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Askov American., 1943-12-09
Norman Township

Mrs. Grabow, who has been spend
ing the past several weeks in Da-
kota with relatives, returned home
Monday evening.
Earl Bonnin sawed wood for An
drew Zupon and Mr.. Grabow Wednes-
day afternoon of last week.
Harold Ellwell spent Monday aft
ernoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Bonnin.
Several of the neighbors went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Purull last Thursday evening to help
Mr.. Purull celebrate his birthday.
The evening was spent in social Wis
iting. A delicious lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull, Mr..
and Mrs. Thennus and Josephine
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duvall and Art
Hacket spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and
Mrs. Elmer Berg and children spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Chicos and family.
Miss Phillis Purull came from Du-
luth Monday to visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
ClOvertOn

Mrs. H. L. Hughes motored to
Sandstone with the Earl Schultz fam
lily for dental work Wednesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Frederick mo-
tored to Sandstone Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. A. Gale Clark spent the week.
end in Duluth.
Chas. Heilig, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Wander Linden, Mrs. G. L. Austin,
Jean Austin and Virginia Sperling
motored to Superior Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sperling spent
Sunday at the VIM. Armstrong home
in Danbury.
Mrs. Norman Mcdonald arrived
Monday for few days visit at the
R. J. Frederick home before leaving
for Oklahoma to visit Mr.. Mcdonald,
stationed there.
Mrs. R. L. Austin and son Lee ar
rived from Minneapolis Sunday for
a visit with relatives.
Don't forget Townsend meeting
Friday evening, December 10, at the
Community House. Everybody well
come
Miss Virginia Sperling spent Satur-
day night with Jean Austin.
Askov American., 1943-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz spent
Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Leo KoWitz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Kowitz and son.
Andrew Zupon left for Minneapolis
Sunday morning to visit his children.
Several of the neighbors went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Berg Sunday evening to help Mr..
Berg celebrate his birthday. A nice
lunch was served. The evening was
spent in visiting and all wished Mr..
Berg many more happy birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo KoWitz and chill
dren spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonnin.
Mrs. Omer Forsyth went to Min
neapolis Sunday morning.
Askov American., 1943-12-09

ting has been completed by Mrs.
Andrew Wallio, Mrs. Albert Ander-
son, Mrs Fred Holstein and Miss
Wilma Norback. More workers are
needed at the bandage rolling at the
schoolhouse every Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hansen were
supper and evening guests at the Carl
Meidlinger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Palon of Willow
River were Thursday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Al Mendenhall.
Thanksgiving day guests were Mr..
and Mrs. John Bennett and family.
The grade school children will give
Christmas program of mixed selec-
tions on Thursday night, December
Is at the auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Petry and
children visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirchmeier at Kroschel Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Osladil and
children were Sunday guests at the
Albert Miller home to help the twins,
Lynnette and Lynora celebrate their
first birthday.
Gretchen Schultz, daughter of Mrs.
Leona Schultz was reported better
Monday after being very i'll with
pneumonia last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Nordlund were
in Pine City Monday and visited her
brother, Emil Kay and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bergstadt and
children of Esko spent the weekend
at the Aug. Werronen home. Friday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Pahkala
and son Elmo called there.
Mrs. Alfred Korvula who had been
at Duluth to visit her daughter re-
turned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Nordholm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Koski went to the
Twin Cities Monday, returning Tues
day to do some Christmas shopping
for their restaurant and store.
Mrs. Chas. Hendrickson, Jr., re-
ceived letter from her son, S. nc
Eugene Tripp, who is stationed at
Annapolis, Md, is in the hospital,
having received an injury to his back
while playing football in an Off
duty period. Although he is still con-
fined to the hospital friends hope he
will soon be well.
Annual Christmas program at the
Finlayson auditorium will be held
Thursday evening, December 16.
Everyone welcome.
Walt Dahlin was severely burned
recently while trying to put out
fire in his apartment. He thought he
was using kerosene, but it was gaso-
line and it caused an explosion.
Hill Huibsek and daughter Adeline
from St. Paul spent the weekend at
the Fred Sprandel home. Fred Spran-
del accompanied them back for the
Weekend
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Shafer were entertained at the
Arthur Eddy home in Hinckley.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Milton Lar
sen and Mrs. H. E. Shafer were in
Hinckley, while on Saturday after
noon, Mrs. Larsen, Mrs. Shafer and
Mrs. Brownstone were in Moose
Lake.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Sandstone

Cpl. Richard Yanke arrived from
Camp Crowder, Mo-, Wednesday of
last week for a Today furlough at
his home here.
The children in school are busy
practicing for their Christmas pro-
gram.
Arnold Ristamaki and sister Ina
and a girl friend from Minneapolis
visited over the weekend at the
Ristamaki home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Nelson from
Ely, visited at the VIM. Vanderschae-
gen home several days last week.
PFC and Mrs. Chris Lundorff are
visiting at the home of his parents
while he is on furlough
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Youngkrantz
from Moose Lake were visiting rela-
tives in town Sunday.
The high school students have or
ganized dancing club and will hold
their dances at the local Moose hall.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Markviue

The Lutheran Ladies' Aid held their
annual bazaar last Thursday night
in the basement of the church. There
was a fine crowd present and Paul
Pahos, acting as auctioneer, kept the
folks in fine humor. Rev. Abner
Arthur of Superior gave an inter-
esting talk on the Centennial pro-
gram of the Augustana Synod of the
Lutheran church. Following the sale
eats were enjoyed.
Ed ShaSke of Brook Park was in
Markville on business Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Olga Cooper left Sunday night
for Chicago where she expects to
spend the winter with relatives.
A party was held at the Howard
home Tuesday of last week in honor
of Mrs. Melvin Babcock.
William Barge of Minneapolis was
in Markville two or three days last
week, visiting at the Mclean and
Hayden homes.
There was no school in Markville
Monday as the teachers, Miss john
son and Miss Anderson went to
Hinckley for the teachers institute.
Mrs. Max Hayden and son Milton
visited over the weekend at the Hay
den home.
There was a fine turnout at the
Askov American., 1943-12-09
Ogena

Pfc. and Mrs. Jim Kern from Flor
ida are spending short furlough at
the Martin Andersen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Theiling and
son spent Sunday afternoon at the
Albert Busby home.
Ira Swan and Norma Jean spent
Sunday at the Swan home here Mrs.
H. Swan returned to Siren with them
for two weeks stay, while Mrs. Ira
Swan is in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Stiebner and
sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Stiebner
spent Sunday afternoon at the
George Benson home.
Pfc. Pat Wise spent Sunday here
with Mrs. Wise. Pat has been at Fort
Smelling the past week.
Grange will meet December II.
Each member is to bring a gift for
, the Christmas party.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lyon and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the Swan
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wise and Pfc.
and Mrs. George Wise were dinner
guests at the Ramsdell home Sunday.
The Misses Fern Andersen and
Betty Soens were Minneapolis call
ers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gerber and
children were Sunday supper guests
at the Andersen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Grieg and daugh-
ter Lila celebrated the birthday an
niversaries Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder Bostrom and
Gust spent Sunday at the George
| Schaff home.
Garden club will have their Christ
mas party December 20 at the Beneke
home in the evening.
Askov American., 1943-12-09
CrOningen

Church services will be held Sun
day, December IL, at p m. Sunday
school at p. m.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. Chas. Harris today
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ankrum ar
rived home this week having spent
several months in Oregon where Mr.
Ankrum has been employed.
Mrs. Ernest Erickson and daugh-
ter Marion visited with the Law
rance Nelson family Monday.
Mrs. James Ankrum spent Tuesday
of last week with Mrs. Ernest Erick-
son.
The Travelling Library of so books
has arrived at the school and the
community is welcome to use them.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Feyma of Sand
stone visited with Mr.. and Mrs John
Postma Sunday.
Askov American., 1943-12-09

Luther League meeting at the Luth-
eran church Saturday night.
The Christian Endeavor held it's
meeting at the Grace home Sunday
night. The meeting on December IL
will be held at the NJ J. Monson
home.
Rev. Paul Berman, D. D., of Au-
gusta, Ga, gave very interesting
talk in the Presbyterian church Tues
day night of last week on missionary
work among the Jews in this country.
Mrs. Louise Brow left recently for
a visit with her sons, Louis at Lake
City and Noel in Cleveland, Ohio.
She expects to be gone all winter.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
baby's Body Found
In Chicago Post Office
Discovered in Box
Mailed From Boston
BY the Associated Press.

8? the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The body OF
an infant was found in a package
in the general delivery room of the
main post office today and Albert
E. Wetmore, postal inspector in
charge. said I'VE may have a mur-
der case on our hands"
The gruesome discovery was made
by Morris Barry. post Office en-
ploye, who summoned inspectors
The body. badly decomposed, was
removed to the county morgue.
The body was in a brown card
board box about IA inches long, IL
inches wide and 6 inches deep. It
was wrapped in newspapers and a
howered cloth. The box also con-
tanned woman's handkerchief, to
which was pinned religious medal
Postal Inspector Earle K. Jones
said the box had been sent by par
eel post from Boston, Mass, and
it arrived here February 6. He re-
ported the box had a sender's name
on it, but he believed it may be
fictitious. 1t was addressed to a
Chicagoan. The names were with
held.
After brief examination. DR..
Samuel Levinson, coroners physi-
clan, said the body appeared to be
that of a boy no more than a month
old.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Local Transit Units
Must Meet Test Of
Public Necessih'
ODT Director Eustmon
Says Convenience Not
Important in Wartime
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The Of
flee of Defense Transportation
deems it imperative that local
transit service be withdrawn un-
less it meets the test Of public
necessity" Joseph B. Eastman,
director, asserted today at a re-
gional conference on highway
and motor vehicle problems.
Describing the difficulties of han
ding transportation in the face of
diminishing facilities, shortages of
rubber and gasoline and the lack OF
requirements, Mr.. Eastman stressed
the urgency of keeping this rubber
borne country of ours functioning."
Speaking of the local transit prob
lem, Mr. Eastman said:
The traffic demand under war
conditions is SO great and the IA
cilities available so limited that we
deem it imperative that service be
Withdrawn which may meet, per-
haps, the test of public convenience
but certainly not the test of public
necessity.
State or municipal regulatory
agencies usually have power to re-
quire service to be reduced to the
minimum limits which the war
emergency demands. Even if they
have such power, its exercise by local
authorities is peculiarly difficult
For this reason my ojce has, in GER
tain cities, undertaken to deal di-
rectly with this matter. and further
action OF this sort is contemplated. -
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Legion Head Urges
s-You-Go Tax
Woring Says Returning
Servicemen Will Benefit
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Roane Waring, national COM
mander Of the American Legion
recommended to the House Ways
and Means Committee today that
Congress enact legislation to put
the Nation on a earn
basis and that in doing SO Taxpayers
will be required to pay no more thar
one years taxes in any year"
Mr.. Waring telegraphed the CON-
mittee, and said that under present
law soldiers returning after the war
will owe taxes on income earned be-
fore they entered the armed serv-
ices. The hardships which will arise
If this system is not changed will be
too obvious to mention
Arad Riggs. representing the Tax
Committee of the New York City
Association of the Bar, urged the
committee this morning to adopt the
plan proposed by Beardsley. Ruml
New York banker. to skip 1942 tax
liabilities to put the Nations 44,0OO,-
900 income taxpayers on a pay-as-
yOu-earn basis.
Edward A. O'Neal, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
recommended pay-as-you-earn tax
alton for city workers and persons
with steady income, but said he die
not think practicable method could
be worked out for current payments
by farmers He suggested a contin-
uation OF the present system for
them,
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Flyers Honored for Fighting
Jups rom Manila to So|omons

we need your experience. 1t will
be invaluable in training the men
of the End Air Force. l am happy
that can be a part of this glorious
ceremony"
He stepped forward, pinning four
battle streamers to the units colors.
The streamers, which from now on
will decorate this flag, read: "Philip-
pines, December Z, 194l-April 30,
1912; Philippines, December 8. 1941-
December q; Netherlands Java
January 1-March /, 1912; Rabaul-
New Britain, August TIA, 1912"
On the runway of to the side
squatted three huge bombers-the
renowned Suzy-Q, Tojo's Jinx and
Lady Lou-au flying veterans of the
18th.
Overhead circled Is Flying Fort
resses as the ceremony progressed.
Today's citation was a special one.
created solely for the 18th Bomb
Group. The men of the group will
separate after today but the 10Th
headquarters will remain at Pyote
as an organization.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
| Roosevelt Finds
Short Snorters'
Keep Pen Busy

President Roosevelt admitted with
laugh today that he is a full
fledged member OF the Short Snort
ers' Club.
He explained at a press confer
ence that he became a member by
virtue of his trans Atlantic fight to
the Casablanca conference with
Prime Minister Churchill.
The club is made up of persons
who have crossed the ocean by air
and who exchange signatures on
dollar bills. The President said he
had signed his name more times
since getting back than ever before,
and was having to call a halt to it.
However, he still is carrying his
certificate of membership in the
Short Snorters'-the dollar bill
signed by another member.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Romme| Reported
Wounded in Raid
byU. ). Planes
Nozi Marshal Believed
In Tunis Hospital
After Injury at Gobes
nv CATITT MacGnWA
BY GAULT MCGOWAN,


WITH THE UNITED NATIONS
FORCES ON THE TUNISIAN
FRONT. Feb. IL (Censored) -
Marshal Erwin Rommel has been
wounded in one of the recent
heavy American air raids on
Gabes and now is in a hospital in
Tunis, according to reports from
usually reliable sources.
Should these reports be con-
flrmed, then the command of the
campaign would develop around Col.
Gen. Jurgen Won Arnim and might
result in recasting Of Axis strategy.
Gen. Won Arnim's main concern
Is commanding the Bizerte and
Tunis area and defense of the
Mareth position was Marshal ROM
mel's decision since the speed of the
advance of the forces Of the British
under Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery upset his first idea for the
defense of Tripoli.
Marshal Rommel attempted to
placate Italian opinion by his prom
ise of the recapture of Tripoli with
one of is dramtic sorties, and this
did not look impossible from the
Mareth position, had everything
gone according to Axis plans. How
ever, the Allied dispositions ruled
out that possibility now. and if the
report about Marshal Rommel is
true it is unlikely that Gen. Won
Arnlm will attempt to hold advance
positions of the Mareth Line more
than temporarily while withdrawing
hastily down the coastal corridor
for his own chosen positions.
There is no indication OF the seri-
BUSINESS of Marshal Rommel's wound,
but the report that he is IN Tunis
hospital suggests that he Is sum-
GENTLY we'll to travel and possibly
to consult with Gen. Won Arnim.
Obviously much depends on his
continued authority because the
Axis read guard, composed mainly
of the Afrika Korps, depends large
ly on his personal prestige for their
confidence; and with Marshal Rom
mel out of the picture even tempo
rarily. it would lead to an immediate
lowering OF the remnants OF Axis
morale.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Smith Says Senate
Probe Will Reveal
j. ). Food Crisis
Declares 1t Will Expose
Desperate Outlook
Due to Priee-Fixine
Earlier Story on Page B-6.)

Earlier Story on Page B-6.)
BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Smith of the Senate
Agriculture Committee an
nounced today that a subcom-
mittee had voted to call Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard early
next week as the first witness
at hearings which the South
Carolinian said would expose
"the peril in which administra-
ton farm policies have placed
our food program.
Mr.. Wickard will be followed later
by heads Of every Government
agency concerned with the produc-
ton, transportation and distribu-
ton OF food, here and abroad Sen
ator Smith said.
I'VE are going to blow the lid
off SO the public will know the
desperate outlook for food produc-
ton due to price fixing, the man.
power shortage and the lack of farm
machinery" he added The people
are fed up with policies that won I
feed them, and this committee is
fed up with the habit of saying
Yes, sir, Mr.. Boss to every bu-
reaucrat downtown
! The Senator commented that a
fellow Senator told him of paying
/ 49 cents pound for pork chops ir
Washington which sold at the
packing house for % cents and or
which the freight charge was CEN
and a quarter a pound
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Swope Says u. S.
Doesn't Oppose
Racing as Such
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Feb. l2-Herbert
Bayard Swope, chairman of the New
York State Racing Commission, as
serted today there is no opposition
to racing in Washington and the
only point at issue is one OF
transport
In an interview with the New York
Times on his return from the
Capital Mr. Swope said Rubber
Administrator Jeffers gave his per-
sonal assurance 10 Neil Mccarthy
California racing figure - that
he in no wise wished to interfere
with racing as such
Mr. Swope also questioned claims
that racing contributed to absentee
ism at war plants in Baltimore
where the Manpower Commission
asked race tracks be kept closed.
There has been no racing in
Baltimore since November. '"' One
might as well accuse the movies
baseball, soda fountains swimming
backyard gardens and other diver
sions as causing absenteeism.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Ohio State Will Receive
Williams Trophy Feb. II
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-Ohio
States football team of last fall,
voted In the Associated Press poll Of
sports writer's as the top team Of
the Nation. will be awarded the
Henry L. Williams Trophy in spe-
cial ceremonies in Columbus Feb
ruary %.
Making the presentation will be
the IN" Club. composed of athletic
lettermen at the University of Min
nesota, sponsors of the trophy.
Ohio State thus becomes the first
team to win a leg on the Williams
Trophy, which is to be awarded per-
manently to team that wins three
national championships or has the
highest rating in the Associated
Press poll over period of 10 years.
The Williams Trophy was spon-
sored by the m" Club after Minne-
sofa won the Knute Rockne Trophy,
put up by the Four Horsemen Of
Notre Dame, by winning the ma
tional championships in 1894, 1885,
1886 and 1910.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Young Father
Volunteers for
| Polio Test
the Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Feb. H.
A young father from Yonkers, N. Y.
has volunteered for tests to deter
mine whether infantile paralysis is
transmitted to humans from house
mice, DR.. William A. Holla, West
chester County health commissioner,
announced today.
The man, whose name was not
revealed, offered himself for expert
ments after reading DIR. Holla's re.
port that tests indicated the polio
myelitis virus might be transmitted
by rodents, the commissioner said.
If 1 can do something to protect
my daughter and other children,
will be satisfied even If I am left
paralyzed or do not survive" the
man was quoted by DR.. Holla as
saying.
The volunteer described himself
as Is years old, healthy and the
father Of 2-year-old girl. He said
he and his wife had always worried
over the possibility the disease
might strike their child.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Firemen Battling Blaze
In hagerstown Plant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb 12.-
Fire ragged this afternoon in the
plant of the $500 Central Chemi-
cal Co. and Franklin P. Thomas,
company president. said one of the
two plant buildings had been de-
stroyed and the other was in great
danger.
Mr. Thomas said no one was in
the main plant when the fire was
discovered during lunch hour. An
office employe, eating his lunch
slnelled smoke and went into the
plant proper, finding 1t mass OF
flames.
He gave the alarm and all
Hagerstown lre-flghting equipment
was rushed to the scene.
The building already destroyed
Mr.. Thomas said, was the older OF
the two and was of frame and metal
The newer plant is of steel con-
struction, but Mr.. Thomas held out
little hope that it could be saved.
The company produces fertilizer
and farm sprays and was at the peak
OF Its production for the coming
spring season, the president said.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Warehouse Fires Peril
Jacksonville Wafer Front
Fy the Associated Press


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 12.-
Jacksonville worst fire since the
Clyde Steamship Line docks burned
in 194l destroyed two large water
front warehouses and threatened
the entire area today before it was
brought under control after three
hours by every available fire-hght-
ing unit
One Coast Guardsman received a
broken leg when q flame weakened
ramp collapsed, soldier sustained
head and shoulder injuries when a
piece Of roofing fell on rim and
several firemen had minor hurts.
Two Atlantic Coast Line ware
houses, one housing the Jackson
vile Crate Co., the other used by the
Valvoline Oil Co. as a storage depot,
were destroyed.
The damage was estimated to run
well into the hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars. The cause OF the blaze
has not been determined.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Earlier Story on Page B-7.)

BY the Associated Press
PYOTE. Tex, Feb. 12.-Uniquely
honored, the 18th Bomb Group to-
day passed into history as the most
audacious and effective Army unit
ever to fight for this country.
More than 1000 officers and men
OF the famous unit which fought the
Japanese tooth and toenail from
Manila to the Solomons lined up on
the huge air base field here to re-
ceive four unit citations, more than
has been given any other service
group.
These were in token of brave re-
sistance to the enemy during a fe-
rocious IL months, starting Decem-
ber 8, 1941.
Staff Sergt. Daniel Ruther of New
York City, his blouse already dec
grated with the Silver Star and Pur-
pie Heart. was the first man to re-
ceive the blue gold-encrusted bar
signifying the four citations.
Maj. Gen. Robert Olds. COM
mander OF the End Air Force. Spo-
kane, Wash. said to the 10th:
Evening star., 1943-02-12
; JAP WARSH|PS SUNK IN SOLOMONS ROUT
13 on 2 u. S. Planes
Missing in Canada

Watson Lake, on the British Co.
lumbia Yukon boundary, and the
other between Fort Nelson and Fort
st. John. British Columbia. Three
persons are aboard one OF the ships
and the other carried 10.
United States and Royal Cana
dian Air Force planes joined in the
organized search when the planes
first were reported missing They
are believed to have been forced
down by mechanical trouble.
RCAF planes from No. 2 Air OBJ
servers School here. under direction
Of Capt. w. r. May. and planes OF
the Northwest Staging Route. under
Wing Comdr. w. J. McFarlane. are
assisting United States planes in
the search.