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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

only grounds for the "bad accident
risk argument is that older men
are slower in recovering from in
juries.
Next, employers speak of ode
creased productivity" There is no
denying that efficiency declines with
age, but not so fast as to strike a
death blow to the man of 40. What
few tests are available show that ex-
ceptional workers of 40, 50-and
even 60-are just as efficient as
younger men. The simple answer
is that proficiency's decline is grad
ual; it does not plummet down after
man reaches 40.
The most valid argument of all is
the last, that a middle-aged man is
''too slow and inadaptable to chang
ing conditions" In an age like the
present, where industry has been
revolutionized in the past two dec
AIDES, this claim may hold water.
Modern machines work faster. The
men who tend them must do like
wise.
America Grows Old.
But arguments are fruitless and
meanwhile the problem grows
worse. Becaue of Americas de-
Ginning birth rate, we are rapidly
becoming nation of middle-aged
men and women; by 1860 it is es-
timated So per cent will be over 40!
Industry and government have
not been blind to the problem. First
they favored social security, but it's
result has been higher taxes and
subsequent demand for more eff
ficiency and fewer workers. They
tried old-age pensions, but it was
poor business to hire a man at 40
when he'd be retired in a few years.
They tried sharing the work, which
reduced efficiency and proved an
expensive proposition. And the CEN
tury-old trend to shorter work weeks
has defeated itself because it
brought labor-saving machinery.
The solution is not yet. Some say
only an intricate balancing act can
overcome the problem, a compre-
hensive system of social insurance
to keep men employed or keep them
fed when jobless. Though many
remedies have been, and will be Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

You'll never miss the time spent
in ,crocheting this handsome
spread for it's made the easy way
-one medallion at a time in your
leisure moments! See how effec-
lively the pinwheels are set off.
Pattern GLIB contains instructions
for making the medallions; an il
lustration of them and of stitches;
photograph of medallions; mate
rials needed.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in stamps or coins (coins
preferred) to The Sewing Circle,
Household Arts Dept, 259 w. 14th
ST., New York City.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

concentrates, and from irradiated
foods and those fortified with vita
min ID concentrate, is necessary
for the proper utilization of the
calcium and phosphorus, which
must be generously supplied if the
teeth are to develop properly.
Importance Of Dental Hygiene
Thus a carefully calculated diet,
beginning before birth and con-
tinuing throughout life, is neces-
sary to build teeth that are struc-
turally sound. But even the most
perfect teeth require constant
care to maintain their sOundness.
Thorough brushing is necessary
after every meal to remove all
particles of food which remain be-
tween the crevices and cling near
the necks of the teeth. If not re-
moved, this debris may ferment,
giving rise to unpleasant odors
and creating acids which may at
tack the tooth enamel.
1t is important, however, that
the brushing be done correctly,
away from the gums and with a
slight rolling stroke, so that the
bristles can penetrate between the
teeth. Never use a horizontal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

fered, the man over 40 has thus far
received little but sympathy.
One man has scoffed at sympathy.
He is Henry Simler, a New York
typewriter manufacturer, who re-
Gently began fighting the ''fortypho-
bia" menace by proving that men
over 40 can compete with their
younger colleagues and do a good
job of it. To employers from coast
to coast he sent comprehensive
QUESTIONABLE to learn what employ
ers have actually learned about
the relation of age to efficiency.
He discovered that youth is more
careful about it's appearance, is
more cheerful and more enthusiast
tic. But for loyalty, Conscientious
ness, willingness and results, the
man over 40 won by wide margin.
With these facts he set out to form
a nationwide organization of Forty
Plus clubs, groups who would break
down employer resistance in their
respective communities.
Flooring ''Fortyphobia."
What happened in Boston is typ
ical. At the first meeting of this
Forty-Plus club was a small group
of unemployed men, mostly of the
executive type. One was 46, Dart
mouth graduate with manufacturing
and retailing experience. A second
was AZ, formerly vice president of
a drug company. A third had wide
experience in public relations work.
They decided to tackle the prob
lem from the inside out, to find jobs
for each other by capitalizing on
Simler's survey and selling them
selves to the public and employers.
They scoffed publicly at the "Help
Wanted" advertiser who sought
technical college graduate with at
least Is years experience in one
specialized line and who "must not
be over 35.'' What this employer
wanted, they said, was an unem-
ployed genius who finished college
at 20. One "Forty-Pluser" admin
istered a verbal threshing to a man
who had turned him down for lack
of experience only 10 years ago,
and who now said he was too old.
Boston's Payoff.
Their campaign brought results,
too. After six weeks, five Forty
Plus club members had permanent
positions, one of them paying $4,000
a year. Automatically these men
were suspended from membership,
since this strange organization is
anxious to s'kick OUT it's brothers in
the bond as rapidly as possible,
thereby making room for new men.
Some employers express hope
that the ''fortyphobia" problem will
work its own way out. They claim
the present crisis is only tenn
porary, violent reaction to the mod
ern trend of thought which favors
work for the young man and leisure
for old age.
Meanwhile, the man over 40 is be-
ing given the attention he deserves.
Massachusetts has empowered its
department of labor to publish the
names of employers who discrimi-
nate against certain persons on &C
count of age. And Secretary of La
Dor Perkins has added her opinion
that sit is against common sense
to leave people of 40, As and SO out
of work when they are willing and
able to work"
But perhaps employers have a
just reason to discriminate. Before
America can solve this great So
cial problem, she must find the true
cause.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
me HOUSEWIFE.
"REsEARCH PROFESSOR OF ECONOMY

her purchases so that she well deserves the
title of Research Professor of Economy. She
discovers item after item, as the year rolls on,
combining high quality with low
It is clear at once that all who make and
keep home have the same opportunity With
the help of newspaper advertising you, too, can
graduate from the school OF indiscriminate buy
ing into the faculty of fastidious purchases
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

worried magnates are shaking their
heads.
Well, there's Carl Hubbell and Hal
Schumacher of the New York Gil
ants. They are the most recent vic
Tins and their absence from the
lineup down the home stretch may
well have cost the Giants the Ma
tional league pennant. Lefty Groves
arm went dead a short time after he
pitched in the All-Star game. Old
age, you might say. But informed
baseball men will tell you the Bos-
ton Red Sox veteran was good for
several years yet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
IS RESEARCH

SHE'S not PhD or an LID. She hasn't
diploma or a cap and gown Her research is
not done in the laboratory or the library As
matter of fact her findings are made. usually,
in the street car. in the subway. in the subur-
ban commuters train.
She reads the advertisements in this paper
with care and consideration They form her
research data By means of them she makes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

our hllOWleuSS VI
how to control and
prevent many dan
gerous and debili-
tating diseases.
Yet we appear to
be complacent in
the face of the fact
that the majority
of our population is
handicapped by de-
cayed teeth!
Nor does the
-LA@
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
Of Sports
Liv ely B all.
Held Cause.
OF Dead Arms
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY
GORE arms have the baseball
- world worried.
remnants have been lost in the
big leagues this year and ace ath-
letes have become semi-invalids be-
cause of an epidemic of Clipped ell
bows, pulled tendons, and strained
muscles without precedent in the
history of the game.
Scan the list of pitchers involved
in arm trouble and you'll see why
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

surveys OF tite pHyStcdt COftdtttoH
of school pupils in different To-
calities and under parious cir
cunstances disclose that tooth de-
cay affects between go and 81 per
cent OF our school children.
Remarkable and widely herald
ed advances have been made in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
Vi+amin G and Tooth Health

Vitamin G is closely associated
with the health of both teeth and
gums. There is strong evidence
that this vitamin is essential to
the dentine, enamel, cementum
and the. bone of the jaw And
there are on record remarkable
experiments which demonstrate
that dental decay and gum dis
orders are both prevented and ar
rested when extra amounts of
foods containing vitamin c are in
Guided in a well-balanced diet.
Vitamin c is best obtained from
the citrus fruits, tomatoes and
raw leafy vegetables such as cab
bage.
Vitamin d which we get from
the sun, from fish-liver oils and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
Vitamin A and Tooth Structure

Notable research has demon
strated that vitaimin A is definite
factor in controlling tooth develop
ment. The development of the
enamel is governed by complex
structure which begins to deterio-
rate as soon as vitamin A is with
held. When experimental animals
are placed on a diet lacking in
this vitarflin, their teeth become
brittle, chalky and white. This is
due to the loss of the enamel, with
its orange colored pigment, and
the exposure of the dentine.
An English authority also claims
that vitamin A is necessary to
help prevent diseases of the gums.
Inasmuch as vitamin A likewise
has many other important func-
tions to perform in the body, ev-
cry homemaker should see to it
that her meals contain an abun-
dance of milk and other dairy
products, and the green, leafy and
yellow vegetables which are
good source of this vitamin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
PHOTOGRAPHY

stroke nor brush toward the gums.
This may irritate the tender It's
sues and may also force food par
ticles under the gums at the necks
of the teeth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
IT'S so easy to sew a few row:

IT'S so easy to sew a few rows
l of braid onto house dress or
little girls panty-frock, and it's
such smart way to brighten up
simple fashions and make them
more becoming. So let's rejoice
that the fashion of using braid
trimming is back with a bang, this
Fall. Here are two very attrac-
tive and unusual designs that
you'll enjoy making at home, in
pretty fabrics of your own selec-
ton. Each includes a detailed
sew chart to guide beginners.
The House Dress.
Here's a style so becoming and
attractive that you'll probably
want to make it of thin wool or
sports silk for general wear, as
well as of percale, calico, ging-
ham for the house. The very
short kimono sleeves are just as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15
What to Eat and Why
G. Houston Goudiss Offers Timely Advice
On Avoiding the Menace Of
Tooth Decay
By c. HOUSTON GOUDISS

nNE of the most serious indictments against present
day civilization is its failure to the teeth of
and children. Countless examinations in all parts of
the country reveal that practically 100 per of the adult
population afflicted with form of oral disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-15

GUNS

GUNS BOUGHT, SOLD, TRADED
"a Win. 1920 carbine new SGT so: 81 Win.
1915 ga. new S29.95. DOLANS, COS w.
18th ST.. ST. PAUL, MINI. Catalog Free.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
WPA PRO lEH
AT CITY HALL
HERE, BEGINS
WORK OUTLINED CALLS FOR
EMPLOYMENT OF ELEVEN
MALE MEMBERS AND SIX
FEMALES

Work on a WPA project which
provides employment for needy
professional, educational and
clerical persons was gotten un-
der way this week at the city
hall.
The activity comprises trans
cribing, cataloging, cross indexing
and preparing a new file of rec
ords for the officials Of the. city
Also included in the project is
the completion of comprehensive
filing system, necessary registers
indexing and verifying tax rec
ords. Verifying and revising sal
ary warrant records, verifying
records of the police department
and checking and verifying GENE.
terry records.
Employed on this work are II
males and six females. Appro-
priations amout to $8,335.60, OF
which amount $5,757.6O is pro-
vided by the Works Progress Ad-
ministration and $2,578 by the
sponsors.
This project was first intended
to cover period of six months
but with the wage increase re-
Gently put in effect, it will re-
quire an increase in funds to fin
ish the work, it was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
Commerce Body Reflects
.Chas. Smith As President
Laid Named Vice-Presi-
dent; Singleton Con-
tinues As Executive Sec
rotary

Charles E. Smith. president OF
the Chamber of Commerce. was
reelected to the office at the
meeting of the board of directors
held yesterday.
Other officers of the organiza-
ton named at the meeting were:
Frank H. Laid, first vice-presi-
dent; Melvin E. Russell, second
vice-president; Fred j. Dion, re-
elected treasurer, and Stephen c.
Singleton, again named executive
secretary.
Routine business was transact
ed, several communications were
read and other business brought
before the board for considera-
ton.
Directors present at the meet
ing were: Charles E. Smith,
Frank H. Ladd, Bascom L.
Grooms, John A. Gardner, E. A.
Strunk, Jr., Ben D. Trevor, Fred
]. Dion and Melvin E. Russell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
GIRL SCOUTS WILL
PRESENT PROGRAM
INvEsTITUDE SERVICE AND
PROGRAM TONIGHT AT
HEADQUARTERS

Girl Scout Captain Eva B. War.
ner, Lieutenants Venessa Collins
and Alberta Peterson and Scout
members extend an invitation to
their relatives, friends and Boy
Scout executives to attend ar
open meeting tonight at their
headquarters, Golden Eagle Hall
at 7:30 o'clock, reports Scribe
Ruth Baker.
After the investitude service
which will declare a candidate as
ready to continue into higher
scouting, a program and social
hour will be enjoyed.
The program has been prepared
by the Flying Eagle Patrol. with
Chairmant Claudia Isham in
charge. The Stars, Patrol Leades
Blanche Cervantes, will look aft.
err refreshments. Red Birds
Alicia Borges and Migdalia So.
lano, leaders, have charge OF
decorations, and the American
Girls. with Leaders Barbara
Guerro, Anita Berkowitz and
Evelyn Solano, will act as hos
tesSeS.
Since leadership and self-con-
fidence is one of the points TO be
developed in Scouting, it is the
captains aim to display the abil.
ity of the members of Troop no
|, on these occasions.
Joe Torano viii act as accom-
PIANIST for the diversified pro-
gram. The American Legion
Auxiliary, sponsoring council Of
Troop /. viii attend in body and
several members win be heard
from. Scoutnasters Victor Lar
sen and John Esperdy and other
scout executives will give short
talks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
Board OF Examiners For
Party Boat Operations
Favored By City Council
MONROE,S LINES
WORTH $779,4l2
Especial to The citizen,

Especial TO The Cltixen)
Monroe CouniY's lime and
lemon crop. famous nation
ally for their excellence.
amounted to 2.4l2 lemon
bearing trees. with a value of
sl6.ss4 and 97.43s lines trees
worth $779.4l2. according TO
. 1862 survey just COM
pleted BY the Florida Depart
meni Of agriculture.
Monroe had l.128 acres in
groves with So gas engines
doing work. Of acres in
farms there are 3.3ls. with
2.l9l in pastures.
There are 407 bearing avo-
cado pear trees with a $2.035
value. Of mangoes there are
alt trees worth S2.085. Sugar
apples. l.l03 bearing trees
worth $1.0l2. Bananas. 99s
bearing plants. SLASH:
SIG guava trees worth S22.-
$50; l.204 sapodilla trees
worth SALTS. A coconut ap-
praisal gives Monroe only 20
bearing trees worth $50 and
is clearly in error.
There are ~ stock cattle,
1876 milk cows. There are
S74 chickens and ducks: Mon
roe produces 5.225 eggs. with
q value of $2.03s. 36.605 gal
Ions of milk worth Sl2.230.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
MABEL NIECE
INJURED TODAY
STRICKEN AT NOON HOUR:
FELL WHILE WALKING
ON DUVAI. STREET

Walking along Duval street
about noon today Miss Mabel
MCGEE was seen to hesitate, stop
and turn almost completely
around and fall to the ground.
Everett Rivas, employee of the
Key West Electric Co., was driv-
ing along the street in his car,
stopped and went to the assist
ance of the stricken woman.
He was in the act of carrying
her to a physicians office when
he was assisted by Jerman john
son and Joe Pierce, and the suf-
ferer was taken to the office of a
physician.
Restoratives were applied and
several stitches taken in Miss
McGee's scalp to close a wound
caused by the fall, and it was
the opinion of the physician that
it would be best for the patient
to remain at the hospital for a
short time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07

are aides Mrs. Rose Robidere and
Ralph Cash. 49,
The only cases the Project can
not treat are those with infectious,
contagious or chronic diseases, or
those of social mAladjustment,
such as drunkenness, brawling
families, etc. ii~~
Aid is given in the four fields
of nutrition, sanitation, personal
hygiene and child care. Under
nutrition food budget is Laid
out, which in many cases has
saved families money on their
foods and given them menus
with necessary vitamins and pro-
TENS they did not have before in
their diet. One family lived on
ham and potatoes on day, the
next day on meat and grits and
shifted these two meals back and
forth from day to day through
out the year. OF course, these
meals had only proteins and
starch and no vitanins. which in
that case showed by health lacks.
Care of foods is also stressed.
In sanitation, care of the
house, principally tire bexifoOrn,
kitchen and bathroom. ID eTnpha
sized. Some of the conditions
met were terrible. Project work
ers report. Tn personal hygiene,
County Clinic nurses have been
summoned in some eases for
threatening diseases. Care 81 the
body and health habits is the
general work. Under child care
comes teaching proper health
habits, proper food and dress for
children. Behaviour control Is
also advisec--in making the pun
ishmens fit the deed and in other
coed influences.
Field Home Economist Area
4. 5. IL. Miss Resale Smith. and
field worker and contact woman.
Mrs Florence Walker. visited
hrs Robinson this morning. We
try to have our workers De like =
mother or sister In tire home
Miss Smith told The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
APPRAISERS
START WORK

Appraisers who were appoint
ed 10 appraise the holdings Of the
late William MendeIi are today
working on the estate and II is
expected they viii make their re-
turns within a short time.
Members OF the board Of ap-
praisers are Frank Delaney. for.
merry auditor Of the Monroe
County Ferry System. and Tax
Assessor J. Otto Kirchheiner
They were appointed BY Probate
Judge Raymond r. Lord.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07
.NYA SESSIONS
Held RELATIVE
TO TRAINING
SERIES OF MEETINGS ARE
CONDUCTED DURING WEEK
WITH SEVERAL SUBJECTS
BEING DISCUSSED

A series of meetings in re
lated training have been held
during the week for youths OF
the National Youth Administra-
ton, the first of which, a class
in designing, was held at the
Lighthouse reservation, under
the supervision of Mrs. Taylor.
The second, for white youths
only, was held at the WPA COM
mercial rooms at the High
School building, at which time
the youths selected the subjects
in which they were particularly
interested, and Mrs. Grace Cros-
by, WPA commercial teacher,
who is cooperating in every way
with this work, has arranged for
a continuation of the study of the
subjects selected.
Among those attending this
meeting were: Mrs. Crosby, Vic
tor Larsen, WPA recreation sup
ervisor, with co-workers Mrs.
Lois Busto. supervisor of the
NYA sewing room, Peter Knight,
supervisor of the NYA craft shop,
Miss Kathleen Watkins and Vic
tor Lowe, NYA supervisor.
The next of these meeting was
held at the Douglass school for
colored youths. The meeting was
almost perfect in attendance, as
there were but two names on
the rolls which failed to re-
spond.
There were in attendance at
this meeting, Grace Palacios.
WPA adult education, teacher,
Professor Greaux. head of the
school, Victor Larsen. recreational
supervisor and Victor Lave.
Several brief talks were made.
One by Mr.. Lowe who cited the
cooperation which is expected by
the Federal Government in re-
turn for the many advantages
which are being offered the
youths through the National
Youth Administration.
Another talk was given by
Adult Teacher Palacios, who in a
short talk, stressed the fact
youths who are handicapped in
an educational way could. by az
tending these classes, = itffproye
not only themselves but the c6fn-
munity as well. After the talks
plans were made and subjects Sc
lected for further study. 7'f9nls
The next meeting for white
NYA youths will be held at -
O'Clock on Tuesday evening. Oc-
tober IL. at the commercial rooms
of the High School building.
For the colored youths the next
educational meeting will be held
at 6 o'clock Thursday evening.
October IL, at Douglass School.
The Recreational Department,
under the direction of Mr.. Lar
sen, provides social activities and
various entertainment which
are thoroughly enjoyed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-07

BERLIN.-German troops NOV
ed into Zone 5 today, which is a
part of Sudetenland given them
by the Munich Four Power con-
ference. While Hitler was tour
ing the near Jugendorf, someone
threw bouquet of roses into his
car, and the thorns scratched his
face. Orders were given out that
nothing was to be thrown into
the Fuehrer's car to prevent pos
sible launching of a bomb. Cen
eral Jan Syrovy broadcast today
asking Czechoslovakians not to
protest in any manner whatso-
ever the parade of German SOL
diers into Sudetenland, warning
that Germany would take the
slightest excuse for war. Ger
many released "a Czechs arrested
last week. 91a' ~