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Evening star., 1941-11-28
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army hung out an unobstru-
sive help wanted" sign today for
skilled men to speed some of It's Of
shore bases to completion.
Without specifying whether addi-
tional workers were needed in
Alaska, Panama, Iceland or the
string of Atlantic bases acquired
from Great Britain, offcials said
qualified men could be used"
The Navy reported, however. it
had all the workers and applicants
needed for the time being. with work
on its shore establishments abreast
of or ahead of original schedules.
BY unofilcial reports, the Army
needs construction workers just now
in Alaska, particularly at Dutch
Evening star., 1941-11-28

fought the invaders on all fronts
throughout the night.
Wedges Reported Driven.
Pravda said the Russians centered
their attack on the northern prong
of the German-pincer movement
against Moscow and drove wedges
into enemy lines and re-occupied
many villages, some of which had
served the Germans as bases of
resistance and had been fortified. !"
Soviet reports told of $500 Ger
mans killed in one days period at
three points on the Moscow front
and said los Nazi tanks were de-
stroyed by the Red airmen.
Russian planes also were credited
with destroying at least 600 truck
loads of German troops.
Triumphs at sea were reported by
the Moscow radio, which announced
that Russian submarines had sunk
an Axis tanker and five transports
loaded with troops and war ma
terials.
(The Germans reported prog
ress" in the Moscow area. They
also said numerous Russian at
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Army Wants Skilled Workers
To Speed Its Offshore Bases

Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands
where barracks are being built for
troops to safeguard the Nays new
bases there. Army air bases have
been rushed at Fairbanks and
Anchorage.
Because so many military secrets
are involved, getting a Job on one of
the new bases is likely to be a COM
plex undertaking The thousands
already at work-their number is a
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Labor Will Rebel
i Arbitration Is
Forced, Green Says
Testimonial Dinner
Honors Fred S. Walker,
Trades Unionist Editor

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, last
night predicted labor would rebel
II Congress enacts legislation pro-
viding for compulsory arbitration in
labor disputes.
Speaking at a testimonial dinner
for Fred S. Walker. editor of the
Trades Unionist and member OF
the District Minimum Wage Board
at the Mayfower Hotel, Mr.. Green
said:
II protest any attempt of the law
makers to shackle labor and rob it
of its freedom.
I'VE will do all a generous public
expects labor to do if We are per-
mitted to do it voluntarily. Then
members of organized labor will
give their best skill and training in
defense of America If the same
men are told they must. then, like
any other human beings, they will
rebel.
Plea to Typographical Union.
THE A. F. L. has adopted a no.
strike policy in defense production.
We have lost less time than the peo-
pie in England who are at war 1t
will be unfortunate if they pass anti
strike legislation. 1t will be a blow
at freedom just when we are trying
to preserve freedom as a priceless
heritage
Mr.. Green also asserted that such
legislation would violate the 18th
amendment to the Constitution.
which prohibits slavery
Mr.. Green asked the International
Typographical Union to return to
the American Federation of Labor
ranks, which it left in 1899 because
of an assessment levied against it
by the national body. Mr. Walker.
the honor guest, Is member of the
Columbia typographical Union No
101.
Senator Shipstead, Republican. of
Minnesota likewise protested enact
ment of legislation providing for
compulsory arbitration and predicted
that "labors friends in Congress
would prevent it.
Representative Scanlon. Democrat,
of Pennsylvania joined the others in
opposing such move.
A. E. Giegengack, public printer,
echoed Mr.. Green's plea that the
union reaffiliated with the A. F. L.
The address paying tribute to Mr..
Walker was delivered by John B.
Dickman. Sr. John J. Deviny,
deputy public printer, was toast
master.
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Philippines Seek End
Of London Sugar Pact
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, Nov. 28-President
Manuel Quezon last night instructed
j. M. Elizalde. resident Commits
sioner at Washington, to take neces-
sary steps to denounce the London
sugar pact of 1887, which expires
next year.
The agreement restricts the sale
of Philippine sugar abroad except
to the United States. The Philip
pines desire freedom to sell their
product in all foreign markets.
Mr.. Elizade was instructed to pre-
sent the commemorative case to
the State Department in an effort
to enlist it's support.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

secret-were mostly hand picked.
An engineer, skilled steam shovel
operator, time keeper or skilled
technician of any kind may apply
at the War or Navy Departments or
at the Civil Service Commission.
When an applicants reliability has
been established, he is generally re-
ferred to one of the contracting
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Moscow
Continued From First Page }

capital, Russian cavalry were re-
ported continuing a counterattack
against German forces which drove
between Kalinin and the capital
earlier this week.
Tula, key point in the battle zone
at the southern flank of Moscows S
defenses, is under heavy artillery
and trench mortar fire by German
forces attempting to encircle the
town, military dispatches reported.
A nearby town identified in the
dispatches only as m was said to
have fallen to the steady German
pressure.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

firms that is working on base con.
struction.
Some contractors nave paid top
rates for skilled workers to assure
completion Of their tasks within
time limits In isolated Newfound-
land and Alaska high wages have
compensated for difficult working
conditions.
Evening star., 1941-11-28

EDITOR HONORED-Fred Walker (seated le of
the Trades UnioniSt is shown chatting with John Dckman
ST. at dinner honoring Mr. Walker the Mayower
night Looking their shoulders e John Devny
deputy public printer and Louis A. Lopez chairman of the din
arrangements. Star Staff Photo
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Drops Opener to EUeLeth,
1921, as Tigers Get
By on Free ThrOU.

Ely junior college will travel to Hib-
bling Friday night and engage Itasca
on Memorial court Wednesday, as
competition in the MUG swings into
high gear. One week from Friday
Virginia will play here.
Opening the campaign with a heart
breaking 1921 loss to Eveleth last
Friday, the Iron Men will jump from
the frying pan into the fire when they
take on repeatedly powerful Cardinal
five tomorrow night. Nothing is known
about Ttasca, which will open its sched-
ule here. Virginia, with two of the
Two Harbors high school stars in the
lineup along with plenty of other
talent, is probably the strongest club
in the conference.
The Ely quintet was put through
some stiff workouts this week to cor
rect defects uncovered in the Tiger
game, with plenty of emphasis on the
fast breaking offensive play on the
Coach Ed Buckley is developing to
bringing home the bacon.
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This fast break showed up in great
style on occasions against Eveleth, but
defensive work was far and away the
best. Guards Williams Mills and Dan
Mestnik turned in a bang-up game,
while Center George Perkovich snagged
many a rebound to keep the ball out
of Tiger hands.
From the opening blood-letting when
Captain Mestnik got in for setup un-
touched to the final awarding of a
foul to John Stibel by one official when
the other through it should be a jump
ball, the play was furious and fast
Stibel got two shots with 2 seconds to
play. He scored on the first to break
a 1881 deadlock, and then Eveleth
took the ball out of bounds Tony
Grahek got in shot from far out
but missed before the game ended.
Gene Lorendo, whom Coach Jack
Malevich reported was sick and would
not play, showed up in excellent
health, sinking field goals and 2
free throws to top all players, and
staging a one-man exhibition for an
Eveleth victory.
Ely started the final quarter with
a 24-22 advantage, and ran it to 30-25
midway in the period, when George
Perkovich was elected on fouls.
Then came disaster Lorendo scored,
and Stibel stole the ball from Don
Prola, who replaced Perkovich, to
count. Lorendo got through for an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
all
I inber

There has been very little change in
the fundamental methods of traversing
the Tall Timber country's water routes
by canoe over the past two or three
decades. They are still very much the
same.
Perhaps now there are a few more
cupboard motors used, although the
ardent voyageur will shun motor like
the plague. One of the largest out
filters in the Minnesota Arrowhead has
but one motor in stock, and it is idle
most of the time. Except in wide
expanses of water, travel by paddle is
easier and just as fast as using a
motor, and infinitely more enjoyable
The day-long put, put, put of the motor
has way of setting nerves on edge
that tumble down upon the slightest
provocation, defeating the very pur-
poSe-rest and relaXation-for which
most canoe sojourns are made.
Now there are few more luxuries
available, such as air mattresses. They
replace the time-worn bed of balsam
bows freshly cut, but cannot provide
the fragrance nor the feeling of the
primitive as one lays his weary bones
down to rest
Now there are canned foods, such as
butter and powdered milk and fats
that old timers never had, and pre-
pared pancake flour, and bakers bread
But all these things have not
changed canoe travel. They have only
smoothed over few of its ruff edges
Fundamentally, the canoeist and the
manner in which he renews his soul
deep in the solitude of the wilderness
are unchanged.
There has been a change, however
but not in the men and the materials
The change has crept slowly into the
very heart of the Tall Timber.
1t is the relentless hand of civili-
zation moving audacicusly forever
pushing, pushing the frontier further
back, until for the canoeist it has
disappeared at many points into the
Quetico.
Now, instead of jumping off into
the wilds at Shagawa lake or Fall lake
or Silver Rapids, they hike to the
border by auto, by tow, by launch, or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
fWO-GAME SCHEDULE
THIS WEEK FOR PREPS

stuff for Coach Smrekar in practice
sessions, and upon their shoulders will
fall the bulk of the work of turning
back competitors in district 81.
In practice these boys have given
the college club, which proved it had
plenty of power against Eveleth, run
for its money and at times a little
more than it bargained for.
All this will come to a head for the
fans to asSimilate Friday and Saturday
nights.
Two Harbors, rated by some district
rs observers as one of their favorites
for the district title. is declared fatty
to have the Big Six championship
already in the bag.
The Rails starting five averages 6
feet in height, but that won't top Ely
any for with the exception of Senta
the red and whites first six men are
near or over the 6-foot mark.
In the opener of the season last
Friday the Rails downed Proctor, 30
20, with Adler johnson, four-year
center, garnering IL points to lead in
the scoring.
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by seaplane, where they hit into the
wilds they love. Many canoe trip in
earlier days was begun right on Shay
ava lake, but this starting point has
long since disappeared toward the
boundary.
For the canoeist the coming of the
roads, first put in as improviSed trails
to provide swifter fire protection but
soon improved to accommodate the
persistent demands of car owners, has
meant the destruction of much of the
wilderness on this side of the border.
The nightmare of their sleep, the
final straw of destruction borne by the
winds of pressure groups, is to connect
the Fernberg road east of Ely with the
Gunf1int trail north of Grand Marais.
That would cut through the heart of
the last untouched wilderness in the
Superior National Forest.
While the canoeist has seen the
frontiers of his wilderness recede
slowly over the horizon, the coming of
the roads has opened up a vast recre-
ational area in the Superior forest to
the car driving public. Those who de-
mand modern conveniences with their
tricks to the edge of the wilds have
such accommodations available, and
now they can rough it and fish and
play in the shadows of the Tall Tim
Der, and still maintain the contact
with civilization that they demand
Along such roads as the Echo Trail,
once only a foot route but now broad
ened to permit cars to travel through
the heart of the wilds, public camp
grounds have been established. At
Fenske lake hundreds of midwesterners
spend from day to a week or more,
and further in at Meander lake is one
of the most beautiful camps in the
Superior
Private roads have spewed out from
the Echo Trail and from the Fernberg
road and from the Gunflint Trail to
"opens of glacier-fo formed lakes. now
dotted with resorts where tired busi-
ness men and housewives and farmers
come to rest from the rush of modern
living.
But all this has laid a heavy hand on
the frontier. Like the elk, and now the
moose, it is being pushed back, into
the Quetico. Like the cake one cannot
eat and have too, so it is with the
frontier.
There will always be much of the
frontier left, however, if the use Of
IL is Influenced by moderate, unselfsh
men. They will turn it to the adj
vantage OF the many without exploiting
II and heading it toward ultimate de-
struction.
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Plays at Virginia Friday,
Hosts to TIUO HdrbOrs
Saturday.

Memorial high basketeerS will oper
the season this week with two-meet
Schedule-at Virginia Friday night
and here against Two Harbors Satur-
day.
Going whole hog without preliminary
competition, the victory team" (noW
on the threshold of proving that title)
will engage two of the toughest squads
in Northeastern Minnesota. To expect
twin victory might be too much, but
most of the boys and Coach Steve
Smrekar would be satisfied with a win
over their arch foe, Virginia, regard
less of the outcome of the new series
to be inaugurated with the Agate City.
Tentative starting lineup for the two
games has been announced as follows:
FORWARDS.
Louis Senta.
Al Logar.
William Rowe.
CENTER.
Ed Chachich.
GUARDS.
Gordon Bird.
Keith Brownen.
Rowe has been used both as Ior-
ward and center, and may be held
for reserve duty. Others who will make
the trip to Virginia include Ray john
son and Joe Omerza, forwards; Tom
Murn, Bob Johnson, and John Ander-
son, Sheldon Kayute, Gerald Klobu-
char, guards, and Manager William
Pucel
The six boys named as tentative
starters have been turning in great
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
Coach MOroni's Squad
Wins First Encounter

Fourteen boys are members of Coach
Peter Moroni's second team squad that
trimmed Eveleth junior high here
Friday night, 1917, at a preliminary
to the college game
They are Dick Buckley, Pat Marko-
vich, and Bob Somers, guards; Don
Kuzma, Joe Landa, Brian Murn, Louis
Boben, and Stan Landa, forwards, and
Rudolph Grahek, center, all fresh
men; George Johnson, center; Matt
Banovetz and Jim Rolando, guards,
and Dick Banks and Charles Erick-
son, forwards, all eighth graders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
Hibbing, Itasca Next
on College Cage List

other and the count was tied at 81 all
as Roy johnson kept Ely in the game
with a free throw.
Bedlam followed, with Ed Grahek
and Mestnik getting the ball under
Ely's basket with Eveleth guards no
closer than 10 feet in the rear, but
both missed pot shots. Prola also
missed on a free throw.
The ball went to the opposite end of
the floor, where in furious fight for
possession of it Captain Mestnik was
ruled to have fouled Stibel The Eve
leth man sank his first chance to
exc out win for the Tigers, their
twentieth consecutive victory.
The box score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
MERHEH TRAVEL
TO QUEEN CITY
Opening Dual Meet of Season
Saturday With Virginia,
State Champs.

Coach Leonard Kun will guide his
| initial swimming team through a dua
meet when Memorial high travels tc
Virginia Saturday.
Sparkling the performance of the Ely
boys against the powerful state cham
pions will be Captain William Her
ranen and Melvin women, the only
two lettermen. A third letterman,
William LeBeau, will be kept from
competition until after the holidays
because of a football injury.
Both Herranen, a versatile swimmer,
and Women are talented men. women
cracked the state mark of Los for the
100-yard breast in practice this fall,
swimming it in 1:05.5. Last season
Women bested the old state mark of
1:08.4 in a dual meet by 4 of a second.
A tentative lineup announced by
Coach Klun follows:
40-yard free style-August Seliskar,
Erwin Maijala.
100-yard breast-Ivonen, Stuart
Tapp, Albert Ruotsala
100-yd free Seliskar Maijala
220-yard free-Herranen, Harold
Koski
100-yard back-Don Annala, David
Goulet.
Diving Herranen, Evert Tornfelt.
Medley relay-Annala, Women, Mai
jala.
Free style relay-Tornfelt, Women,
Herranen, Seliskar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
NJCC YOUNGEST?

George Perkovich, 6-foor A.
inch center, is probably the
youngest player, and one of the
tallest, in the conference. Perk-
ovich, a freshman, is 16 years
old, and will not be II until the
season is. ended. His birthday
is in March.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
NORTHERN JUNIOR
COLLEGE CONFERENCE

(Does not include Ely's games)
Dec. +Brainerd at Itasca.
Dec. 5-Duluth at Crosby.
Dec. 6-Eveleth at Brainerd.
Dec. 12-Hibbing at Crosby, Duluth
at Eveleth, Virginia at Brainerd.
Dec. 13-'Eveleth at Northern COL
Iege, Ashland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
CAN'T STOP HIM
= Bowler With Restricted
Vision Among Best.

John TOmsich doesn't let his
greatly restricted vision interfere
with his bowling. In fact he has
established a record at the Ely Bowl
ing Center that many keglers with
complete eyesight envy.
Tomsich has a high score of 1874.
mark that would send the aver
age bowler into an ecstacy of gIee.
Tomsich judges his throw by
looking at the alley gutter at the
foul Line. His restricted vision does
not permit him to see the pins.
When he goes after a spare other
bowlers tell him which pins are ND
and he assumes a corresponding
position on the alley before deliver
ing the ball.
Now he's cunning for the 200 mark.
All Types of Tobacco
Perique, Burley, Virginia and
Turkish are all types of tobacco.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
BASKETBALL SCORES.

Aurora alumni 33, Aurora 20.
init Falls 43, Baudette 81.
Two Harbors 80, Proctor 20.
Biwabik "a, Coleraine 20.
Eveleth &c 80, Ely &c 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
BOYS DUAL MEET
COMPETITION, 194O-41.
PRE-HOLIDAY
Basket BALL
YNrND rNyvE~E

Friday, Dec. Sat Hibbing.
Wednesday, Dec. 10-Itasca, here.
Friday, Dec. 19-Virginia, here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
MEMORIAL HIGH

Friday, Dec. Sat Virginia
Saturday, Dec. 6-Two Harbors, here
Friday, Dec. 1c-At Aurora.
Friday, Dec. 19-Tower, here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04

Deadline for ordering Christmas
cards Is Dec. 10. Is beautiful cards
printed with your name for only $1.0O.
The Ely Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04

Tie, won in playof by independents.
High scores-Single, M Kuzma, In
dependents, 1879; three, M. Kuzma, sos.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
SWIM Ming
BOYS

Saturday, Dec. 6-At Virginia.
Saturday, Dec. 13-Eveleth, here.
Saturday, Dec. 20-At Chisholm.
Friday, Jan. 9-At Hibbing.
Saturday, Jan. "a Virginia, here.
Saturday, Feb. Chisholm, here.
Saturday, Feb. 14-Hibbing here.
Friday, Saturday, Feb. 81, 28-Sta
meet, Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
BOWLING
OLIVER LEAGUE
LUCKY STRIKE.

High scores Single, John Pierce
Oliver, No. 8, 235; three, Pierce, 607
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04

The Ely Miner is the only paper in
terested in Ely and its people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-04
GIRLS

Saturday, Dec. 13-At Virginia.
Saturday, Jan. 10-At Chisholm.
Saturday, Jan. 24-At Nashwauk.
Saturday, Jan. Chisholm, here.
Saturday, Feb. 14EVirginia, here.
Friday, Saturday, Feb. 20, 21-State
meet, Virginia.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-03-01
League of Women For
Community Service

The Patchwork Club celebrated the
birthdays of five of its members at the
meeting, Monday afternoon. They
were Mesdames Nellie Horn, Ruth
Dickerson, Ida Blackwell, Flora Brown
and Mary Robinson. The club which
meets at 558 Mass. Ave-, Monday af-
ternoons from 1:30-4:00 pm. makes
quilts, pillows, and rugs Of patchwork.
Three quilts and one rug have been
made so far this year and sold. Officers
are: Mrs. Flora Brown, president and
instructor; Mrs. Thelma Washington,
vice-president; Mrs. Dora Raymond,
secretary; Mrs. Mary Hubbard, treas
urer; Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, chaplain.
Mrs, Ida Blackwell is the founder of
the group. Other members are Mines.
Edna Crosby, Mary Godfrey, Olive
Hinton, Margaret Jackson, Rachel
Jamerson, Lucinda MacDavid, Mary
Peters, Minnie Thibou, Harriet Thor
nell, Theresa Hill, Florence Williams,
Henrietta Williams, and Martha
Greggs.
Miss Wllhelmina CrossOn spoke to a
crowded house at the Annual Race His
tory Observance of the Sub-Deb Club.
The Library Committee of the League
of which Mrs. Vivienne Stokes is chair
man cooperated with the club in its
program this year. A feature of the
evening was the presentation of two
prizes of the Race Achievement Note
book Contest by the Leagues Presi-
dent, Mrs. Jacqueline Gilbert. First
prize went to Millicent Williams, sec
ond prize went to Gladys Springer. A
collation. was served.