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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
A New Years PRAYER
BY DAVID CORY

BY DAVID CORY
God grant that I the ne1U year through
May strive tUith heart and soul to do
Those things Which are most good and
God grant that l each morning start
My duties tUith cheerful heart,
And cheertuiIy perform my part.
To ,oear smile all through the day,
To Danish thoughts unkind a,oqy;
And Uhen my bedtime comes, to pray.
To say my prayers ,0ith folded hands
As night comes softly DER the lands,
To Him, Who aL,oays understands.
And Uhen the bells on Net0 Years da,Un
Proclaim the bright NetU Year is born,
And 1 a,Oake on Net0 Years morn.
I pray Him whisper. lou and sweet
To help me guide my WaytOard feet,
Lest forget my prayer to meet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
A Resolution

RESOLVED, to Aue tUith all my might
,ohile I do ipe. Resolved, neper TO
lose one moment OF time, to improve
it in the most profitable ,Ody posi-
bly, can. RESOLVED, neper TO do any.
thing uhich I should despise or think
meqnly OF in another. Resolved, neU-
er TO do anything on, OF revenge.
RESOLVED, neveT to do anything iehich
I should be afraid OF il it i0ere the
last hour OF my life.
JONATHAN EDWARDS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
CleaneSt Nation

Modern inventions such as wash
ing machines. commercial laun-
dries, and plenty of hot water and
good inexpensive soaps have con-
spired to make the United States
one of the cleanest nations on the
face of the globe This fact is Illus
trated by a comparison of the easy
efficiency of family laundry work in
the average American household
with the primitive methods that still
prevail in many parts of the Old
world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
By VIRGINIA VALE

(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
ID EMEMBER that beloved
IN book of your childhood
days, Little Men," by Louisa
May Alcott? Well, imagine
what it might be like with the
addition of two new characters,
to wit, Major Burdle, a fast-talk-
ing, amiable swindler who sacri-
fees everything for the love of
his adopted son, anG Willie the
Fox, ga lovable, amusing
living corpse" according to infor-
nation from RKO. When you've fin
ished this little picture puzzle, go to
see the picture.
It's been turned out as adult en-
tertainment, yet it's still a story for
young folks. Kay Francis, George
Bancroft and Jack Oakie head the
cast, which includes Jimmy Lyon,
Richard Nichols, Sammy McKim
and Elsie, the glamour cow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
'APPEASEMENT'

Out of the administration are COM
ing private warnings that one great
American danger just now is organ
ization and daily growth of "appeas-
ers' and their cunning propaganda
to stir up public sentiment for ZAP
peasement. t."
1t isn't easy to define just what is
meant by this use of the word. APP
peasement, as by-word, grew out
of the series of settlements with Hit
Ter acceded to by France and Eng
land, whereby they WEIGHED on the
alliances France, at least, had made
with such little nations as Austria
and Czechoslovakia, in order to
ring Germany in Gordon sani-
taire of steel and to preserve the
provisions of the treaty of YER
sailles.
They tossed those little nations to
the Nazi wolves quite obviously be-
cause there was nothing else they
could do. They had allowed them
selves to become too weak and Ger
many to become too strong to do
anything else.
The very word "appease," taken
with the circumstances of those set
Elements, implied that there was
some right on the Nazi side. The
appeasing concessions were used
not as truce to gain time for all
out defense. They were used as a
narcotic assurance to the British
and the French of peace in our
time" with an effect that they went
on snoring while Germany became
stronger and stronger.
Some of us began to insist that we
prepare, years before Munich and
with growing insistence ever since
-insistence on our own weakness,
on the great threat growing in the
world and the absolute necessity
for American rearmament.
Many, if not most, of those who
took this stand believe we are not
even yet arming effectively. We
have preceded and supported every
move to speed and increase total
defense to the point of American
invincibility on this side of the
world.
Our only point of difference with
other equally earnest and sincere
Americans is that we do not believe
in either the necessity or the wis
dom of scattering our defense over
more territory than we can guard,
do not believe in putting our coun-
try into military situation in which
its defense depends on the strength
or weakness of others-their blum
ders or successes.
We do believe that, whether Brit
ain wins or does not win, we shall
never be safe again without ade-
Quate defense of our own, that part
of our strength is our financial
soundness and that we cannot weak
en- it by undertaking to finance the
wars of others at a cost which, in
long war to which we are a party,
could rise as high as one hundred
billion dollars.
If that opinion and record is what
is meant by "appeasement," we
regard the word as an epithet with
out argument.
Emotion and propaganda have
reached point where, even to ex-
press such opinions as these,
is said by some to be of itself zap
peasement" worse-fifth column
nism, defeatism, almost treason.
AS Senator Johnson has SADLY
said, this is the direct road for the
United States 'to foreign war. He
might have added 1.-THE blindfool
road" l don't believe it. The
American people have yet to be
heard. Mass madness is not upon
us-at least not yet. That, after all,
is noteworthy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
Where Uncle Sam Develops
Better Fighting Airplanes

While airpane factories from Ne,o York. California ,oorine
shifts the Wright Field research engineers and technical
Dayton Ohio orkng speed testing and deuel.
opng speed and dependable fighting aircraft Nowadays only
tCh yoncLad identfcaions permitted Wright
Field but these pictures ,H pass you through the gates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

Taylor, and in "The
Philadelphia Story"
with Katharine Hep
burn, James Stew
art and Cary Grant,
have won her a new
long-term contract.
incidentally, "Phil-
adelphia Story" is
the picture that
Cary Grant made
for the Red Cross
he accepted the as
signment with the
idea of turning over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

CdSG-luu OF uOIlS.
In her newest one, Topper Re-
turns" she is the target for fall
ing 250-pound chandelier. Plenty of
precautions were taken when it was
shot-after all, there's just one
Carole Lands. Then, too, the chan
delier cost $500. A retake was just
out of the question.
Bing Crosby's brother Bob, well
known on the radio, makes his
movie debut in Lets Make Music"
which, oddly enough, is a musical
comedy. There are four musical
numbers that may turn into hit
songs, and Jean Rogers, Elizabeth
Risdon and Joyce Compton are in
the cast.
If you know of a waltz that Wayne
King doesn't know you're one in a
million. Fourteen years ago he
started his library of waltz music !;
then he became known as "The
Waltz King" and the demand for
waltz, music began to exceed the
supply on hand. Since then he's
been collecting what has grown into
probably the largest library of waltz
music in the country. His re-
search staff includes three men in
Chicago; two in New York; and one
in South America.
=
The Pittsburgh Symphony men
were rather startled when they
learned that they were to play "Mel-
ancholy Baby" on that recent Mu-
steal Americana program. By the
way, the song was written, by Ed
Burnett back in 1910 when he was
waiting for his sweetheart to arrive
on train that was Is hours late.
And eff Forget You," which Helen
Jepson sang on that same pro-
gram, was inspired by an editorial
in the New York Times; Irving
Caesar saw the editorial, which be-
gan with quotation from the
Psalms-'If l forget thee, o Jeru-
salem, let my right hand forget its
cunning-"-and wrote the song.
ODDS AND ENDS-The University OF
California has engaged Rudy Vallee for a
series OF lectures before the radio class
he'll give practical advice on broadcast.
ing and radio sho,Umanship Kenny
Baker has forUn back and forth across
the country so often, usually at night,
that he declares he's travelled more and
seen less than anybody else Mary
Martin ,0ould like to leape that air shotc
so that she Gun concentrate on motion
picture cork Bill Stern, director OF
''Sports Nercsreel OF the Air." has been
offered lectHing post in radio an.
nouncing course, by prominent uni.
versity. He'll accept il he can find time.
Hendrix Willem Van Loon, who
takes over the microphone for Ray
mond Gram Swing during the lat
ter's vacation, is tops in many fields.
A celebrated historian, he's the au-
thor of many successful books, rang
ing from 'The Story of Mankind
to ''The Arts" He's a talented vio-
linist. He was correspondent for
the Associated Press in Holland dur
ing the last war. He's a clever
artist-has a habit of doing water
colors on his notes to friends. They
get his wife to decipher the notes,
for his writing is unreliable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

IN a KeS seen a I 10
writer's want to see
how near they can
come to killing her.
In her last three
pictures she has
been ID chased by
a prehistoric man.
moth, (2) scheduled
to climb a fagpole
on top of a sky
scraper, and 90 re-
que st e d to get
chummy with a
f,-11 e ill.,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

his salary to them-$125, 900.
3
Bitter words were said in Holly
wood recently when various produc-
ers needed stunt women and found
that IA of the best had been cor
rallied by Paramount for LAS Vegas
Nights" which already had Phil Re-
gan, Lillian Cornell and Tommy
Dorsey and his band.
The maddening part of it was that
the daring dennoiselles weren't
scheduled to do stunts, just to dance
with cowboys and drink cold tea,
that would screen as Scotch and
soda.
3
Torn1o T orIic &c 81 l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
LONGEST SPEECH

Tom Dewey got a thrill and
chuckle from his luncheon at the
Capitol with Floor Leader Joe Mar
tin and other house Republicans.
The thrill was an invitation to be
the principal speaker at the G.. o. P.
Lincoln day dinner, which the am
bilious district attorney accepted.
The chuckle was evoked by a sto-
ry about the longest political
speech on record" which gangling,
curly-haired Rep. John M. Robson
of Kentucky, a member of the Lin
coin day committee, said he made
when he first ran for congress in
1918.
One hot July night during the
campaign Robson addressed a big
crowd in a county courthouse and
was amazed by the enthusiastic re-
ception. Cheers rent the air with
every sentence and there was vo-
ciferous ''more, more" when he
tried to conclude after an hour.
AS he was leaving with the local
sheriff, Robson boasted: "These
people sure were enthusiastic. II
looks like this county is in the bag"
Don't set too much store by the
way them fellers carried on, Jack, I"
confded the sheriff. Nobody there
(hic) was sober but YOU"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

Ruth Hussey's work in Metros
"Flight Command" with Robert
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

Carole Lands is beginning to think
there's something about her that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

Above: Master Sgt. d. Samarin
at the fuel Segregation Which he de-
Ueloped, Which insures removal of
Uater from, aviation gasoline.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
PRE-ADJOURNMENT JUNKET

1ADo " SO4N2AAA
On November 10, when the house
defeated motion to adjourn until
January, members righteously de-
clared that congress should remain
on the job in these grave days of
emergency.
But today a dozen members of
the house are enjoying a cushy
junket to Panama, at the expense
of the government. And with one
exception, everyone of the group
voted to stay on the job.
On December 5, a fortnight after
so voting, they quietly sailed from
New York on the S. S. Panama,
which is owned by the government.
They will spend two weeks cruising
and three days in Panama.
Several are members of the mill
tary affairs committee and might
have some legitimate reason for
making a defense inspection" but
the war department says it knows
nothing about the junket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26
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MERRE GD-QQuAD
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Washington, d. c.
DONOVAN'S REAL GOAL is
GREECE

Inside fact regarding the present
mystery trip of Col. William Dono-
van to Europe is that his real des-
tination is Greece.
En- route, however, he will stop
in North Africa where he will see
his old World war friend, Marshal
Weygand, now controlling the large
French army in Africa.
If this powerful force took the field
on the side of the British, the
Italians, already in a precarious po-
sition as a result of their defeats in
Greece, would be finished. This
would release British naval forces
for desperately needed convoy work
in the Atlantic.
Also it would have repercussions
in the Far East, where the Japanese
military have been greedily cycling
the rich Dutch East Indies and Indo-
China. With the British supreme in
the Mediterranean and their big fleet
available for operations elsewhere,
Japan would think twice before at
tempting any new grabs.
On the Greek front, Donovan Will
make survey similar to that which
he made in England last spring.
In England last spring, Donovan
made thorough survey of invasion
defenses, military intelligence and
the royal air force. He spent week
in the field with the British army
and made several flights with the
Raj. Various U. S. army, air
corps and navy observers are now
attached to the British forces as
the result of Donovan's trip; also he
established close intelligence ties on
Axis espionage and fifth column op-
erations.
On his previous British mission,
Donovan Travelled as the personal
representative of Navy Secretary
Knox
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-26

Aboue: Wright Field officers salute Z
leading military dignitary ,oho ic on Z
tour of inspection. BeIop: Huge gasoline
refueling units haze been developed fo'
supplying fuel in large quantities to Ions
range bombers. Here is one in operation
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.
his salary to them-$125, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
Robert Mcneil Will
Speak Here Tonight

Robert H. MCNEIL, who is sched-
uled to speak at the courthouse here
tonight in the interest of his candl-
dacy for governor on the republican
ticket, is one of the best known at
torneys in the state, with offices in
Statesville and Washington.
"McNeill comes of a long line of
North Carolinians. He was born in
Wilkes county, his father being the
Rev. Milton Mcneil, we'll known
Baptist minister. The beloved Bap-
fist preacher, the Rev. George Nc
Neill was his great great GRANDPA
Their.
"a graduate of Wake Forest col
lege, his law practice of many years
has rendered him well yersed in
the questions so vitality affecting u
country at this time, while his char
acter, integrity and ability guarantee
that his administration will reflect
glory in our state" members of the
local republican committee said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
CIyde Wolfe Cleared
In Bike Theft Case

CLYDE Wolf. COL Nixon street,
white mar charged with theft of a
bievcle, was found not guilty when
tried in recorders court yesterday
morning.
ODDS Brooks, charged with an
assault, was given 10 days on the
county farm.
Robert Carr, charged with vio-
lating the liquor law, drew a con-
tinuance until today.
James DeBoise, negro, charged
with larceny and receiving after
he allegedly stole 300 bags valued
at SAB from the Johnson Cotton
company, was bound to superior
court.
Mary Enlow, "olored, charged
with housebreaking and damage
to personal property after she al
legedly broke into the house of
Joe Walker, Ills Princess street,
cut up his clothes and blankets
and broke his lamp and dishes,
was found not guilty.
Albert Taylor, charged with an
assault on a female, was taxed
with the costs.
Anna Mae Whitefied, negress,
1912 Dock street, charged with lar
ceny of 1920 from c. N. King, 1902
Chestnut street, was given a con-
tinuance until Nov. 2. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

A civil service examination for a
Junior Procurement Inspector at
$1,62O a year has been announced
by the United States Civil Service
commission. More procurement in
spectors are needed at the Air Corps,
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, to in
spect aircraft, engines, instruments,
parachutes, aircraft propellers, and
tools and cages.
Senior procurement inspector re-
ceives $4,000 a year, procurement
inspector, $1,000 a year, and as
sistant procurement inspector, $4,000
a year.
All these positions r available
Immediately after the applicant has
taken the civil service examination.
Applicants should ask at the local
post office for additional informa-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
Marine Recruiting Area
Giuen Quota Of so Men

The Raleigh headquarters office
of the Carolinas district of the U.
S. Marine corps recruiting serv-
ice, of which the local s%ub-station
is a part, has been assigned a
November quota of go vacancies,
Sergeant George F. Frederiksen,
local recruiting officer, reported
yesterday.
Interested young men of South
eastern North Carolina having the
following qualifications are urged
to apply at the local sub-station:
between 10 and 80 years of age,
unmarried, no dependents, in good
physical condition, of good moral
character, and the equivalent of
an eighth grade education.
Sergeant Frederiksen said en-
listments during October at the
local s%ub-station included: Joseph
A. Smith, of Chadbourn; James
N. Jolly, of Clarendon; William o.
Smith, of Whiteville; F es t L.
Martin, of Kenansville; Joseph l..
Shaw, of Clarkton; and Robert L.
Todd, of Chadbourn. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
Several italian Bases
Are Bombed By British

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 30 Up -
Flying high above a sandstone
over the western desert, British
planes yesterday bombed numer-
u Italian Libyan bases, demolish-
ing buildings at Ell Gubba, starting
two large fires at Gazala and dam
aging the barracks at the Tobruk
naval base, a Raj communique
announced today.
Not all of the damage apparently
inflicted could be seen, the Raj
noted, because of the blowing sand
and a heavy ground haze.
Numerous raids and reconnais.
sance flights Yer made, the Raj
said. 1t listed as detectives Italian
held posts at Derna, Bomba, Tmi-
mi, Gazala, Ell Cuba, Tobruk. Ell
Adem, Menastir and. Salum. The
last-nimed town is in Egypt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31

EXCELLENT PICTURE
FEATURED AT ROYAL
An all-audience appeal picture
packed with drama, love, and ex-
citing action was enthusiastically
greeted yesterday at the Royal
theatre.
The Alaskan story, Girl From
Gods Country" combines the CO.
lorful background of the Yukon
country with the elements of racey
action sequence, and unforgettable
love story concerning a woman
who endured endless hardships in
an uncivilized country to win the
man she loved.
Malamute dog teams play a
large part in the tale of an
American doctor who has run
away from his own country to set
up his practice in the backwoods
Alaskan country, travelling hun
dreds of miles by boat and sleigh
to treat the native Eskimo fami-
lies. One of the most intense
scenes is a dog battle between
Morris team and that of Charles
Bickford, who plays the part of
a detective in pursuit of Morris.
An avalanche, in which both men
are showed under is also one of
the peak points of the film.
Jane Wyatt, as the nurse who
finds the rigors of Alaskan living
too much for her and plans to
leave, only to find herself in love
with the uncummunicative doctor
she has come to assist, is given
one of the ablest characterizations
of her scree career since Lost
Horizon"
Chester Morris as the doctor
who has run away from his past
plays his part with a keen SEN
sitivity and conviction which
places him on a par with any
other top-notchers.
In an interesting characterize
ton of the relentless represent
alive of the law, without a single
human quality until the climactic
point of the picture, Charles Bick-
ford, surpasses himself and proves
himself a fine character actor.
Eskimo Characterization are
portrayed by Kate Lawson, John
Bleier, Ray Mala, Don Zelaya,
Ferike Boros and Mamo Clark.
A Stone-Age cartoon, a color pa
rade entitled "a Gun-Dog's Life"
and a new Popular Science COM
pletes the show on the Royal Va
program. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
BEEF STOCK TEST
PLANS ANNOUNCED
$26,647 To Be Spent On
Experimental Tract In
Onslow County

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 30.-The
$27, 647 project for improving an
experimental tract in Holman
Forest looks toward development
of beef stock best suited for this
section of North Carolina, Bruce
Simmons, Trenton, WPA super
visor for Jones and Onslow coun-
ties, explained today.
The purpose of the project is
two-fold, he said: to build a form
of permanent fire protection or
the $4,000 acrea in the State Col
lege tract, and to develop the best
fitted beef stock for this section
that kind which can survive best
in the reed beds where ticks, flies
and mosquitoes abound.
The project provides for con-
struction of a barn in the Com
fort section of Jones county where
between 40 and 20 head of cattle
already are roaming in an area
enclosed by approximately Is
miles of fence, Simmons said.
New fences under the new pro-
ject will be built in the Deppe
area of Onslow county, and it is
hoped a barn will be put there
later, Simmons said. The barn at
Comfort will be started about No
vember l. Fire lanes in the area
also are provided.
In addition, a road is being con-
structed through the back of the
forest from near Richlands to the
old Quaker Bridge road which runs
directly through the center of the
tract. The road will be a part oil
tie fire protection system, Sim
mons said. Approximately 70 per
sons now are employed on the
project, and maximum load is
| 100.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
FOUR WILLS FILED
FOR PROBATE HERE
,,,s Lille T. We'll Named
co1p Beneficiary To Estate
Of |. H. We'll

wills have been filed for
sa+o at the office of T. A. Hen
larson. clerk of New Hanover su-
nerior court. ,:
The widow, Lille T. We'll, is
lad the sole beneficiary of the
lsl ato of /. Henry We'll, who died
esn+ember 10. The estate COM
s osp personal property valued at
eo 5N0 and real estate including one
sa1f interest inc property at Ill
li as,,ot street and 81 South Sixth
street. GILL
contember %. including personal
,rpnertv valued at $500 and real
pp.opertv valued at 81, 000, is left to
.ha widow, Ollie SWEET,
A daughter, Fannie Penelope
u-h;to is named sole beneficiary of
.ha estate of Fannie Elnora White,
,-bo died September Is, and COM
orising real estate including a
to,,se and lot at 800 Anderson
strset. valued at $4,000.
Matte Williams, John Williams,
nave Powell. jamie Powell, and
Denrietta Graham are named
honefciaries of the estate of Mary
povell, who died Jan. II. Real
nronertv of the estate includes II
End 10 acres in Harnett township
Known as the Futch tract and val
ned at s., 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
Farmers In Onslow To
Grow Strawberries

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 30.-Jack-
sonville business men, headed by
the Kiwanis club, are encouraging
0nslow county farmers to grow
strawberries as a commercial crop.
A party of farmers went to the
Coastal Plains Test Farm at Will
lard Friday to look W. strawberry
experiments as the second step in
a planned program to establish the
crop and a market in Onslow.
The first move was made recently
When DR.. Charles bearing, in charge
of the Willard farm, and H. T.
Westcott, representative of the mar
keting division of the Department
Of Agriculture, spoke to approx
mately rs farmers and business men
On production and marketing meth
DDS.
Westcott recommended that at
least 200 acres be planted in order
to Justify establishment of a mar
ket.