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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Beyond the Moscow announcement
that Hitler is pouring immense re.
serves into the Ukraine, there ha:
for some time been very little rea
war news from Russia, and tenn.
porary stalemate has been reached
with both sides stalled by mud anc
spring floods. There evidently ha!
not been much progress made by
the Germans in the Ukraine, mol
have the Russians been able to re-
port important operations in con.
nection with their desperate attemp
to recapture Smolensk.
Both the Russian offensive and
the Nazi counter offensive seem
to have lost impetus for the time
being, but while developments
are awaited, the Germans keep
on strengthening their forces. To
what extent Russia is in position
to do something similar has not
been indicated.
In the meantime the Soviet gov
eminent is permitting the Official
press to once more raise the demand
for Second Front in Europe as soor
as possible.
RemmeI on the Run.
AS is now generally known, the
question of the Second Front hinges
on the North African war, and here
there has lately been more activity
than in Russia.
The British General Montgom-
ery's Eighth Army which pursued
the Nazi Marshal ROmmen all
the way from Ell Alamein in
Egypt through Libya into Tun-
isia, is now just about to trap
the German desert fox.
While Rommel obviously is hop
ing that his forces can join General
Won Arnim's troops in the northern
part of Tunisia, attempts are being
made to merge the British First AND
Eighth armies and the American
forces in order to completely en-
circle Rommel and march against
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08
Seek Men For
Alaskan Work

A recruitment for carpenters and
laborers for work in southern Alaska
will be conducted in this area next
week by the U. S. Army Engineers
Any one interested in this work may
contact the offices listed below, on
the dates specified:
April IL, Mora employment office
8 a. m. to p. m.
April 10, Cambridge, court house
10 a. m.
April IA, Pine City, village hall
10 a. m.
April Ia, Hinckley, Adams Cafe
1890 p. m. .....
April IA, Sandstone, village hall
1870 p. m. ....
April Is, Milaca, court house, IL
a. m.
April Is, North Branch, village hall
1890 a. m.
April Is, Rush City, Robinson
Hardware, p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08
international News Review

the city of Tunis and the port of
Bizerte.
While much bitter fighting still
lies ahead in Tunisia for the United
Nations, the general impression is
that the situation is more favorable,
more hopeful, than it has been for
quite a while.
-. Heavy Bombardments.
Pending further developments in
Russia and North Africa, there was
an unexplained lull in the British
and American bombings of German
industrial centers, but that was sud-
denly and violently broken Sunday
and Monday of this week. T..
On Sunday 1873 American Fly
ing Fortresses appeared in the
air over Paris and let their bombs
rain down upon the RenauH mo-
tor and armament works, turn
ing out war supplies for Hitler.
The raid was described as the
biggest American bomberS in Europe
have undertaken to date, and is said
to have been exceedingly effective.
On the following day British and
American aviators bombed the Ger
man submarine port of Kiel, and also
the Italian city of Naples.
In some quarters it is thought that
the revival Of the bombing war may
form part of the prelude to the
real invasion of continental Europe.
American-Ja
For long time it has been as
sumed that since American forces
won their signal victories in the
southwest Pacific, the Japanese would
more or less definitely abandon all
plans about further offensives in that
part of the world.
Only General Douglas MacAr-
thur i'm Australia refused to be-
lieve this. He stated time and
again that surprises must be ex-
pected from the Japanese, and he
reiterated his demands for addi-
tiOnal forces.
CONTINUED on Page -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08
War Loan Drive
Quota $286,0O0
For Pine County
Extensive Campaign is to
Open Monday; National
Coal $4,000, 900, 900.

Pine county's quota of the second
war loan drive which opens Monday,
April IL, has been set at $286, 900,
according to Svend Petersen of Askov,
publicity chairman of the county
committee. The national goal is $13,-
OOO, 100000.
Everyone is conscious of the ur-
gent necessity of buying war bonds
to finance the war;" Mr.. Petersen
stated. each has likely done as much
as he was comfortably able to do.
Now, however, extra effort must be
expended if Pine county is to 60
over the top"
Mr.. Petersen added that the quota
was established on past purchases
and present bank deposits, the latter
figure indicating that sufficient money
is available to make this investment
without any serious hardship.
County Quotas.
Following are the quotas estab-
lished for Pine county:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08
Stroke Fatal To
Finlayson Farmer

M. E. Ward, residing on a farm
northwest of Finlayson, died of a
stroke Saturday when walking to the
mail box near his home.
Funeral services have been set
for this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Methodist church. Besides his
widow the deceased leaves son,
Albert Ward, of Sioux City, Iowa,
who is here for the funeral, and a
daughter, Mrs. Clair Farrell, of Ed
monitor, Canada, who is unable to
attend. Mrs. Albert Ward was ex-
pected from Iowa yesterday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08

total Tor zine county, -9IoO,UUU.UU
"The above figures speak for them
selves" said Mr.. Petersen. ut is
now up to each and every resident
in each of these communities or
groups of communities to do their
best toward reaching or exceeding
the quota.
Idle Dollars.
There are severGl thousand dol
lars lying idle in war stamps in
partly filed books. Take your part
,ly filled book to the bank or post
office and add enough cash to il
to make the price of bond. Sew
eral partly filled books of different
denomination stamps may also be
punched toward the price of any
size bond.
Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are hidden away in postal saw
ings accounts where they draw only
two per cent interest. Take a part
at least, of these savings and invest
them in war bonds and thus let your
tIlOIcy SdIIl ideally ~ pei SCiit Aioi
interest for you.
Thousands upon thousands OF
dollars are sailed away in time de-
posts or savings accounts in banks
part of which, at least, should be put
into war bonds.
Seeks 100 Per Cent Support.
"And if you lack few dollars in
having the price of war bond al
this time, then every bank in the
county will be pleased to loan you
for a short period, the amount you
need.
Lets make the slogan 'one OF
more bonds in every home in Pine
county and thus be 100 per cent fol
supporting the boys at the front who
are risking their lives at $50 pei
month in order that we may live
as free and independent citizens.
Every man, woman and child in
Pine county must get into this great
second war loan drive starting
April r."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-04-08

Askov ----$ 100000
Bruno observation-disclosures 11,5s0.OO
Finlayson and Rutledge-- 3O,316.OO
Hinckley and Brook Park 1882. 90
Kerrick, Nickerson and
Duquette ------- 12,7ao.oo
Pine City Beroun, Hen
riette and Rock Creek los, 252.OO
Sandstone, Markville and
Cloverton ------------ 52,o52.oo
Sturgeon Lake, Willow
River and Denham - 21,164.O0
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Mt. Pleasant Chorus
In Spring Concert

On Friday evening at $50 o'clock
the annual spring concert of the
Mount Pleasant Chorus of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church will
be given in Fishburn Hall of the
church. The chorus, under the di-
rection of Norton M. Little, with
Claude Robson, accompanist. will
give varied program. The members
of the solo quartet-Dorothy Aiken
Fewell. soprano; Elizabeth Glass,
contralto; j. Homer Butler, tenor,
and Gene Archer. bass, will each
offer group of solos. The public is
cordially invited.
For the Memorial Day service this
morning at II o'clock, the chorus will
sing the Pilgrims Song" by Tschai-
kowsky; Mrs. Glass will be heard in
There Is No Death" O'Hara, and
Mr.. Robson will play the "Lamen-
tation" by Guilmant and America
Triumphant from pilgrim Suite')
by Dunn.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Events in Music
Meridian Hill Summer Schedule Announced

G. c. Cappel and his committee OF
prominent music lovers, together
with National Capital Parks Service
announce this summers schedule of
concerts for Meridian Hill Park.
In response to many requests from
former patrons and because of the
large number Of war workers now
living here, Mr.. Cappel has extended
the number Of performances and
will present three different series of
concerts. There will be eight cham
ber music concerts on Wednesdays,
starting June 80, and two series of
eight concerts, each of a different
type. These will be given on Satur-
days and Sundays, starting June 26
and 27.
On the chamber music series
some of the greatest organizations
in this field will appear, including
the Coolidge Quartet, the Roth
Quartet, the Gordon String Quartet,
and groups of more varied compost
ton, such as the lie Roy-Foster-
Scholz Trio and the Horace Britt
String Ensemble. An innovation on
this series will be a recital by
the world-famous pianist composer,
Percy Granger. This will be his
initial appearance in Washington as
recitalist.
The Saturday and Sunday series
will include some unique and spec
tacular events Martha Graham
and her inimitable dance group; the
Salzedo Harp Ensemble, the Trapp
family, still singing and playing to-
gether in what is probably the most
unusual music ensemble in the world
today. There will be two other
groups of vocal ensembles-the ST.
berian Singers. a group of 10 artists
new to Washington, but widely
known through their many record
ings, and the American Ballad Sing
ers, SO successful last summer.
These concerts will also have their
innovations, for Mr.. Cappel has ar
ranged for the appearance of our
own American troubador, Lanny
Ross, who has recently brought hap
piness to the hearts of thousands of
our soldiers on his tours OF the
training centers and camps. Still
Evening star., 1943-05-30

phine Trifiletti, Grant Uhl, Mary
Emily Warren, Jan Wood.
Mary Lehman Potter presented
her piano pupils in recital at the
Silver Spring Baptist Chrch on
Saturday evening, May %. Tbs
following students took part: Ruth
Spencer, Lennis James, Nellie 10
Brown. John Courson, Janean Cour-
son, Ruthmary Ragsdale, Nancy
Snesrud. Robert Mcdowell. Paula
Kay Thomson, Bruce Mcdowell, Ann
Douthat and Gloria Williams. Vo.
cal selections were given by Mil.
dred Snesrud, contralto, and Reu-
ben Snesrud, tenor. Mrs. Potter
accompanied the soloists.
Mary Helen Richardson of WASH
ington, who is senior in the Ober.
lin Conservatory of Music, presented
her senior recital in Oberlin Thurs.
day, May 20. The program included
works by Schubert, Beethoven, Cho-
pin and Debussy. Miss Richardson
is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Richard Gill Richardson of 134l
Ingraham street NV.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Names Added
ToWater Gate
Concert Series

Three famous names were added
this past week to the roster Of art
lists who will appear with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra on its
Sunset Symphonies" at the Poto-
mac Water Gate this summer.
Dorothy Maynor, the great Negro
| soprano; Argentina, Spain's great
est dancer. and Jose Iturbi. making
his first appearance in Washington
as a conductor, were signed this
week for the Water Gate concerts,
which will be inaugurated with a
gala opening concert, Hans Kinder
conducting, on Sunday evening,
June l3. and will continue on We'd
nesday. Friday and Sunday evenings
through July 81. Season tickets Tor
the Sunset Symphonies will go on
sale Tuesday at the symphony box
office in Kits. 1880 G street NV.
With the addition OF Maynor, Ar
gentinita and Iturbi to the names
already announced, the number of
assisting artists participating in the
Water Gate concerts is brought to
| Is. the number OF guest conductors
to seven and the general schedule to
| the most impressive proportions OF
any in the Sunset Symphonies seven
years history Only remaining to be
announced are the sololsts for the
annual all-Gershwin concert on
June l8. the guest conductor for the
June 27 program and soloist and
guest conductor for the concert OF
July I.
Miss Maynor, whose voice has car
ried her to the heights in the lew
years since her discovery by Serge
Koussevitzky, will help bring the
Water Gate season to a spectacular
close when she shares honorS with
DR.. Kinder on the final concert,
July 2l. Up to now Miss Maynor has
sung in Washington only once,
when, because of the space llmlta-
tions of the Library of Congress,
where she was appearing. she could
be heard by only few hundred peo-
pie. Argentinias artistry was un-
veiled to Washington audiences at
the Water Gate last summer. She
and her company will be seen on
the JULY 18 concert. when the Ma
tional Symphony will be under the
guest direction Of Francis Garzla,
assistant conductor Of the orchestra.
Iturbi has, of course, made many
appearances here, but always in the
role of pianist. On July 16 he will
display another facet of his talents,
that of conducting. Assisting him
will be Nine. Antoniades-Xydes
Greek pianist now resident in
Washington.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Band Concert Season
Opens at Capitol

On Wednesday evening the United
States Marine Band opens the sum-
mer season of band concerts that are
played each year at the Capitol Plaza
by the Army, Navy and Marine
Bands. These concerts are a con-
tinuation of similar concerts that
have been played at this location
almost since the completion of the
Capitol itself and are attended not
only by Washingtonians but also by
the many visitors from this Nation
and abroad who come to this city.
The three service bands arrange
their programs IN an endeavor to
please every taste and consequently
present music ranging from popu-
lar hits to symphonic music that in
many instances has been especially
arranged for these bands from the
symphony orchestra repertoire. Be-
cause of the present war emergency
it has been found necessary to pre-
sent these concerts at o'clock, so
that they may be completed in day
light, thereby avoiding unnecessary
artificial lighting,
Evening star., 1943-05-30

! on business connected with the war.
To sit was diversion to the charm
ing writer. and the painter saw to it
that Mr.. Hawthorne was not bored
cigars and refreshment being pro-
vided most thoughtfully.
1t is rather amazing to discover
how many capable portrait painters
there were in this country during
the span covered by so years, be-
ginning with Stuart and ending with
Sully, who lived until 1872.
For instance, there were Jarvis,
Waldo and Jouett, Rembrandt
Peale, Ralph E. Earle, Neagle and
Morse-not to name all-each of
whom is now here represented un-
der the National Gallerys roof. And
besides these there is Duveneck,
who, born in 1848 lived we'll into our
own day, dying only In 1919-one of
the strongest painters of our time
and one of the best.
Duveneck studied in Munich. and
one Of the two portraits by which
he Is represented is of Leslie P.
Barnum, vice consul from the
United States at Munich. 1875-1877:
while the other is of the painters
colleague, William Gedney Bunce,
which also was painted in Munich
about 1878. when Bunce was making
trips to Venice. accompanied by
Duveneck-both painting diligently.
The tight painting of the very
early men had long since come to an
end and now Duveneck's frank
method and broad stroke have also
been discarded. The world goes
round and 'round-not always on
and on.
The CLARK Collection.
OF the 63 American portraits
given by the A. w. Mellon Educa-
tional and Charitable Trust, the
majority were derived from the
Thomas B. Clarke collection, pur-
chased en- bloc in 1886, when adver-
| tlsed for sale to settle the Clarke
estate. At the time the purchase
price. it was rumored, was $1,000, 900,
but the real value of the collection
was the care with which it had been
assembled and the breadth of its
representation. AS an artistic and
historical record of early America
and the period of national estab-
lishment it was unique and invalu-
able.
Mr.. Clarke began collecting in
1872, when a young man, and as
time passed he steadily raised his
standard, substituting for works ac-
quired better examples when such
became available He is said to have
desired possession of the Vaughan"
Washington for % years before op-
portunity offered for acquisition.
The Edward Savage painting of
The Washington Family which
for some time has hung in the Ma
tional Gallery, was another canvas
acquired by Mr.. Clarke after pa
tient waiting.
During Mr.. Clarke's lifetime his
collection was frequently drawn
upon for loan exhibitions at the
Union League Club and the Century
Association in New York. In 1928
the entire collection-l64 items
was shown in the Philadelphia Mu-
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Br Alice Eversman.

The name of Charles T. Critics Is
becoming increasingly prominent on
concert programs today. This
American composer, who short
generation ago, was striving to make
his countrymen conscious of his
talent has now achieved the goal
he hoped for, although he was not
permitted to live to see it. Recog-
milton of Critics genius has been
complete if belated The story of
his life and struggles has been put
in book form by Edward NJ Maisel
who left his writing profession and
research work at Harvard and
Princeton to enlist in the Army last
July. The volume, published by
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, is called
Charles T. Critics, the Life of an
American Composer"
Mr.. Maisel states Immediately in
the introduction that he has set out
to refute the "Griffes legend He
says that very little is known
about the man who stands behind
the reputation-worse than that,
good deal of misinformation has
been accepted about him. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that almost
everything written about the COM
poser since his death has been in
accurate He cites, for instances,
the story that Critics meeting with
Rudolph CAM in Germany was
the turning point of his life, the
statement Of John Tasker Howard
and, later. of David Even that it
was Humperdinck whose influence
turned the young musician to
composition, that Critics rarely
read fiction" that his copper
plate etchings were so fine that "he
was strongly advised to follow etch-
ing as profession" and, finally that
Critics died in abject poverty.
All of these stories, which have
been incorporated in recognized
biographical sources are refuted
by Mr.. Maisel through documentary
evidence and statements of those
who knew the composer during his
lifetime. The author has contacted
every one available and has had at
his disposal letters by the composer
to various people and from this has
striven to give as fair an account
OF his progress toward fame as is
possible.
Nor does Mr.. Maisel hesitate to
bring out in the open the fact that
Critics was afflicted in the same
manner as was Tschaikowsky, but
has clothed the persons closest to
him in this relationship with COM
plete anonymity The biogra ply
Evening star., 1943-05-30
New Philadelphia
Orchestra Season
Plans Announced

Shows Concert Bureau announces
that the Philadelphia Orchestra will
return next winter with its usual five
regular subscription concerts, with
an extra during the Christmas holi-
days and another possible extra in
the spring.
The series will open on October l9
with Eugene Ormandy conducting
Other dates on the regular schedule
are: November 30, with Rudolf Ser
kin. pianist. as guest artist; Febru-
ary l. with Zinc Francescotti. violin
list; February 20, March %. Mr. Or
mandy will conduct all concerts with
the possible exception of March %
for which guest conductor may be
announced later.
Oscar Levant will appear as guest
artist in an extra concert Decem-
ber %, with subscribers already spec
ulating on an all-GershWin program
Rudolf Serkin will be remembered
for his brilliant and sensitive inter-
probation of the Beethoven En-
peror" concerto with the orchestra
this winter. Francescotti has been
enthusiastically received in New
York and Philadelphia this season
with critics hailing him as "the
magnificent"
Because Constitution Hall was 81
per cent filled by regular subcrib-
ers this winter and every concert
was a complete "sellout' with many
people turned away. Shows Concert
Bureau, 721 Eleventh street NV
urges concertgoers to buy next sea-
sons tickets early. Renewals will be
taken through tomorrow and new
season seats will be sold June l
through June 30. The box office will
be closed during July and August.
Evening star., 1943-05-30

another innovation will be a dance
program by Lotte Goslar, the great
comic dance mime, who with her
company created sensation in her
New York recital this spring. Mr..
Cappel Is also negotiating for at
least two recitals on this series by
famous singers and a noted Amer
lean violinist.
While the Saturday and Sunday
series are in most part given by the
same artists, the programs will be
different. In event rain prevents
the giving of any concert, it will be
given on the next clear night.
Meridian Hill Park is located at
Sixteenth and w streets NV, and
Is on the Sixteenth street bus line
and within a block and half of the
streetcars on Fourteenth street and
on U street.
Most Washingtonians are familiar
with this beautiful park where the
starlight concerts have been held for
the past two summers, but this year
the thousands of newcomers to
w WILL NC 10
the perfect setting for these notable
concerts.
In l941, Mr.. Cappel inaugurated
this series and named it the Star
light Chamber Music Concerts"
because these were the first chamber
music concerts ever to be played in
the open air in this country. He had
no financial backing the first year
but, because of the enthusiasm and
encouragement of his committee and
the cooperation of the Park Service,
a real artistic success was achieved
that attracted Nationwide atten-
ton.
Last summer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge volunteered to be
the sole sponsor of the concerts and
through her support and recogni-
ton, they became the nationally
famous concerts they are today.
Tickets covering these recitals can
be secured, starting tomorrow morn
ing at 9 am. at the Cappel Concert
Bureau in Ballards, 1340 G street
Tickets can also be reserved by tele-
I phone.