilk? Nobody drinks
buttermilk.
So you go to Turkish Bath, New
Guinea. You put your little jeep into
four wheel drive, and confidently it
bears you up the steep grade to
high-perched bungalow.
The colonel and the writer meet you
at the door; the colonel a handsome,
black-mustached. trinity built airman
OF 80, the writer stout, genial fellow
of 46.
Like as not. one or the other will
have glass of buttermilk in his hand.
Have some buttermilk," he'll say.
fresh from the churn. and cool as can
be. It's good for you"
A Perfect Team.
The lord OF this tropical manor is
Col. Arthur Rogers, who commands one
OF the most experienced and most sue
cessful heavy bombardment outfits in
the United States Army, and who is one
OF his countrys leading experts on the
use Of four-engined airplanes in war
fare
The colonel was reared in Raleigh.
N. c. His wife and 5-year-old son.
Junior, now live at Greenville, S. C.
His partner is Charles (Chuck) Raw
lings, author of lusty, sea-going fiction
and former husband of novelist Marjorie
Kinnan Rawlings.
Rawlings came to the Southwest Pa
cific area in May to take the quickest
route to Toxic, writing articles on
Americans and the war along the way.
Rawlings and Rogers met in an Army
transport flying from Townsville to
Port Moresby.
Art was just returning from WASH
mgton, where he had gone to sell the
Army on the use Of nose turrets in
Liberators," says Rawlings.
I'VE got to talking about the various
routes to Toxic. and Art said that the
best way for writer to get there was
with a heavy bombardment unit. He
suggested that make his quarters
my homeland here I am"
Expert Flyers.
Col. Rogers has been flying ever since
he graduated from North Carolina State
College in 1882 and has been in bonn
bardment work since he joined the
Army in January, 1884
He pioneered in the old twin-engine
Martin Bio bombers and took part in
the first formation flight direct from
Miami to Panama which demonstrated
to the Army that it could reinforce
Panama within single day.
In 1896 he joined the bombardment
group at Langley Field, Va, under
which great part of Americas heavy
bombardment force eventually was Or
ganized and developed. Under the late
Maj. Robert Olds, father of heavy
bombardment," the group flew the Ma
tion's first B-17s-and proved the Flying
Fortress great bomber. For more than
Evening star., 1943-11-28

An effigy of Peeping Tom still peers
from the fourth-story window of cor
ner store on Hertford street. Tom,
sailor, is reputed to have been struck
blind after disobeying the proclamation
OF Lady Godiva not TO peek when she
rode naked through Coventry streets
in protest against oppressive 18th CEN
tury taxation.
A statue of the lovely Godiva, stand
ing on a pedestal, has been removed to
safe place from ancient st. Mary's
Guild Hall. A new statue also is being
sculptured by Sir William Reid Dick.
This time she will be on horseback,
according to the tradition.
American Influence
Such memories Of the past contrast
sharply with the chimneys of industrial
plants putting up smoke and CRIME as
they grind out machines of war; with
crowds seeing American movies; with
young people jitter-bugging to Ameri-
can swing tunes in the two dance halls,
or whizzing around on the roller
skating rink.
A traveller does not find all the COM
forts of home in Coventry.
Imagine that you are one Of two men
from London who visited it recently.
The train pulls into the station at
z pm. There is total blackout and
Askov American., 1943-09-09

Richard, of Carlton, were Sunday
guests at Mrs. Cich's parental home
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Guss and chill
dren of Carlton were weekend
guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Burke and chill
dren of Chicago were guests for q
few days at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Dempsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Abrahamson and
daughters attended the state fair last
Thursday.
Joe Pangerl and Gordon Abraham
son returned Saturday from Denton,
Mont, where they were employed
during harvest.
Mrs. E. F. Lord of Los Angeles,
Mrs. j. R. Hall of Wadena, and Mrs.
Anna Litten of Breckenridge were
visitors last week at the Elhert home.
The first two ladies are sisters of
Mrs Elhert and the latter her mother.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Ruuedge

The Rutledge Townsend club is
sponsoring Founders Day party at
the village hall, Friday, September
10, to which all are invited. Ice
cream, pie and coffee will be served
from 7 to 9 p. m.
The Helping Hand club will meet
with Mrs. Fred Anderson Wednesday,
September Is, to which all are well
come.
Rev. A. V. Gustafson will hold
meetings in the Bible church begin
ming Sunday, September IL. All are
welcome to come and hear this man
of God.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Nelson of
Wrenshall were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Nelson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Pfotenhauer and
Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt and son,
Larry, all Of Austin, spent the week.
end and Labor day as guests of rela-
tives.
Stanley Tomscak returned last
Thursday from Denton, Mont, where
he was employed in the harvest fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Zambory and
sons were weekend guests of Mrs.
Scott of Wyoming.
j. L. Brooks left last week for the
west coast where he will seek en-
ployment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cich and son,
Askov American., 1943-09-09

weeks. Wednesday, he and his father,
Dick Rye, accompanied Sigurd Han
son to Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson and
family of Duluth were Sunday Wis
itors at the August Johnson home.
P. F. c. Floyd Strum has been
home on ten-day furlough and left
for Nashville, Tenn, Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Strum and
family visited at the John Asplund
and Gust Asplund homes in Cloquet
last Thursday.
Richard Sundquist and family and
Helmer Larson and family visited at
the Frank Strum home Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hanson visited
at the Strum home Wednesday even
ing of last week.
P. F. c. Thomas Zipoy came home
Saturday and will spend most of his
15-day furlough here at his parental
home.
Miss Alice Lehet accompanied Miss
Jackie" Lehet to Pine City last
Thursday. Jackie" had spent several
days at the Lehet home here. Sum-
day, Mrs. Lehet and August drove to
Pine City to the home of their son,
George. The Andrew Lehet family
of Minneapolis were also Sunday Wis
itors there. "a
Askov American., 1943-09-09

tended the fun night on the Presby-
terian church lawn Tuesday night of
last week. The Christian Endeavor
society which is sponsoring these
Tuesday night fun occasions, expects
to continue them as long as the wea-
ther continues mild. Everyone is well
come.
The next Luther League meeting
will be held Saturday night of this
week at Zion Lutheran church. Every
one welcome to these meetings.
Dwight Hayden and Mrs. Harriet
Ford and daughter of Minneapolis
were visitors at the Hayden home
over the weekend.
The posters for the Markville fair
to be held Saturday of this week have
been distributed. Through some mis-
understanding some errors crept in,
so all prospective exhibitors are urged
to see the premium lists posted in the
stores mentioned on the bill. Don't
fail to bring your exhibits and make
this the best fair yet. Mr.. Shumway
and Mrs. Florence Jones will be there.
The Christian Endeavor Society met
for its regular devotional meeting at
the Grace home Sunday night. The
meeting September IL will be at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Edwin MonSon.
Everyone welcome.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid held
its meeting at the R. E. Ballantine
home Monday night. Following the
business meeting lunch was served.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Denham

There will be service in the Faith
Lutheran church at 11:15 Sunday and
Sunday school at 1890. All are well
come.
The Birch Creek Community club
will meet Friday evening, September
10 in the Maple Grove schoolhouse
There will be program and refresh
ments. All are welcome.
Finally, teachers have been secured
for the local schools, which did not
close to transport, except for district
No. 81, which has temporary teach
er for this first week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Hanson and
Joyce and Dickie drove to Cloquet
Tuesday morning as Mr.. Hanson had
spent Labor day with his family al
the Upgren home here. The Hanson
family expect to move into a new
home very soon, as they. sold their
former home this summer and have
been having new home made dur
ing the latter part of the summer.
Marlys Erickson, Joyce Hanson
Alyce, Lillian and Milton Larson and
Mrs. L. J. Larson were Sunday aft
ernoon visitors at the McVicker home
to celebrate Clare AIMS 10th birth
day.
Mrs. Dick Rye and Dolores, and
Mrs. Eskel Anderson and Betty Mae
were Duluth visitors Tuesday of last
week.
Marvin Rye returned from Dakota
Tuesday evening of last week, after
having been a member of a thresh-
ing crew there for the past three
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Fifteen Years Ago.
(September 13, 1928)

Christopher N. Westerman, who
was born in Hanover, Germany,
March S, 1868, passed away in Brook
Park township, Saturday, September
/, where he had lived for the past
several years. Funeral services were
held Tuesday from the German Luth-
eran church of Brook Park.
MIR. and Mrs. Swanson, who have
operated the restaurant at Denham
up to short time ago, have decided
10 make st. Paul their permanent
home and will offer their furniture
for sale
Svend Petersen and family OF
Askov moved into their new home
Saturday Albert Thomson and fam
lily moved into the R. Petersen resi-
dence Sunday.
John Munsan of Finlayson passed
away last Thursday after suffering for
several years with the malady that
finally claimed his life. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday, interment be-
ing made in the local cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Greenwald OF
Finlayson celebrated their 25th we'd
ding anniversary Sunday.
John S. Collete of Chengwatana
township died at his home Sunday
after an illness of two months. Fun
eral services were held at the Glenn
,ons M. E. church Tuesday, Rev. T
B. Clark officiating
w. A. Sauser recently purchased
a lot from Mrs. j. Y. Breckenridge
at Hinckley and has moved his house
which formerly stood on the bank OF
Cross lake, to the new location.
John Douglas and Myrtle Breiland
of Bruno were married in Pine City
last Thursday.
Mr.. Ekinark began work at the
depot in Bruno Tuesday. The family
arrived Wednesday and moved into
the Gault home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Hendrickson oi
Finlayson moved their stock and
household goods to North Dakota last
week, and will make their home
there.
Joe Davis of Ogema passed away
at a hospital in Minneapolis recently
and was brought to Rush City TO,
burial.
Mogens Tuxen has rented Mrs
Wilhelm Nielsen's farm residence &
mile west of Askov and will move
his family into same October /.
The Banning schoolhouse was con-
demned Monday when the school,
board met with an authority from
the state department. Until a def
mite decision has been reached con-
corning new school classes will be
held in the Fred Adams house in the
old town site.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
When You And
[ We're Younger
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and Is years ago.
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
September IL, 1879

Two of Askov's young people wer,
united in matrimony yesterday, the,
being Clarence Mattson and Mis-.
Clara Nielsen. The ceremony tool
place at the Danish Lutheran church
IN the afternoon, Rev. Kr. Andersen
officiating. They have rented tn,
Jens Paulsen residence where the,
will go right to housekeeping, Mr.
Mattson being busy building a new
home
c. P. Nielsen sold his eighty-acrt
farm northeast of Askov, last Thurs.
day to Jorgen r. Petersen for Mr.
Petersen's residence and four-acrt
tract half mile north of town anc
$4,000. The. exchange of property viii
take place November /.
Alfred Erickson of Duquette anc
Axel Peterson of Nickerson were
among the boys who left with the
last draft from Pine City.
S. w. Koehler returned to Kerricl
recently for short stay with Mr.
Dahlgren. Mr.. Koehler was just mott.
fled short time ago of the death O.
his son, George, who was killed il
action June "a.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Olaf Nelson of Norman township
September 6.
F. r. Duxbury and John Richard.
of Pine City have enlisted in Y. M
c. A. work in France and have botf
been accepted. They will have three
or four weeks in which to straighter
up their business affairs before leav.
ing. Mr.. Duxbury has resigned hi.
position as chairman of the Pine
County War Board.
The Askov public school will have
two weeks potato vacation COM
mencing September %. There will
not be school Friday, September 20
because of the local fair.
Mr.. Hollenbeck of Rutledge is inn.
proving his residence by the addition
Of front porch.
L. o. Lund of Canada arrived ir
Bruno Saturday to visit friends ano
relatives.
G. L. Bissonnette is at Kerrick fol
a few days before taking a new as
signment. He has been appointed tor
sergeant to train $50 men who will
arrive at the University this week.
Mrs. Rose Sitten and her daughter
in-law, with her children, have re.
turned to Hannibal, Mo-, after spend
ing the summer at Nickerson. They
were given a farewell party last week
at the Whitmyre home.
Miss Anna Mosbaek returned tc
Askov last week from Tyler. The
opening of the parochial school, which
she is to teach has been postponed
indefinitely, presumably for at least
a month, because of the recent big
storm there which caused much COM
motion and unrest.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Bruno
School Opens Tuesday.

School opened Tuesday, September
Z, with the following teachers: Supt
F. c. Thompson; Mary Murphy,
Bruno, first and second grades; Will
ma Fredrics, Cloverton, third and
fourth grades; Genavive Lenox, As
kov; fifth and sixth grades; Mrs. F.
c. Thompson, Bruno, seventh and
eighth grades; Allegra Lunde, Mime
apolis, principal, English, American
history, band and glee club; Ruby
Grundset, Montrose, junior business,
general science, biology, modern his
tory, economics, geography, social
problems, girls physical education,
and Supt. Thompson, algebra, geom-
etry, chemistry and higher algebra.
The Sunshine Birthday club helped
Mrs. Lunda celebrate her birthday
Monday afternoon. She received many
useful gifts. A fine lunch was served
by the members.
Mrs. Joe Ames of Sandstone visited
with friends in town Monday. The
last word from Joe was that he was
in Sicily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Stafford of
st. Paul spent the weekend here
visiting at the F. Pearson and Beit
Rose home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rose Of Duluth
spent the weekend at their home
here.
Mrs. Eugene Putnam and Alice
Smith of Minneapolis visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL Smith, over
Labor day.
Elaine Fairchild is teaching at the
Central school of Barnum this term.
MIR. and Mrs. Bill Fredrick of st.
Paul spent the Labor day weekend
with Mrs. Jack Edwards and visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Edwards an
nounce the birth of a daughter at
the Moose Lake Community hospital
August 27. The baby died at birth.
Mrs. Edwards is reported to be get
ting along nicely at this writing.
Emanuel Lutheran Ladies' Aid will
meet at the church Thursday (today)
afternoon, September 9. Mrs. Edwin
Jackson and Mrs. Otto Olson are
hostesses.
Ralph Plaisted, Alton Elwell, Max
Pearson and VIM. Marihart of Su-
perior spent the weekend at their
homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Englund visited
friends and relatives in the Cities
over the weekend. Mrs. v. Lingren
and Norma accompanied them to
Anoka.
Wilfred Elwell is spending his fur
Tough at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Elwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Severson and Ruby
visited in Minneapolis over the week.
end, and called at the Stanley Lind
gren home at Cambridge Monday
evening on the way home.
Rev. S. A. Blair visited friends in
town last week.
Askov American., 1943-09-09

Evangelist and Mrs. A. v. Gustaf-
son (above) of California, assisted by
Miss Frances Renburg, will begin q
short series of revival meetings Sum
day, September H., at the Bible
church in Rutledge.
Meetings will be held nightly at
p. m. except Monday and Saturday
Each service will consist of an
inspirational musical program and
topics of timely interest.
The public is invited to attend any
and all of these meetings.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Markville

The town board met last week and
appointed a committee for the third
coming bond drive consisting of Ray
Chapman, Paul Pahos, A. F. Mclean,
Mrs. R. E. Ballantine, Mrs. Paul Bab-
cock and Mrs. William Stuart.
Norma Ballantine came up from
Minneapolis last week for two weeks
vacation at her home here.
A fine group of young people at
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Wisdom From The Bible
By Walter Carlson

BY Walter Carlson.
Every word of God is pure: He is
shield unto them that put their trust
in Him.-Prov. 30:5.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
(From Another Correspondent

(From Another Correspondent
The Cherrio Circle will meet at the
home of Mrs. E. Torell Wednesday
afternoon, September Is. All well
come.
Labor day visitors at the E. Toreil
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w
O'Brien and sons, Paul, Jr., and Rich
ard of Duluth and Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Torell and family.
Fred Norell of Cambridge came
Wednesday of last week to visit his
brother, William, the Elick Torell
family returning home Saturday.