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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-06

It came as something of surprise
10 your Raleigh reporter to learn,
through the medium Of Summer
Camps for Boys and Girls, publish
cd by the Asheville Chamber of Com
morce, that this summer there viii
be operated in western North Caro-
lima % camps for girls, five for both
girls and boys and 10 for boys.
OF the girls camps, Is are listed
as members of the southern section
of the American Camping Associa-
ton. None of the five coed camps
belong, but nine of the IS boys camps
are also listed by the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-17
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS


Bobby Coon had left OF Mistah
Buzzard sitting on his favorite dead
tree. Every few minutes OF Mistah
Buzzard would chuckle "Br'er Coon
am right smart and All reckon Unc'
Billy Postum am gwine to get a
taste of his own medicine. Yes,sah
All reckon he ami" said OF Mistah
Buzzard Then he chuckled and
chuckled as he spread his broad
wings and said: "Ah reckon All bet
ter be up In the blue, blue sky where
All can look right down and see all
the fun"
In the meantime, Bobby Coon was
hurrying back and forth across the
Green Meadows and through the
Green Forest, calling on all the
little people who live there. He
whispered a few words in the ear of
each and then hurried on to whis-
per to the next one. When Bobby
would first begin to whisper, the one
to whom he was whispering would
shake his head and look as If he
didn't believe a word of what Bobby
was saying. Then Bobby would
point to OF Mistah Buzzard sailing
round and round high up in the
blue, blue sky, where everybody
could see him, and whisper some
more. and when he got through he
always carried away with him
promise that Just what he had asked
should be done.
You see. it was this way: Bobby
Coon just happened to take a nap
in hollow log on which Unc' Billy
Postum and a friend of his from
way down South, stranger in the
Green Forest. just happened to sit
down and talk over the great Joke
that they were playing on the little
people of the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows. 1t was joke which
was making all kinds of trouble
dreadful trouble 1t seems that the
stranger, whom nobody but Unc'
Billy knew WAS in the Green Forest,
could make his voice sound just like
the voices of other little people. So
he would hide and say unkind things
about others. always in voice which
sounded exactly like the voice of
some one else. Of course, these
things were overheard, and pretty
soon no one would speak to any one
else excepting to Unc' Billy Postum.
You know the stranger was friend
of Unc' Billy and took great care
to say only the incest things about
Unc' Billy. OF course. Unc' Billy
was becoming very, very popular,
50 he kept urging his friend with
the queer voice to keep right on
with the trick and not make him
self known.
Bobby Coon had heard it all as
he lay in the hollow log. As soon
as the way was clear. he had hur-
ried over to call on OlMistah Buzz
zard. who also came from way down
South. or Mistah Buzzard had
said right away that the stranger
must be his old friend Mocker, and
that it was just like Mocker and
Unc' Billy Postum to put their
heads together and play such a
Joke on the little people Of the
Green Meadows and of the Green
Forest. 1t was then that Bobby
Coon had thought of plan to turn
the joke on Unc' Billy Postum. and
this was why he was hurrying back
and forth whispering in the ears
of every one who lived on the Green
Meadows and in the Green Forest;
that is. everybody excepting Unc'
Billy Postum and his family. 1t
was the busiest day that Bobby
Coon could remember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-17
Toxic Begins Drive
Aquinst Periodicals

A new drive against periodicals
deemed detrimental to the nation
has been organized by the Home
Once in Toxic. Japan. although
$500 magazines and newspaper,
have suspended publication within
a year.
Newsprint shortage Is the chief
cause. The authorities will see to il
that meritorious journals are spared
Among those to go will be period.
Gals read purely for amusement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-17
Not This

Father-You certainly are rude
boy. When Mrs. Jones was here,
you let her pick up the magazine
she dropped with you standing right
by it. When will you ever learn!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-17
POINTS FOR PARENTS

Children do not acquire habits
OF courtesy by talking about
then;. as uith other habits, they
groU through practice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
NJCC
BASKETBALL

Eveleth Al, Ely Is.
Virginia 40, Duluth 38.
Virginia 81, Brainerd Is.
Eveleth As, Northland 33.
Friday, Dec. 6.
Hibbing at Ely.
ItaSca at Virginia.
Saturday, Dec. 7.
Duluth at Crosby.
Brainerd at Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Event to Feature Dual Meet
Here With Ely Saturday;
"Doc" Lewis, Referee.

If Coach Harry M. Boardman's med
ley relay team can turn the trick, Vir-
ginia high school will set a new
national interscholastic 20-yard course
record in the Memorial pool Saturday
afternoon.
The team will be swimming over the
3O0-yard route, and will have its eye
on the minute ST. second record
established by the Roosevelt high
school, Des Moines, Iowa, early in
1910.
The Queen City will be engaging Ely
in the seasons initial dual meet, which
will start at 2 o'clock.
Coach Ed Haapaniemf has announced
the following tentative lineup: 4O-yard
free style, Donald Myntti, William LIE
Beau; 1O0-yard breast, Wayne Bolitho,
Melvin Women; 220-yard free, Albin
Markun, Harold Koski; 1OO-yard back
Sheldon Brown, Donald Annala; 1C0-
yard free, Erwin Maijala, LeBeau; div
ing, william Herranen, Marvin Bus
kala; 300-yard medley relay, David
Goulet, Norman Lien, Myntti; le9-
yard free style, LeBeau, Maijala, Mar
kun, Brown.
One present national 20-yard course
record was set in the Memorial pool.
On Feb. 20, 1887, Hibbing high school
during dual meet with Ely swan the
medley in / minute Ala
seconds for a new mark
A. w. doc" Lewis. Eveleth swimming
mentor and director of athletics, will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Hibbing, Virginia to Meet Ely
Basketball Teams Here Friday

by the Iron Ore capital last season
These two losses rankle deep in the
minds of Coach Barney Banks and his
club, for they were responsible fol
keeping the Elyites out of the top Of
the bracket.
Last season Ely met Hibbing after
the Christmas vacation, losing, AZ to 40
on the Memorial floor and the follow
ing week, As to 43, at Hibbing. Those
two defeats were just too much for
even the even-tempered Coach Banks
to absorb, not to mention few of the
high-strung players who are on the
present squad.
The drubbing diShed out to the boys
at Eveleth last week has not improved
their disposition any, which means
that the Cardinals are in for an eve
ming of trouble, and plenty of it.
While gloom shouds the Jaysees'
cause, over in Coach Steve Smrekar's
corner all is sunshine and roses. With
one scalp under their belts, the
Memorial high cagers are figuratively
whetting their knives in anticipation
of taking that of the BluedevilS. But
if they turn the trick they will have
to do better than they did against
Eveleth.
Virginia, which shared honors with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
~ her HAIDS
OUT FOR TEAM
Six "E" Winners Form Nucleus
of Club; Four Meets on
the Schedule.

Eleven high school girls and six
eighth graders have reported to Coach
Madelynne Grevich as candidates for
the swimming team.
Memorial high will have a team and
will fulfill contracts already signed
Exchange dual meets with two schools
are on the schedule, as well as the
state meet. The initial meet is here
Dec. IA with Virginia.
Six letter winners from the 1939-4O
squad will serve as a nucleus for the
present club. They are Nancy Byrd
Brownell, who swims the backstroke;
Dolores Butala, breast; Emily Grahek,
Waynetta Hill, and Marie Levar, crawl;
and Mildred Somers, back. Shirley
Ellefsen, breast, and Margaret Fer
derber, crawl, were on the team but
did not win enough points to earn
letters.
Three additional high school girls,
Joyce Butala, Mae Filson, and Miriam
Ellefsen, are candidates for positions,
Marcella Charles, Aileen Herranen,
Leone Markovich, and Iona Mills.
Peggy Lambert, captain and diver, who
will not be able to compete because
of doctors orders, will act as manager.
The schedule follows:
Saturday, Dec. 14-Virginia, here.
Saturday, Jan. 11-Chisholm, here.
Saturday, Feb. AT Chisholm.
Saturday, Feb. 15-at Virginia.
Feb. 81 and 22-State meet at Vir-
GINA.
A meet is also scheduled with Noun
tain Iron, but to date no team has
been organized there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05

Gilbert at the end of the regular sea-
son last winter, will be playing its
initial game. The Bluedevils, who have
that name for good reason, will not
be giving anything away. And they
won't be getting off on the wrong
foot by dropping the Ely encounter
without desperate struggle.
The Red and White, which is apt
to turn out as the districts darkhorse
unless the bottom drops out of the
Ely bucket of talent, invariably has
played its best against the Queen
City. A win over Virginia is worth two
or three other victories.
Memorial high undoubtedly will be
keyed up to its best form, aside from
that usually attained at tournament
time. A year ago fans saw the best
game of the season here when the
local boys played a vastly superior
Bluedevil club to a Standstill for three
quarters, only to lose out in the final
period, SO to "a.
The college will be making its debut
before a home crowd, and their OPP
ponents will be playing their first
game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
HIGH SCHOOL
TOPS EVELETH
Third Quarter Rally Good for
IL Points Brings in the
Bacon, 33 to ~.

Staging a third-quarter rally that
Melted IL points, the Memorial high
school basketball team overcame a
first-half lead held by Eveleth to win,
SO to q.
The most important part of the
initial victory was the fact that nearly
every Ely man scored. The point gar
nering was not confined to two or
three players. If so early in the sea-
son this means anything, Coach Steve
Smrekar can count on giving district
q something to worry about.
Behind, 14-12, as the second half
started, Ely put on the steam and
forged to a 24-19 lead as the quarter
ended. The combination of Al Logar
and Ed Grahek as the forward posts,
George Perkovich at Center, and Ed
Chachich and Lloyd Bird as guards
during the third period put on the
best exhibition of the evening.
The red and white maintained it's
advantage during the final quarter,
aided somewhat by wildness on the
part of the visitors as they saw their
second successive defeat at hand.
Using his height to advantage, g.
foot Pinch Perkovich led the Ely
scoring with four baskets, and still
found time to play leading part in
taking over the rebound under the
Hilltop basket.
Roy Johnson at forward and AL
Rowe at guard, with Perkovich, Logar
and Chichich started the game. Eve
leth drew first blood as Forward Nc
Donald counted from the floor, but
free throw by Logar and a basket
by Bird, who replaced Rowe, put Men,
orial high in the lead, which it did
not give up until the final minutes
of the first half
AS the fourth period started, Eve
leth tried hard to narrow the 24-19
gap. With half of the period gone,
Eveleth succeeded in getting within 2
points of Ely, 1924, whereupon Per-
kovich, Grahek, and Rowe counted
from the floor and johnson from the
free throw line to give Ely the game.
There were only 3.5 minutes left
when the first man, Ray Coldagelli,
Eveleth, committed four personal fouls.
Grahek, the offended player, got one
shot at the basket, which he missed,
and Ely took the ball out of bounds
at center court, as per the new rule.
During the rest of the game Chachich
got his fourth foul and Perkovich his
fourth and fifth. The old rule would
have put all these men out. It is in
teresting to note that none of them
scored after getting four personals.
The Ely seconds whipped the Eve
leth reserves, "a to H.
The box score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05

Yes-The Ely News Store
SELLS the Ely Miner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
JAYSEES DROP
initial GAME
Eveleth Administers AZ to Is
Drubbing to Give Elyites
Singing Setback.

They both made the same number
of free throws, but what hurt was the
difference in the field goals.
Ely Junior Colleges deficiency in
basket shooting was responsible for its
absorbing Al to Is drubbing at Eve
leth Friday night in the opening game
for both. And, incidentally, the Tigers
whipped the Ely club by the same
margin in the 1889 opening game, %
points. Then it was 48 to 26.
The Vermilion Range crew made it
tough going for Eveleth during the
first half, but the Tigers had walk
away during the second. But points
behind as the initial half ended. the
local Jaysees found themselves %
points in the rear at the final horn.
Al Banks, aided by some nice feeding
on the part of Tony Strukel, accounted
for over half of Ely's points. Banks
tore in for five baskets, and added
three charity losses to his good work
Coach Barney Banks, attempting to
uncover a winning combination, sent
II men onto the floor, but to no avail.
Coach j. j. Malevich, looking at the
situation from an entirely different
angle, used IL men so that everyone
would get a workout.
Forwards Gene Lorendo and Dan
with whom the Ely boys
are on familiar if not friendly terms,
were the big guns for the Tigers split
ting 224 points between them, one
short of enough to equal all of Ely's
efforts. hTese two veterans, along
with Louis zallar who was credited
with points, helped put the Tigers in
second place in the conference last
season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Virginia All Set for Try
at National Medley Record

act as referee for the Virginia-Ely
meet. Three timers will be necessary
for the national record event. If two
timers agree on the time, this will
be taken, or if there are three differ
ent marks, the middle one will be
official. With stop watches registering
to fraction of a second, it is not
improbable that the three timers Will
record slightly different times.
Jay Scholtus will start out the event
with the backstroke, with Archie
Harris, next with the breast. and John
Fraboni will conclude it with the
crawl. Harris, talented man in the
water, is present 220-yard crawl cham
pion of Minnesota, winning the title
in the 1910 meet. His teammate, Fra
boni, was runnerup. Scholtus placed
second in the 1O0-yard backstroke.
Yes-The Ely News Store
SELLS the Ely Miner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
COLLEGE, H. S.
TO Play HERE
q Blood Battles Loom as Old
Wounds are Licked in
Revengeful Mood.

Ely sports fans will have the oppor-
tunity to witness land for trif1ing
two-bitS) one of the biggest basketball
attractions of the season here Friday
night.
Billed for the evening is Hibbing
Junior College VS.. Ely and Virginia
high school VS. Memorial high.
Regardless of who wins there will
be plenty of fireworks before the eve
ming is over
Hibbing will be seeking the laurelS
lost during the 1939-40 campaign as
defending Northern Junior College
conference champions, crown that
now rests atop the head of Virginia
Ely will strive. and with a vengeance,
too, to eliminate the sting of the two
consecutive 2-point defeats handed it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
1ST Prize TO
ELMORE HUNTER

The 243-pound buck shot by Paul
Carter, Elmore, Mimi, was entered by
the Ely Hardware in the statewide
contest. 1t was the largest one killed
during the open season insofar as is
known, and is 13a pounds heavier than
the winner here two years ago.
Andrew Kari took the local contest
with a 220-pound buck. Kari's buck
was one pound lighter than the first
place winner in 1888 shot by Arthur
Janeksela. Blaz Zakrajsek won second
place with a 219-pound buck, while
third went to John Lobe's 212-pounder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Receive Big III ind q
Opening Cage Game

Receiving a big hand from spectators
at the opening basketball game be-
tween Ely and Eveleth high schools
Friday night were a group of student
pep producers who paraded for the
first time in new uniforms.
They were Anita Erickson and Mary
Kurre. cheerleaders; Andrew Spolarich,
drum major, and LaVerne Kangas,
Rose Ann Mayerle, Anna Mae Krall,
and Emil Zgainer, majorettes. Albin
Lenich was student director of the
band.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Fresh Milk Delivery

House-to-house delivery of milk
dates from the Middle ages. And
in those early days the product was
absolutely fresh when received by
the consumer. The cows were driv-
en- from house to house and MIXED
on the spot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Superior Farm Diets

L larger proportion of farm fam
lilies than city families have fair to
good diets. The better farm diets
are due to the larger supply of pro-
tective foods that the farms furnish,
such as milk, butter, eggs, fresh
vegetables, and fruits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Pigmy Hitlers

While Mr. Willkie was calling Mayor Hague of Jersey City and other Demo crats pigmy Hitlers, some of his support CTS in New York State were quoting his words with considerable aSperity to his eastern campaign manager, Samuel F. Pryor, Jr. In New York State the Re publicans have renominated Hamilton Fish for Congress. His reelection is be- ing opposed by some Republicans who dislike his iSolationiSm stand in Congress.
 Mr. Pryor in message which some one publicized asked these Republicans to desist lest their efforts disadvantage Mr. Willkie. The recipients took umbrage at the request and in sizzling reply, also publicized, quoted MT. WillkieS New Jersey speech and pointedly suggested that MT. Pryor could not be totalitarian dicta- tor to them. They declined to desist from their efforts to defeat Hamilton Fish.
 Perhaps MT. Pryor attempted to iron out the difficult situation quietly and pri- vately over conference table His previ- ouS published promise to see that Mayor LaGuardia does not receive the Republi- can Party'S endorsement in his campaign for reelection as Mayor of New York City next year leads to guess that he did not. Possibly he prefers to learn politics the hard way. At any rate Mayor Hague'S resentment at being called a pigmy Hit Ter should be nullif1ed somewhat when he considers that Republicans imply that MT. Pryor is trying to be pigmy Hitler, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Spanish Gains in Popularity

There seems to be a considerable surge in the popularity of Spanish in the na- tion's schools this year. Reports from widely separted sections indicate that students are turning from the languages of Goethe and de Maupassant to the language of Cervantes. National ties and animosities always have great influ- ence on language study, just as they in- fluence other aspects of our national life. During the first World War, the Ger man language fell into disrepute in this country, just as did the non-offending dachshund and the word Sauerkraut.
 Although these likes and dislikes often become immoderate and indicate an unhealthy attitude, the spread of Span ish is encouraging. It has been too long neglected for French, popularly believed to be more cultural, and German, with its wealth of scientific writings. Popularity of Spanish can hardly be attributed to great love for Spain, so it must indicate an increased consciousness of our ties with Latin America. It should do much to foster friendly relations, for nothing SO quickly leads to amity with another people as an understanding of their language.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
A Thought for Today
Death of the "Brain Trust"

The American people love phrases. When Andrew Fletcher said, Give me the making of the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes it's laws" he said mouthful. Nevertheess, we'll take the phrases. For instance, Brains Trust, originated by James Kieran. He devised it during the Roosevelt campaign of 1882 to apply to the writers, researchers and scholars with whom Roosevelt sur rounded himself in that campaign.
 As matter of fact, there was nothing new about that. No candidate for the presidency, no president, can function without such skilled help. The fact ex- isted long before the phrase. Today Willkie, surrounded by men like Russell Davenport, Raymond Leslie Buell., Brooks Eneny, and a corps of similar rehearcherS and advisers, has a similar coterie. So had Landon in 1886. So had Wilson when he went to the peace conference after the World War.
 But so powerful was the phrase that we have come to attach some peculiar odium to procedure which is, and must be, common to all men seeking or hold ing the presidency A man who failed to provide himself with all the skilled, trained, specialized help he could get, would be unworthy of the job. And now the phrase itself, which had its day as a verbal skyrocket, sputters out as we real i3e that it means nothing more than a technique common to the office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

and knew how ineffective such a weapon would be In his hands. No, said the wise youngster, I cannot use these for I have not tried them. It was not because they were not good; it was because they were not 'his, nor were they suited to his purpose. He went out, therefore, to use what he could use, a sling shot; and he used 1t effectively.
 There are many people today who are not SO wise as was the young shepherd boy. They make Q sorry spectacle of themselves trying to wear 6 lot of things which it them as poorly as Sauis arfnor fit young David. The virtue of the young shepherd boy was that he insisted on being himself. He was . wizard with Q sling-shot but he had neither the strength nor the training to yield 0aul's sword.
 The lesson to you and me is, Be yourself. Don't do things 6 certain way bocailse everybody else doos them that way. Don't look like e scare-crow in Haul's aFmor when y0ll could do Q good piece Of york with your own nllng-ali0t, ft may not b0 much Of R weapon, but ii has the virtue Of being yours Use #.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
The Fellowship of Peril

The German aviators who bombed Buckingham Palace have done greater service to the Britishscause than a whole RAF squadron could do in equal time. Why? Because the German tactics had been to convince the ordinary London cit izen that it is rich mans war, but a poor mans fight. The homes of the ord mary Briton were leveled, his dead carried from the ruins. But the people of the grand world = they were safe in subur- ban retreats. That was the line of prop aganda approach.
 But by two days bombing activities, the King and Queen have been placed on a level with their poorest subjects. They, too have crouched in bomb shelters; they, too, have seen their chapel, their private possessions scattered and ruined by bombs. They can go to the meanest of their subjects and say, "We under stand!" It is not yet possible to calcu- late by logarithm and table the effect of a falling bomb. Other barriers than stone walls may fall before it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Selected Poem
LIBERTY

LIBERTY
 (NGax Press in the New York T1mes) In many desperate and stricken place, In many conquered, ravished land, There is lamp that fiickers but does not fail, There is a lamp passed on from hand to hand. In the tempest of wrath, in the fearful night, . It wavers and trembles but does not fall, For its flame is fed by those who stand Tn the hangman's moose and against the wall. Its flame Is famed by the breath of those Who die on conquered field and hill, Not all the hands of Hate can put 1t out, Unde rthe heel 1t burns on still. It burns on the mounds of defeat and death, It burns in the bombed and ruined town, It grows thin in the blast, the gas and the smoke It wavers, trembes but never is down. Tn the night of chaos, In the wind and rain, It reels, 1t wanes, but 1t rises again, It burns where men love It's light and are free Its flame Is the eternal courage Of men.