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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Speeding of Sports
Jimmy Dykes,
Miracle Man.
Revamps Sox
BY ROBERT McSHANE

nNE of basebal's present minor
- miracles is the way in which
the White Sox have managed to keep
well up in the first division of the
American league pennant race.
The Yankees, of course, are right
at home in top position. First place
is automatically theirs by virtue of
DiMaggio, Dickey, Gordon, Rolfe
and Selkirk-not to mention the
strongest pitching staff in either
league.
Number two position is held down,
logically enough, by the Red Sox.
They reached that status through
the aid of Foxx, Cronin, Grove, Will
hams and few more of like caliber.
But it's not in the book for the
Chicago White Sox to be in their
present position. With the exception
of Luke Appling, there are no big
names in the Sox lineup. And, in
cidentally, Appling isn't having his
best year by any means.
There are additional reasons why
the Sox should relinquish their first
division spot. The services of Mon
ty Stratton, their best hurler, were
lost to them through hunting acct
dent. They have been minus the
services of their regular second
baseman most of the season, and
Hank Schumacher, rookie hitting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

oughbred, Nearco Only II
players have made a total of 1000
or more hits during their careers,
according to survey of the "a sea-
sons during which batting statistics
have been kept Baseballs cost
big league clubs dollar each, and
an average of Is are used each day
The Washington Senator's
home games will not be broadcast
next season, according to Owner
Clark Griffith The late j. Louis
Comiskey, who owned the Chicago
White Sox, hit safely in Is consecu-
tive games while in high school :.
Tube Thompson of Augusta, who led
Little Nineteen pitchers for three
years while playing for Illinois Nor
NAL, is under contract to the White
Sox Yankee pitcher Charley
Rufing has scored Is straight wins
over the Tigers since June 6, 1887.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Lucknan Signs

CID LUCKMAN, Columbia univer-
~ sity's triple-threat half back, has
finally decided to play professional
football with the Chicago Bears.
With the signing of Luckman, the
Bears have two of the three out
standing passers of this years col
lege graduating class. Billy Pat
terson had already signed with that
club. The third man, Davey
O'Brien of Texas Christian, belongs
to Philadelphia.
Patterson and Luckman fill out a
foursome of triple-threat youngsters
under contract to the Bears. Solly
Sherman of Chicago and Butch Stol-
ia of Luther were signed earlier.
Prior to this season, most of the
Bears passing has been done by
the quarterback. Now HalaS plans
on a few changes in his aerial at
tack. Each of the quartet will be
required to learn both quarterback
and left half positions, and will al
ternate the two assignments be-
tween them.
George Halas signed great play
er in Luckman. His passing record
is one of the best. Last year he
threw 1872 passes, completing &c for
nine touchdowns and $50 yards. He
completed 10 out of II forward fiips
against Yale for 1859 yards. In go
times carrying the ball he gained
428 yards, averaging 4.6 yards each
attempt.
Luckman is six feet tall and
weighs 1876 pounds. He possesses all
the physical requirements for star
dom, and Halas will give him ample
opportunity to trying his hand at
carrying as well as passing the ball.
The Ivy league lad didn't leap at
the chance to turn pro. He seemed
to take much greater pride in his
academic training than in his ath-
letic ability. 1t took quite a bit of
persuasion to get him back in mole
skins, and signs of relief were dis
tinctly audible when he affixed his
signature to two-year contract.
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Lightweight Golf

John @. GOLFER can't expect his
~ caddy to become very enthusiast
tic about an invention which will, if
it becomes popular, probably relieve
him of his job.
The new gadget is a gOlfng kit,
and its inventors expect it to replace
the conventional and cumbersome
set of clubs and the heavy bag. The
kit is so designed that it requires
only one shaft to which is attached
the head needed for each shot on
the course. The outfit weighs some
four pounds as compared to IA
pounds for the bag.
A Chicago golf pro experimental
with the kit and found it practical.
The club heads are all arranged in
slots and a upper compartment pro-
vides space for balls. The club
heads all screw onto the single shaft,
and the experimenting pro found
that the heads provide firm hit
ting surface. When the club head
meets the ball the impact serves to
tighten the head since the golfer is
hitting against the groove of the
screw.
The length of the shaft is not ad-
Unstable, but c0mpensating factor
makes the putter properly short and
the distance clubs suitably long.
The hOsel length controls the entire
club length. The hOsel on the putt
er is practically nonresident, that for
the three iron and woods is extreme
ly long.
That the kit will ever attain a high
degree of popularity is doubtful.
Most golfers will prefer the conven-
tional set of clubs. For the travel
er, however, it means freedom from
a bulky bit of luggage. For the
golfer who prefers to play without a
caddy the new set eliminates a
heavy, unwieldy bag.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

Cloth sleeves that are patterned all
over with applied huge polka dots
of fur present an attractive new
note. Then there are bindings and
borderings galore together with
swatches here and there in unex-
pected places that make for decora-
tive and amusing fur fantasies.
However, not by any means does
all the glory go to the furs that
trim. They tell but half the story
of the enchanting fashions under
way for the new season. It's the
perfect teamwork that carries on so
so between luxurious wool weaves
plus dramatic fur trimmings.
That the forthcoming is going to
be season of luxuriant fabric there
is no doubt and the new vintage of
wooden materials gives emphasis
to this forecast. 1t is said that
plaids will be more conspicuously in
the mode than ever, and when we
say plaids as now are it means as
Respondent an array as ere eye has
seen. For the girl going away to
school the cape costume pictured in
the inset panel is enough to excite
the envy of every sorority sister on
the campus. The cape is fashioned
of strikingly handsome wool plaid.
1t tops two-piece navy wool suit.
The suit can be worn alone and the
cape with other costumes. The fur
that collars it adds chic and charm
to high degree.
In regard to the grand and glori-
GUS woolens that will feature for fall
and winter it is said that vertical
stripes in raised effects or contrasts
of yarn are scheduled among
weaves that will prove foremost in
fashion. There are many messy
worsted crepes too that are highly
attractive in the new wool fabric
showings.
Released by Western Newspaper UnionJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Warm Honey Beige
Smart Tan Shade

The ''look pretty" edict this sea-
son extends to headgear, footgear
and makeup. Though some we'll
tanned skins are seen Created this
year with new shiny finish and no
other makeup except vivid rouge),
the most talked-of tan tint is a warm
honey beige, made up with little
rouge, mat powder and colorful lip
stick.
Heads are topped with peaked
hoods attached to suits, wide hats
and fishnet turbans caught with two
big colored hairpins. Cork clogs
and raffia sandals are seen on smart
feet. Beach bags are bigger than
ever, and can be literally equipped
with makeup to insure that pretty
look.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

A new mid-season collection from
Paris favors MORE above any other
material.
Native decorations from Africa
are the motifs being favored by
Italian jewelry designers.
Tired of small bags made of
rhinestones or tapestry, designers of
evening bags have revolted.
Bloused hens on your town suit,
a Schiaparelli idea recently intro
duced in an informal navy wool suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Uncle MN
Says: ~
That Gets the CroDds

A steam shovel always seems
to do its work so amply.
What would happen if a man
could be put through the processes
of beauty shop as a woman is?
He cannot be strict in judging,
who does not wish others to be
strict in judging him.
Then They Sober Up
People always laugh at the fool
things you try to do until they dis
cover that you are making money
at it.
Tradition should be treated with
respect. 1t is often worth follow
ing.
Real love seldom makes beauti-
full speeches. More often it is
dumb
We Average Humans
We sadly contemplate our bad
habits, and then reconcile our
selves to them.
There would be but few mySter-
les in this world if people looked
into everything as closely as a
woman looks into a mirror.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Fetching Costume
In White and Blue

White and deep blue linen are
combined for natty costume from
Bruyere, the blue making the deep
sailor on the jacket and the bodice
of the dress. On the shoulder of
the dress is white anchor, en-
broidered, and the anchor on the
jacket sleeve is blue outlined in
red. The buttons are fat, of mother
of-pearl.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

Joe DiMaggio, who
recently wrote a
piece for Golfers
magazine, says Mel
Harder is the tough
est pitcher for him
to hit. A friend COM
piled his average
against Harder-it
was only .210 at the
time of writing :.
Largest known price
paid for a horse is
$500, 900 given for the
famous French thor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Picked Up in Studios of Style Designers

Lanvin makes a knee length cir.
cular evening cape of Persian bro
cade.
A famous New York milliner has
predicted that this fall will be
season of turbans.
Great favorites as evening wraps
are the little boleros or cardigans of
ostrich and marabou.
In the constant search for some
thing different, Schiaparelli has
turned to the old bloomer silhouette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

sensation of last year, is batting less
than 200. Their catching staff is
as green as it is ambitious.
Regardless of logic, the Sox re-
fused to be dOwned. And there's one
outstanding reason for their present
position in the American league
scheme of things-that's the trading
genius behind their success-Man-
ager James j. Dykes.
Successful Trades
Four men are largely responsible
for the surprising showing of the
White Sox. They are Gerald Walk
er, Eric McNair, Joe Kuhel and
Mike fresh. Each of the four was
added to the roster through the trad
ing enterprise of Manager Dykes.
The Chicago swapping king got
Walker and fresh, along with Mar
vim Owen, from Detroit in deal
for Dixie Walker, Tony Pet and
Vernon Kennedy. Walker has driv-
en- in enough runs this season to
take third place in the league, be-
hind Ted Williams of Boston and
Hank Greenberg of Detroit. He is
getting regular, and excellent, serv-
ice from fresh.
Detroit, on the other hand, retains
none of the original three men they
drew in the siX-man swap. Dixie is
now with Brooklyn. Kennedy was
traded to st. Louis, and Piet has re-
tired from baseball and is devoting
his talents to selling automobiles.
Eric McNair came to the Sox
from Boston in return for Boze Ber-
ger. McNair's hitting ability has
been more than welcome by the
Sox. Since joining the Red Sox,
Berger has worked only as a SUBJ
stitute.
Dykes picked up Kuhel in trade
which sent Zeke BOnura to Wash
ingtOn. Kuhel had a poor season in
1888, but hit his stride this year.
In the meanwhile Bonura was
waived out of the American league.
His departure from Washington left
Bucky Harris talking to himself.
Other deals saw James j. bolster
his pitching staff with the addition
of Thornton Lee and Clint Brown
from Cleveland, Jack Knott from St.
Louis and Edgar Smith from Phila-
delphia. Lee and Knott are starting
pitchers, and Brown is one of the
best relief pitchers in the business.
Second Rate?
The Sox have more than their
share of supposedly nondescript,
shop-worn players. Mike Kreevich,
center fielder, was turned down by
the Cubs; the Red Sox couldn't use
Pitcher Johnny Marcum; the Ath-
letics rejected Rip Radcliff, reserve
outfielder; George Rensa, second
string catcher, was first tried by
Detroit, and many others in the line
up were found wanting by other
clubs.
But those shop-worn baseball art
lists have managed to win ball
games, and in winning have had
more fun than any other team in
either league. They seem to get a
tremendous kick out of playing ball
and act as though the pay check is
a secondary proposition. No other
team has the hustle and the spirit of
the Sox. What they lack in me-
chanical playing ability is made up
for in the old college try.
Baseball addicts throughout the
country are anxious to see the Sox
come through. Since the unforget-
table scandal of 1919, the Sox have
been riding in hard luck. Maybe
luck has changed for the better.
No one is more deserving of a
break than scrappy Jimmy Dykes,
all-star manager who has kept a
second division club in the fight for
second place in league standings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

One of the most attractive fash
ions on the current style program is
that of the lace-top dress. The mod
ell pictured shown at revue held
by the Style Creators of Chicago is
proving to be one of the big sue
cesses of the season. It is liked par
ticularly, for worn with a jacket,
it will carry on through midseason
into fall. It is navy for the corselet
skirt with white for the lace top.
The idea of the lace top admits ver-
satile interpretations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Vacant Prison

In the Is years since it was built
the gaol building at Port Moresby,
Papua, reserved for white prisoners,
has had only two occupants-thel last
more than 10 years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Hatful of Stars

Small fabric stars captured be-
tween layers of maline are the
imaginative creation of a French
hat designer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Piucky Student

A broken back and broken neck
both received during his college
career = couldn't stop William L.
Hostetler from completing his col
lege education. So at the age of 80.
he was among those receiving de-
grees from Ohio Wesleyan univer-
sity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Precision Arrows

Early California Indians made
precision arrows, which rotated like
modern rifle bullets, by attaching
feathers in spiral formation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Gray Woolens High STYLE

Gray wool weaves that blend to
gray furs will be featured this fall.
The coming coats and suits stress
the gray vogue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10
Lourdes of Poland

Czestochowa, the Lourdes of Po-
land, often attracts 10000 pilgrims
at one time to its shrine. Days
and often weeks are required for
the pilgrimages as the journey is
made on foot or in old farm
wagons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-10

IVES, Camels, with their matches
i blend of finer, more expensive
tobaccos, mean luxury smoking and
lot more of it in every pack. Recent
impartial laboratory comparisons of
16 of the largest-selling brands show:
4 CAMELS were found to contain
L MORE TOBACCO BY WEIGHT
than the average for the IS other of
the largest-selling brands.
= CAMELS BURNED SLOWER
4 THAN ANY OTHER BRAND
TESTED 1870 SLOWER THAN
THE AVERAGE TIME OF THE IS
OTHER OF THE LARGEST-SELL-
ING BRANDS! By burning $3.50
slower, on the average, Camels give
smokers the equivalent of 5 EXTRA
SMOKES PER PACKi
= In the same tests, CAMELS HELD
- THEIR ASH FAR LONGER
than the average time for all the
other brands.
Try Camels. Enjoy the cooler, mildef
smoking of long-burning Camels..
Americas No. l cigarette for Plea
sure and Economy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
Stations Should Have
The Best Feed Rations

The choicest, soundest feeds
should be reserved for a valuable
sire. Main reliance will be placed
on oats, bran, and ight-mixed clover
and timothy or timothy hay. A
few ears Of corn are of benefit
to stallion that is inclined to keep
thin. Clean pasture grass during
the season and carrots when grass
is not available are valuable aids in
promoting health. /
The heavily used stallion requires
as much feed as q hard-worked
horse. A healthy. vigorous, muscu-
lar condition is greatly to be pre-
ferred to a soft, fabby, overdone
condition. A stallion that loses
weight rapidly during the breeding
season Is not likely to be sure
breeder. It is preferable, if possible,
to start the season with the stallion
in a lean condition and increase his
weight a little during the season.
The extreme fitting to which some
stations are subjected In being pre-
pared for the showing has some
times been detriment to their fu-
ture value as sires.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
FARM
Tories
SUGGESTS ELECTRIC
FARM WATERWORKS
North Carolina System
Costs About 500.
BY RUSSELL BROADDUS

BY RUSSELL BROADDUS
A water system can be installed
in the farm home for as little as
500 with the advent of rural cleo
trification throughout the United
States.
New opportunities for installing
labor and tine-saving equipment
are offered farm people at a price
they can afford to pay. the North
Carolina State college has found.
The first essential in water sys-
tenn is a good, clean, wholesome
supply in a quantity sufficient for the
farm and home needs. A we'll should
be located at least SO feet from any
possible source of contamination.
To keep a water supply clean and
free from harmful bacteria, the well
should have rock masonry, brick
or terra Gotta walls from bottom to
top. In many cases driven or bored
wells with iron castings are quite
satisfactory. All wells should have
tight, properly-made concrete plat
forms to keep out surface water.
An electric water system will pro-
vide 1000 gallons of water per hour
for three cents when the electric
rate is six cents kilowatt hour. In
many cases the small amount of
electric current used to pump water
will not increase the monthly bill
above the minimum charge.
The college recommends that the
farm family first install an outlet
to the kitchen sink and another
to the barn for watering live stock.
He says this can be done for approx
imately 500. The system can be en-
larged as finances permit.
The average farm laborer earns
from 20 to 30 cents an hour for his
work. Why then should the farm
er's family work carrying water at
the rate of one-haH cent per hour?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
MRS. PEGGY ANN ROSE
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Peggy Ann Rose, aged SO
years, of the Fremont road, died
last Thursday in the Matte Will
liams Hospital, Richards, follow
ing an operation for goitre. Mrs.
Rose was thought to be doing all
right after the operation, but took
turn for the worse and death
soon followed.
Mrs. Rose was known as a kind
ly soul, and had multitude of
friends in this section who will
be grieved to hear of her passing.
Funeral services and interment
were at the Swim Rose Graveyard,
conducted by Elder Jim Harve
Stewart and two other preachers
whose names we were unable to
get.
Her husband, Nathaniel Rose
preceded her some three years
ago. She is survived by several
children, among whom are Elias,
Luther, Coots and Hannah Rose
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
Legion Elects
New Officers

Grady Rasnick retires tn s
month as Commander of the Dick
enson County Post of the Ameri-
can Legion, Number sc, after two
years of continuous service. Dur
ing his term of office Commander
Rasnick has set an all time high
in membership for the post. When
he assumed office two years ago,
the local post had membership
of %. During the last two years
the membership has reached 81
each year. In checking back over
the years, it is said that the next
highest membership was reached
in the year of. 1881, when Rasnick
was Commander.
Not only in membership have
the last years been fruitful to the
Legion. The local post was a CO.
sponsor to the Community Build
ing, which is a credit to the town
and county.
At meeting Of the Legion last
Friday evening the following Off
GERS were elected for the coming
year:
Elmer Poore, Commander
w. R. Sparks, 1st vice
Ireland Baker, End vice
E. J. Sutherland, Adjutant
e. R. Beverly, Service Officer
H. M. Sutherland, publicity
Rev. P. E. Cullom, Chaplain
A. B. Sykes, Sgt. at Arms.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
Consider Price Reports
In Planning Egg Program

In urging poultrynen to study
monthly egg prices before outlining
their years management program,
F. P. Jeffrey, poultry instructor at
the New Jersey college Of agricul-
ture, Rutgers university, offers
some figures which indicate that
large eggs are relatively more val
liable in the fall, while small eggs
are generally more profitable dur
ing spring months.
According to the United States
department of agriculture figures"
he says, ''53 per cent Of the annual
egg production occurs during the four
spring months of March, April, May
and June. Management factors
such as use of artificial illumina-
ton in the laying house and date of
hatch bear some relationship to the
seasonal distribution of the egg
yield.
During the last eight years. there
has been a tendency for rapid de-
cline In the egg market during De-
cember and January because of
greater receipts during these
months. At New York, in the period
of 1924-30, So per cent of the an
nual receipts of eggs arrived during
January, while in the period of 1881
81, "a per cent arrived during the
same month"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
Shorts and Middlings

Each American farmer produces
food and fiber for an average of
three and half persons in town.
American agriculture is now said
to use more machinery than any
other industry in this country.
It pays to pack eggs with the
small end down, says H. H. Alp, ex-
tension poultryman, College of Ag-
riculture, University of Illinois.
The good poultryman is never too
busy to keep after the lice and mites
that increase so rapidly in the warm
days.
Gooseberries and currants are
hosts for blister rust, and for this
reason many states have passed
laws against their cultivation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
PIONEER RETURNS FROM
KANSAS

Toby Phipps and family made
their return from Howard, Kan
sis, last week. Early in March.
Toby left his home near Isom and
went to the prairie country near
Topeka, Kansas, to farm. He
reckons he could have stood the
fiat country, but that his wife
would not stay. Lawrence john
son suggests that Toby must
have hired his wife to become dis
satisfied. There may be something
to that to judge by the guilty
smile.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
REUNION OF MULLINS
FAMILY TO BE HELD

1t is reported that a committee
is working on plans for a reunion
Of the Mullins family, to be held
some time in September at the
fair grounds in Clintwood. The
first settler of this section was
Mullins, and should all descend
ants of this old pioneer living in
the county get together it would
without doubt be the largest gath
ering in the history of this section.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-08-10
First Electric Locomotive

The first locomotive to employ
electric power made a trial trip
April 20. 1878, on the Washington &
Baltimore branch of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad at a speed OF Is
miles an hour. It was invented by
Professor c. c. Page. The first cleo
trio locomotives to be put in service
on railroads were on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad in 1895, for use in
their Baltimore tunnels, and were
built by the General Electric COM
pany.