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The Washington times., 1938-08-01
BL|MP HANGAR
Hearing on Removal
! Of Hazard Put Off

A hearing on removal of the
blimp hangar at Washington Air
port, scheduled by the Virginia
Corporation Commission for to-
day, was postponed because
officials of the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, which owns the
hangar, were unable to attend.
The hearing was expected to be
set for September Il.
Airmen and air transport
officials list the large hangar
among several man-made hazards
existing in vicinity of the airport.
Smokestacks, railway and COM
munication wires and the Wash
1ngton Monument are other
hazards.
The blimp hangar has been
operated by the Goodyear Com
pany almost four years. Its five
year contract does not expire
until October, 1899. The blimp,
now in New York, is scheduled
to return to the airport on
October 16.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

here, and do thriving rival trade
In first covers.
1T GROWS ON YOU
Stamp collecting is thing that
grows on you, like the taste for
beer and certain cheeses. Most
people become collectors inno-
Gently enough, say with the letter
from Uncle Tim in the old coun-
try. The foreign postage insignia
arouSeS your curiosity.
It's when you get into the "first
day cover" class, and become a
connoiSseur in philately that the
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
CLUB PIONEER
HGLiQn-AmericQns
Dedicate Home

The first italian Country Club
of Washington was dedicated yes
terday at Chestnut Ridge, Mont
gomery county, Md. More than
1,50O Italian-Americans of the
District attended.
Speaking on congratulation oil
the achievement of IS Italian so
cieties of Washington were County
Commissioner Paul Couglan anc
Benjamin Wilkinson, of the
county park and planning com
mission.
Other speakers were DR.
Eugene Foricone, DR.. ALFRED
Briguglio and Paul Interdonato
Phebo Chirieleison acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
WORK STARTED
ON BOULEVARD.
LINK IN VIRGINIA.
CorSon-Gruman Bid Of
$89,688.05 Wins Job

Construction of two 24-foot con-
crete roadways, separated by a
traffic island, was started today
to connect the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway with Lee
Highway and Key Bridge.
Contract for surfacing the road.
ways was awarded to the Corson
and Gruman Company, of Wash
ington, on bid of $89, ,688.O5. The
work, which will be supervised by
the United States Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, must be completed be-
fore March /, 1899.
READY OCTOBER 1
Arno B. Cammerer, director of
the National Park Service, re-
ported today that the portion of
the parkway extension which
connects Lee Boulevard and
Arlington Memorial Bridge will
be available for public use about
October /.
Opening of this artery will re-
lieve present congested traffic
conditions at the intersection Of
Memorial Highway and River
Road in the vicinity Of the Arling-
ton Cemetery Memorial Hemi-
cycle, it was pointed out.
OTHER ROAD PLANS
Cammerer also reported that
the Bureau of Public Roads has
completed it's survey in connec-
ton with the construction of an
other arch at the Virginia end of
Key Bridge and work on this
project will be started this year.
The bureau is continuing stud
les in connection with the pro-
posed construction of a heavy
duty road for truck traffic be-
tween Key Bridge and Highway
Bridge, it was announced.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
FACTORIES BIDS.
ON MCCOY SHOW
IRK RECEIVERS

It may be the passing of the
Tim Mccoy Real Wild West
Show-but it will not be a pass,
ing into the hands of the manu-
facturers of the equipment if the
receivers have anything to. say
about it!. The court must pass
on the bids.
The receivers were all there this
morning-in a blistering sun
walking up and down the long
line Of tank wagons, stake driver
wagons, cook wagons-looking at
the fresh lettering that for three
weeks bravely blazoned the legend
of the circus.
INDIVIDUALS SHUT OUT
The manufacturers of the
wagons were there-cigars in
their mouths, istleSsly naming
bids that shut out individual
buyers. The representatives Of
the glistening flat cars-too long
for railroad service-were there,
making bids that shut out hope
full show folks.
Edmund M. Toland, one of the
receivers, buttonholed the flatcar
agent and told him:
"You fellows better quit that
sort of bidding. You're not go
ing to get it at your figures-I
can tell you that Well take
the whole show up in Delaware
and run it on a private siding
before We'll see this stuff go
back to you on such terms!"
"What's the matter? Other
people have a right to bid too
but I don't see you getting any
prices for the stuff"
MAKERS BUY WAGONS
What am offered for this
cook house wagon? Five hun,
dred, five-fifty, six hundred-any
more? Sold to this man right
here!"
"This man right here" had
bought all the wagons up to noon
just as the railroad rolling stock
had all gone to the Warren (Pa0 !,
manufacturers.
When the rolling stock, nor
mally stripped of its furnishings
"for same keeping" had been bid
in, the auctioneer moved from the
B. and o. freight yards on Ecking-
ton Place to the Fidelity Storage
Compapy'S warehouse on U Street,
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
new CHURCH
Holy Comforter Work
Is Started TODAY

Construction on the new $780,
900 Holy Comforter Catholic
Church at Fourteenth and East
Capital Streets was to begin to-
day after ground was broken yes
terday during an impressive cere-
mony.
The new building will be COM
pleted within 10 months. The site
was blessed yesterday by the pas
tor, the Rev. Charles R. O'Hara,
who was joined by other District
church dignitaries.
Chief speaker was Msgr. E. j.
Connolly. rector of st. Peters
Catholic Church, who said "Our
greatest depression is not none
tary or economic, but intellectual
and moral"
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
A FARLEY SALE

'nected with some newsworthy
event. A cover from the Won
Hindenburg, the day it exploded
and burned at Lakewood, for ex.
ample. Or that airmail stamp
which has the old Jenny plane
unaccountably flying on it's back.
when they meant to print it right
side up. Stamps like that.
The dealers are only allowed to
set up shop in Mr.. Farley's shop on
release dates, which the Post
Office Department announces well
in advance. There's no second
day for the first day cover fans.
Just have to wait, that's all.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

buy from us don't know what
it's all about" said Mr.. Yuclkin.
present company excepted, of
courSe.)
ONE DAY ONLY
"When they hear us talk Of
first day covers they get inter-
ested. These are the babies
that are in great demand. They
get more valuable, as time goes
on"
Specialists in philately are those
people who deal in stamps con
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Geo ORGETO WN
REP TO HAVE
N EW DIRECTOR

The Rev. Henri J. Wiesel, S.J.,
prepared today to leave his post
as headmaster OF Georgetown Pre-
paratory School and take over the
pastorate of st. Aloysius Church
and presidency of Gonzaga College.
He succeeds the Rev. Laurence
]. Kelly, Sd, who has been named
spiritual director of Scholastics
at the Jesuit Seminary at Wood.
stock, Md.
REV. WELSH TO SUCCEED
FIR. Wiesel will be succeeded at
Georgetown Prep by the Rev.
William E. Welsh, S.J., until now
vice president of st. Ignatius Col
lege at Manhasset, Long Island,
N. Y.
A native of Baltimore, Father
Wiesel was principal of St
Joseph's Preparatory College in
Philadelphia, and in 1915 and 1918
served on the faculty at George
town University. He was or
dained in 1922 and was assigned
to st. Aloysius Church as as,
sistant pastor in 1884.
NAMED YEAR LATER
A year later he became head,
master Of Georgetown Prep.
Father Welsh is a New Jersey
native and was educated at st.
Joseph's College at Philadelphia.
Ordained at Woodstock in 1895,
Father Welsh previously had been
professor of classical languages at
Georgetown Prep.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
$5,614 IS GIVEN
BY WPA TO CUT
TRAFFIC PERILS
-Four Supervisors Will
Be on Duty in Each

Thirteen Washington school
Fairgrounds will be doing their
bit within a few days to cut the
mounting toll of traffic fatalities
and accidents with children as
their victims.
A total of 1854 was allocated
today from WPA allotments to
care for necessary supervisory
staff.
The District had no funds with
which to keep these play places
open for the use Of children, who
were forced to play in the streets
and highways.
RESULT OF CAMPAIGN
Four supervisors will be placed
in each of the Fairgrounds, it was
announced, and the funds made
available will keep them open un-
til the school year begins.
The action followed a CAM
paign waged by social and civic
workers for several weeks, and the
announcement was made at q
conference today attended by
Lewis R. Barrett, coordinator Of
recreation for the D. C.. WPA:
Mrs. Mary Steele, director Of
women's and professional projects
for the D. C. WPA: Mrs. Hazel C,
Taylor, assistant director of edu.
cation; Eloise B. de Souza, as
sistant director of recreation, and
Ross Haworth, acting deputy ad.
ministrator of the D. c. WPA.
The WPA will provide the equip
ment to be used in the play.
grounds.
SCHOOL FUNDS LACKING
Coincident with the closing of
school, the accident list in which
children were manned and killed
mounted sharply. Boys and girls
on scooters, on bicycles, on roller
skates, and who played running"
games in the streets, were the
principal sufferers.
1t was pointed out that they
had no place in which to play,
and that all of the Fairgrounds
adjoining public schools were
closed and locked against In
truders for the summer.
School authorities pointed to
their attenuated budgets. and de.
clared they had no funds to pro-
vide for supervision of the grounds
themselves, or for professionally
directed play.
Immediately fight was begun
to secure funds, and the WPA was
called upon, with the resulting
appropriation made today.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Today is Dead|ine
On Job Applications

Receipt Of applications will
close at 4 p. m. today for Govern
ment examinations for blueprint
and photostat operators, marine
engineers, safety instructors and
junior script engraverS. The
latter position is with Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. Applica-
tion blanks are available at the
Civil Service Commission, Seventh
and F Streets Northwest, Room
113.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
D. {. Baptist Group
Hears Dr.. Ellison

DR.. ]. M. Ellison, professor OF
sociology and philosophy at Vir.
ginia Union University, Rich.
mond, Va, was the guest speaker
at Second Baptist Church yester.
day. Music was provided by the
senior choir. Prior to going to
Union University, DR.. Ellison was
for several years pastor of Zion
Baptist Church. Third and F
Streets Southwest,
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Golden Rule Seen
Way 10 Happiness

The only way to be truly happy,
the Rev. William R. Moody, pastor
Of st. Marks Episcopal Church,
told his congregation last night,
is by helping others. The Golden
Rule, he said, works both ways.
BY helping others you help your
sell.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

Quincy Adams six-centers. Adams,
you know, was the President who
was so mad when Andrew Jack
son succeeded him that he took a
run-out powder on the inaugural
of Old Hickory. Anyway
Most of the thousands who
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

In the latter operation, you be-
come q philatelist, and this is
good for Mr.. Farley's business, too.
30 good, in fact, that he has moth
ing harsh to say about the dealers
who set up shop right in his own
BENJAMIN Franklin Post Office
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

fever gets you. At times like this
you will run into Alex Yuclkin, one
Of the dealers in stamp rarities.
Our path crossed Yuclkin's as he
was dealing in the first day John
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Competition Spice of Trade:
PHILATELISTS HELP
FARLEy'S BUSINESS
So He Eggs Them on to Traffic
Right Where He Sells Stamps

BROADLY speaking there only two things you can do
- with a stamp-lck it or look at it.
In the former operation, usually followed by affxng it
postal card with the deahess message Having wonderful
tme wish you here you keeping Mr. James A. Far
ley the Postmaster General in ganful occupation.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
THERE'S FRIED PIGEON

NHESE newfangled gas and electric cooking contrap.
l. tions not for Mrs. Albert Owens 1904 St. S. E.
She still oldfashioned coal stove to turn ont
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

her meals.
Specials For the dod past two weeks the draft hasn't
Pigeon At first, Mrs owens thought it s wss the
Pot-Pie heat-or the rain-and then decided to do
something about it.
= Today she took down the stove pipe
Nestled inside and thoroughly cooked was pigeon How
1t got there Mrs Owens is unable to determine but she
does know that pigeon popie definitely the Owens
menu recently.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
1887 State Iron Ore
OUTPUT Exceeds 1929.

1887 was a banner year in Minnesota s
iron mining activities, according to Ray
D. Nolan, director of the division OF
lands and minerals
Total shipments from all Minnesota
mines for the year were 1887 ,280 tons
or 100000 tons more than in 1929 the
previous high year. OF this total H.
567,O47 tons or 258 per cent were from
the twelve state owned mines.
While Minnesota's output was higher
than any previous year, the entire Lake
Superior district shipments, including
Wisconsin and Michigan, were lower by
about two and a half million tons, in
dicating that Minnesota was alone in
showing an increase.
Experiments are constantly being car
ried on by the state department Of con-
servation, as we'll as the University of
Minnesota and the United States Bur-
eau of Mines in the use of low grade
ores that have hitherto been unrrer-
charitable and new uses are found fol-
much of this ore.
New methods Of refining are being
developed that are making the vast piles
of stored low grade ore useful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
Fire Department Holds
Annual Election Meet.

At the annual election meeting by the
Ely Fire Department and the Relief
Association, held last week, officers for
both organizations were chosen.
l. G. Cox was elected chief for the
twenty-third consecutive term. Rich
ard Hodge was named first assistant
chief and j. A. Rothman, second assist
ant; David ChilderS, secretary, and A.
o. Knutson, treasurer.
Jack Seraphine is the captain of hose
section No. l, and Emil Erickson of
section No. g. Joseph Gerzin, captain
Of the hook and ladder division and E
A. LeBeau, captain of the chemical
division.
Those named above also comprise
the officers of the Fire Department Re-
lief Association.
Following the election banquet was
served attended by the members of the
department and invited guests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13

ship" and Don Juans Serenade" Vo-
ciferously recalled, Mr.. Koch returned
and sang a selection from the opera,
"Falstaff."
The band played the BAT Selection"
by Strauss, followed by three solos by
Miss Matyas entitled, louvre con
Couer," "Plaisir D amour" and Sum
mer and You Responding to an ova-
ton, Miss Matyas sang "Chiriribi +"
Mr.. Long, who appeared here in the
evening last year after breaking an
arm before his appearance at Virginia
in the morning, received the plaudits Of
the audience with his offering "Prim-
avera," THE Dream" and Song of the
Open" He also responded to an en-
core
I'm the Cleaning" a paraphrase by
Huffer and Down South" an American
sketch by Myddleton were charming
numbers most artistically played by the
band.
A trio, praise Ye the Lord" by Miss
Matyas, Mr.. Long and Mr.. Koch fol-
lowed the band numbers Their voices
in this number blended tremendously
and the popular selection was given
most feelingly. The concert closed with
the band number His Honor March"
While the concert by the noted COM
pany and the band was recognized as
probably the best heard here for some
time, much praise is due Mr.. Lervey for
his accomplishments all piano master
pieces in themselves, played by a master
of the keys
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
TUO Really Heard
From Santa Claus.

Grand Rapids-Two Grand Rapids
persons are now fully convinced that
there is a Santa Claus, or at least that
there is town of that name. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Gates received Christ
mas card bearing the postmark Of
Santa Claus, Indiana. The card was
sent by their niece, Miss Aneta zahn,
whose home is in the Indiana town,
named after the patron saint of
children and holiday gifts. Each year
as the holiday season approaches the
village of Santa Claus gets buster and
buster, at least as far as the sale and
mailing of Christmas cards is con-
cerned. The postmark is greatly in
demand, and the revenues of the post
office are greater in December than
for the remainder of the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
Ely, Minnesota, January 5, 1888.
Office of the City Clerk.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That
sealed proposals will be received by the
City Council of the City of Ely, Min
nesota, up to eight 90 o'clock P. M,
Tuesday, January 10, 1888, for furnish
ing the City of Ely, Minnesota, with
it's requirements of Incandescent Lamps
for period of one Cd year from the
date of ten execution of the contract.
A certified check in the amount of
$4,000 must accompany each proposal
as a guarantee of good faith.
The City Council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right to reject
any and all bids
Address all proposals to the under
signed and mark plainly upon the
outside of the envelope, Proposal for
Incandescent Lamps"
BY order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
1-6 lib City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
COUNCIL RIFT
CONTINUED from Page One)

the highest Of four bidders.
In closing their circular, the slgners
made the statement that the total
amount of all bids accepted was s42,-
56587 not including draperies and Ven
etian blinds which are expected to run
over thousand dollars. AS closing
shot, Mr.. and Mrs. Public is asked
what are you going to do about it?''
I'VE are opposed to the action taken
on the bids" stated the circular over the
signatures of the three aldermen men
toned.
The matter has been considerably
mixed up from the beginning. On the
date bids were called for, John A. Harri
representing himself and group OF
taxpayers, had secured restraining
order preventing the council from
awarding the contracts. This restrain
ing order was secured from Judge
Freeman of Virginia who set the date
of hearing on the issuance Of per-
manent injunction for the following
Monday.
At this hearing, at which City Attor.
ney Thomas j. Carey and City Clerk A
o. Knutson were present, representing
the city, with Victor Essling of Eveleth
as attorney for Mr.. Harri, it was de.
cided to waive the issuance of the per-
manent injunction in the interests Of
economy and time and try the case
on its merits in this city on Monday q
week ago.
The case was dismissed Monday anC
no trial was held. With the dismissa.
of the case the matter assumed the
status it had before the restraining
order was issued and the city council
proceeded to award the contracts fol
equipment on the bids presented and
opened the same day the order was
issued.
Considerable time was necessary tc
tabulate the figures presented and the
council did not get to the matter OF
letting the contract until last Friday
when the vote on awarding the con-
tract to the highest bidder was bitterly
opposed by Aldermen Lobe, Spreitzel
and Debeltz, the minority issuing the
circular in support of their contention
that the whole affair was "screwy."
Before the meeting Of the council or
Monday evening at which it was de.
cided to readvertise for bids, it was
stated by authoritative sources that one
of the successful bidders had asked tt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Ely, Minnesota, January 5, 1888.
Office of the City Clerk.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That
sealed proposals will be received by the
City Council of the City of Ely, Min
nesota, up to eight 81 o'clock P. M,
Tuesday, January 10, 1888, for doing all
official printing and advertising for the
City of Ely, Minnesota, for the year
1898.
A surety bond in the amount of
$4,000 must be furnished by the sue
ceSsful bidder.
Address all proposals to the under
signed and mark plainly on the outside
of the envelope Proposals for Printing"
The City Council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order of the City Council of the
City Of Ely, Minnesota.
A. 0. KNUTSON,
10 lib City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-13

be relieved of his contract. This made
the call for new bids imperative.
P. j. Ryan, Hibbing, representative of
the Lake Superior Taxpayers Associ-
alton was an interested spectator at
Mondays meeting of the council which
became quite acrimonious in spots with
charges and counter charges being ban
tered about.
In another place in this paper will
be found the proceedings of the council
organized for the years work at the
beginning of 1888. The proceedings
give in detail the actions of the council
along with the appointments made.
While the proceedings cover consider
able space, every line is of interest and
it will pay you to read them carefully,
The minutes also contain the con-
tracts for equipment as awarded on
Friday evenings special meeting and
rescinded at Mondays special meeting
Tuesday afternoon, another circular
issued by Mayor Peshel, Aldermen
Zgonc, Mattila and Nyman were dis
tributed among the people giving their
side of the argument.
They make the claim that in the in
terest of harmony they voted to reject
former bids and advertise for new ones
In the circular they also state that the
bids accepted were the best and would
cover the needs of a better building
planned after the original plans ex-
ceeded the cost of the PWA allotment
and the bond issue of the city.
This was done, it is claimed, to give
the people Of the city the best service
available and this also was the attitude
when the matter of equipment was
under discussion.
Further the circular states that "we
want to make sure that Ely has a civic
center that its people can be justly
proud of and we will continue to lend
our best efforts and judgment in that
direction. Do not be confused by the
propaganda attempted by our op-
position. The public will get fair
and square deal at our hands"
AS both sides of the controversy
claim that they are working for the best
interests of the city and its people,
there are those who express wonder
why the controversy has arisen.
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