The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
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 BY JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York March IT. (UP)-An- other Song of Norway:
 It is uncertain whether the bad news has penetrated yet to the little mountain town of Lokken Verk in German-held Norway-whether it has reached Mother Emma Tokle. But when it does there will be much weeping among Widow Tokle and her FOOT neighbors at the foot of BjornNebakken where little Torger Tokle used to slide on barrel slaves.
 Tho U. s. War Department an- nounoed yesterday that T-Sgt. Tor ger Tokle had been killed in action in Italy on March B. He was struck by exploding shell fragments while leading his infantry platoon in an attack against the Germans in the high Apennine mountains. He would have been 26 on March 27.
 The village of Lokken Verk will mourn Sergeant Tokle'S death be- cause the amiable, sandy-haired lad became the most famous man in history of the fell mountain) coun- try. He became one of the greatest ski jumpers Of all time-perhaps the greatest. Tn l938-before the Ger mans canle-Torger went to the United States. became citizen and or March !, l942, established new North American jumping record ot cS9 feet-alrost the length of football field
 If TokIe could have had his way, this record never would have been made. He wanted 1o fight the Ger mans for his adopted land and for his native land Nc GulSlI2g was he.
 Despite his allncsJ fearful pro- tests, ne was rejected for army Serv- ice ln January, l942, because ot defect in his teeth.--reSuI1llg from minor SKI nlshap. This rejection aid not stop hlm. Between ski meets, he worked overtime carpentS- IT Brooklyn ant earned encGgh money to nave ms teeth fixed,
 One of the happiest days ct AS llte waA Cct I. l9s2. cr that day he Apaiiy passed his physical ex-
 asnnation at Governors LsaaItC, :, N. Y,, aod Was naucoeG eor GhS Amy Eager forser waived che usual i4-lay BuNoush granted @- duobees, aald lett New York nno1e- diately to ioin a mo,n1aln n1ai,Gsy resinlsn5 at eosb Lewis, Wash. &s wauted aStion.
 the oiSp~ttehvs ao not say whe0Aec Go4sel waS un okis whom SilleU But unquSstioaably hu would nave pselelreu 1t that way, because 20 loved thG lons5 AfooNeu hloSorieS that to>l! hta spaInus thtoush Cno all Ike Wluso. lt sevnnvu that Nu WAA ua4,lss O. aAis rom the yln0 hls lathe. ltlat put hln on oaiN7t st4YS.., al lAe asu ul thIso, lh GQS- ktu Vets. Al alA he wsS oompV.,na ol4 piAe akLl oA 4Q-meteI h1aSl, anN at eight he Was aut- Jumping Nl youue stSla ol tla area Q4t oo- nl>te1> a0QJsss, Not tu1tu he MAa lS, liA ne set a coveted p4lt a4 AeAolleS, thea ne h,sau Knocking oll nl4ss ~ltn teauAtM, pu1tl he ess4As to tne united Stats al l9,
 ta four Wintela o1 competition A the Unttad States, ae.uIu lV1I1,ne, u,c ski troops Ae ygaqhea 24 h,l records while Wiuutua s2 oi 4S lp>u uaments He W9s dariua p4g4VIAAl4, who featured a teriae prAs rom the humping platform aeeatGe ne luruped 90 hard and Q tal. he ts,taI- iy kept his skis widen apatt tAAa most jumpers in order tq ease his iandmg Other Aad he ,tgI toGol but none his power ana daring
 The world ot sports ioiQs the yll7 ia4a ct Ioi.ken Verk in mourning Iokles death, but all ate proud of the manner tp which ne died, .eading an attack against t1e Ger mans alter having his teeth fixed so that he could tigh. them A true son oi Norway and an Ameticap nerQ