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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
MERRYGo-ROUND

Ben Welles, son of Undersecre-
tary Of State Sumner Welles, Is
working as a newsman IN Panama.
Nelson Rockefeller, government
worker, gets up at five Ii the morn
ing, shuns parties, goes to bed at
ten.
The Rockefeller Office has been
flooded with requests from movie
stars who want to tour Latin Amer
lea.
When senators fail to pay their
bills at the senate stationery room,
the disbursing Office, instead of dun
ming them, merely docks the amount
from their pay checks.
America" latest popular book
let by David Cushman Coyle, has
been officially endorsed by the
American Legion, General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, the Council
for Democracy, and the selective
service board.
One prayer, three songs, and sew
eral poems have been dedicated TO
the army's newest recruiting slo-
gan, Keep EN- Flying" Author of
the slogan is Lieut.. Col. Il. N. Gil
bert, head Of the recruiting service.
George Washington's bonnet is
the name Capitol cops give to the
American flag. When hauled down
and folded according to regulations,
II has triangular form Like a Co
lonial hat.
Business Is hitting a new high for
trinket vendors on Capitol Hill
Best customers are the visiting
draftees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

we fail to see the
hunor In the story
of the salesman
who tried to sell a
customer q ba-
rometer. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

again, and he had learned to snatch
an hours sleep when he could
About eleven o'clock Jim Wong
woke him. Two men want see
boss" the Chinaman said.
Terry rose, put on his boots and
coat, and went downstairs to meet
his guests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
PARITY PRICES
FOR THE FARMER

IN 1871 THE GOVERNMENT is
to see that the farmer gets the 1904
to 1914 parity price for what he
raises. That means, they tell me,
that what he may raise this year
is to pay proportionately for as
much and as many things bought per
year during the years from 1904 to
1914.
Just how they figure it out, I do
not know, and il is a safe bet that
the average farmer will take the
governments word as to the an
swer. It is estimated that it viii
take close to half billion of gov
eminent dollars to make the differ
ence between what the public viii
pay for the 1871 crop and what the
farmer is to receive.
Il certainly viii take mathemat-
ical experts to arrive at the right
answer for each farmer, but I do
not know how much these experts
are to get for the Job. Einsteins
probably come high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
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NSTALLMENT SEVEN

NSTALLMENT SEVEN
q shot from the back sf Cal Terry,
manager Of the big Diamond Reverse b
ranch. In Denver the big ranchers de-
eide to call In large number OF Texas
ex-peace of1cers 70 invade the rusters'
territory and KIN them. Terry objects
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
LINES ON DUTY

N62ltCCA gus.
LINES ON DUTY
("It is not enough for us merely to
trim the wick and polish the glass In
the lamp of victory. "-President
Roosevelt.)
With the lamp on the floor
Meath a volley Of bricks,
Let no man offer help
As trimmer of wicks.
With the light almost out
And the oil low, alas!
Would you below, Zone sidel
Lemme polish the glass!"?
When a swimmer yells ''Helpl"
With his chances quite slim,
Would you toss him book
On "The Right Way to Swim?
II he slips meath wave
And there isn't much hope,
Would you cry, your address,
viii mail you rope!"?
When a mans on a raft
As the sharks near him swish,
Do you think it's enough
To denounce all such fish?
To be brief, In a war
Such as this frightfm one,
Are you just one who says
Something OUGHT to be donei"G
Add SMILES: as unwelcome as an
invitation to come to Berchtesgaden-
WHY Is IT.
That there seem TO be more left
handed eaters In cafeterias than In
other restaurants?
That, If she has a dog and you
have a dog, you can speak 10 q
strange girl without offense?
That the coffee at breakfast al
ways seems to be better than the
coffee at supper and that the scram-
bled eggs at supper seem to be bet
ter than the scrambled eggs at
breakfast?
Gardiner S. Dresser.
Toto, the gorilla that has be-
come the mate of Gargantua, is
now with the Ringing circus.
It's an even bet that both goril-
Las spend most of the time look
ing at each other and thinking,
'1 hope I never get to Look as
terrible as that"
Probably the Ringing outfit
is now wondering about the old
adage that two goriIlas can live
as cheap as one.
William McChesney Martin, youth.
full head Of the New York Stock ex-
change, has been called by his draft
board. Any training for war that
he will get In camp viii be super
fetal compared with what he has
gone through as head Of the ex-
change.
What Elmer Twitchel wants 70
know is whether Mr.. Martin is going
into the army for the long pull or
a quick turnover.
The Louvain library, restored
largely by America after the Ger
mans destroyed it In the last war,
was again wrecked by the Germans
IN this war, il develops. Il seems
the Nazis couldn't bear the report
that there was book N II
APPEAL
Life is real, life is earnest,
So away with all pretencei
Comet Let's cut out playing marbles
And speed up with that defensei
| B. A S.
In occupied countries the Nazis are
rationing dogs, but word comes
from Belgium that this applies only
to dogs that can be shown to have
German blood A smart dog over
there is one that knows enough 70
goose-step to his meals
DO YOU KNOW HIM:
The gals all hate
That tightwad Joe:
He calls too late
To see a show.
Merrill Chilcote.
ST am getting all out Of patience
with this talk about money. Our
slogan must be Work and save" !"
| MIR. Knudsen.
Able as you are, Bin, yea have q
superman's task il You are going
to Try to revive an idea ike this
after all the kicking around it's had.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
Weather, and
Its Relation
To Behavior
BY DIR. JAMES w. BARTON
Released by Western Newspaper Union.l

GO DEFINITE is the knowl-
~ edge that wet weather or an
impending storm aggravate the
SYMPTOMS of rheumatism that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

THE STORY so FAR: Buck Hart,
Jim retiow, and Pete ToIlman. alleged
rustiers, had been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
m the back. In retaliation, Lee Hart.
brother Of one Of the victims and brother
Of the sheriff. In believed 20 have taken
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
BOTH PARTIES NOW
SUBSCRIBE TO DEMOCRACY

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS or
gained and wrote a Constitution for
a republic, not a democracy. The
term democracy" does not appear
any place in the Constitution. Wash
ington and Hamilton believed in a
republic, with a ruling class. Jeffer-
son insisted upon democracy, with
the power of government In the
hands of all the people. Today both
major political parties subscribe to
a democracy. Despite all the COM
pleNties of government, America
can survive as a democracy If the
people-an the Toms, Dicks and
Harrys, as well as the Oswalds, Per
civals and Warrens, are given &C
curately all the facts about the op-
Grafton of government. The Ameri-
can people can be trusted, but
American leadership refuses to take
the people into its confidence, and
that lack Of information viii IN time
do for US just what it has done for
Europe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24
PROSPERITY

PROSPERITY
REGARDLESS OF how the war
may end, or how long If may last,
William A. Irwin, educational direc-
tor of the American Institute Of
Banking, says America is IN for a
long period of prosperity. He sees
this country as the one great credi-
tor nation that viii be in a position
to rehabilitate the world. It sounds
plausible and may it prove true for
US and for the rest of the world.
EXECUTIVE CRIMES
THERE ARE several thousand
federal laws not enacted by con-
gress, the violation of any one Of
which can send you to jail or subject
you to a fine. These are executive
orders issued by more than $50 diff
ferent departments, bureaus or
commissions. Many American citi-
zens have served jail terms or paid
fines, or both, because of violation
of these executive order laws. Law
renee Sullivan, IN ''The Dead Hand
of Bureaucracy" tells US new ones
are being issued one each day.
BILL OF DUTIES
IN THE AMERICAN magazine,
Vice President Wallace presents a
Bill of Duties-seven In number
for the citizen to follow IN defending
the Bill Of Rights. II needs an IN
depreciation, which the vice presi-
dent offers and now, N the light of
events, his Interpretation needs to
be interpreted. My bill Of Duties
would be preserve the American
system Of free competition.
This is the system under which the
greatest nation on earth has -four
ished On this continent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

The Louvain library, restored
largely by America after the Ger
mans destroyed it In the last war,
was again wrecked by the Germans
IN this war, it develops Il seems
the Nazis couldn't bear the report
that there was a book N II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

William McChesney Martin, youth
full head of the New York Stock ex-
change, has been called by his draft
board. Any training for war that
he viii get in camp viii be super
fetal compared with what he has
gone through as head Of the ex-
change.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

That the coffee at breakfast al
ways seems to be better than the
coffee at supper and that the scram-
bled eggs at supper seem to be bet
ter than the scrambled eggs at
breakfast?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

What Elmer Twitchen wants 70
know is whether Mr.. Martin Is going
into the army for the long pull or
a quick turnover.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

Toto, the gorilla that has be-
come the mate Of Gargantua, is
now with the Ringing circus.
It's an even bet that both goril-
Las spend most of the time look
ing at each other and thinking,
'1 hope I never get to Look as
terrible as that"
Probably the Ringing outfit
is now wondering about the old
adage that two goriIlas can live
as cheap as one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-24

% the PLAN Ellen Carey, daughter q
the postmaster, seems somewhat In
trigued by the daxhing JeR Brand who
win Jack TURKEY, another rustisr, are
most outspoken against Terry. Ellen
asks Terry to stop the Killings.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
HAVE PATIENCE!
By Ruth TAYLOR

Wait the Lord and he will thee.
Patience of the most difficult of virtues to acquire
lesson been learned it is the most soul satisfy
To be patient have control self plus faith to
know anal yss, All things work good for
them that love God
Think of those whom YOU admire most and YOU will see
how this quality stands out 1t is patience and the ability
wait that enabled Washington hold long after the more
patience ability that carried Lincoln thru
time mmemoria-wh little people well greatwith UNI
patience just sitting wait. To
consideration of the end wish the taking of step
doing your duty and day working honestly and
mentally for the day when ship in When that has
5u!eM eop entA and cheeriuy and work
ing while you wait.
And this applies only the individual but to all groups
within the nation and the nation itself The changes the
reforms all made require patience and waiting
while actively trying to bring them about.
There rciOrmerS who vociferously
az cating all of panaces destroy the old they
"Auything is better than what we have
But this is not the American way Reform to
make, to reshapenOt to break. In mpaencc
feel that to reform situation change completely
overnight We CAN wipe all abuses America We
form country the Utopia of which dream
will work together and utilize the thought brains
abilities already possess We do this if
gether possessing souls npatcncc Neither Utopia
Rome built in a day g4se
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18

1t was long accepted fact,
noted by historians and stu
dents of world affairs. that in
time of war, truth is the first
casualty. That has been true
since the dawn of history-and
today it is more apparent than
ever.
Suppose we take look at the
record for a week.
On Tuesday, July 8, the
white newspapers were headlin-
ing the American occupation of
Iceland. From that bleak and
barren island in the North Allan
tic of the very rim of the Arctic
Circle. Left Ericsson set sail in
the year 1000 to discover Ameri-
ca. Exactly 941 years later A.
merlca returned the compliment
why? For just what reason is
this ICY outpost of civilization.
with its 10000 inhabitants who
exc out a meager, poverty
stricken existence from the
sea, suddenly important to the
United States?
The answer is that it is base
a stepping stone midway on the
path between Europe and A
merica. 1t could be used, of
course. by Germany. in the fam
tastic possibility that Hitler
should decide to advance on A
merica. That, to repeat is a posi-
bility.
But it is a FACT, now openly
established that Iceland is be-
ing used as a stepping stone by
/ the United States-a stepping
stone to the chaos and bloody
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
LAW OBSERV ANCE
Law ObSer

Law observance is not indication of weakness or of
on the contrary it indicates quite the opposite
Some form of regulation absolute necessity in the COM
munity of supposedly civilized not all individuals are
anebe to or capable of self discipline not for laws
and police each of would have his own police force
and go armed at all times for aanst the predatory
members of the community.
In the early days of brief history men eustomariv
went armed because such necessary THEN Of course
the ready presence of weapons resulted MANY deaths IN
personal rows where protection against was not even
remotely involved Then the law came CARRYING If da.d
weapons went out of style the better eeent Of the
population since paid nothing but preserve tb
peace and enforce the laws infinitely more orderly than
of he community to organize mob and justceneed
eo or not-upon offending members of the community
Out of this primitive practice grew mob rule
The practice of carrying KIN ives vugarv referred to ne 6
the SwItchbade type oflarge cabre evovers is very
widespread practice in the southern erof counties in this
state Rare is the householder who walk into his or
er nome and emerge few seconds armed sufficiently 70
40 battle on the batteeds Europe This No fancy f
anyone VINO has been around coal camps can recall in
when deadly weapons appeared from nowhere when tenno
ared Often boodshed This situation obtains od
ho'h "hle and colored equally guilty To have knife
o gun mandy when thinks himself offended very unsafe
m ' because the other person may be and
get IN the first shot the law may be Just around the corn
' ioi" another much vital viewpoint Who and what
ARE we All of us know arecreatures of God nacod on 49,
I" WORK out our own dies tny-prove through our deeds
anu 'nougn'S "hethe or not Individually are worthy life
'" !" heaven TO think that anything else j. tho coso :
for all of Us know shall never die since
one OF us has consciousness That is an eternal biro WIZ
Goa l ~" gong armed ?Ieny, for instance what does
~ '"h OF He man or who has at hand means ~ kiI
o'I men and women? And what one of rs ab1o 70 ird
announcer especially when angry what one of nc hoe Tho | -
slf n, oo another human being whom he has not Him
" ~ beware the gun the knife was spoken referring r.
~; D routinE of laws and licentous conduct fa1 into
49, same caSSlfation Thedoer of misdeeds in the end find
' me OF she has not only failed to get away" with bo
DuI mas done ncacuablc harm to himself or borf thh
I1 " ASK VINO and what ami? while engaged in tho mis-
,gs OF Dci9r" The houer Of law and the toer Of dodl
scr th AVOID eternity in hell by asking himself or her
"Pc question and bordering over it a few moments
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
First Lady Aids Workers

Washinton, (N.N.S.) - Mrs.
Franklin O. Roosevelt has def
nitely expressed her sentiments
in regard to the fight Negroes
are wagin against discrimination
in national defense industries.
X will be recalled that the presi-
dent issued an executive order
which prohibited partiallity of
any kind under any circumstance
eS against colored workers in
defense industries. The Office
of Production Management was
ordered to take Immediate steps
to see that this decree was car
led out. AS a result of this eXecu-
tive order many companies have
changed their heretofore bigot-
ed policy of refusing to hire
Negroes. The Negro News Syn
| dictate in previous releases has,
from time to time, reported
the firms which have reversed
their previous policies of discri-
mination.
Meanwhile Mr.. Randolh has
issued a statement urging Ne
groes to apply for employment
for which they are qualified. If
they are still denied work. he
continued they must carefully
note whatever excuses are given
by the managers and report
their complaints to the Negro
March on Washington in their
city. If there is no committee in
their particular city. they should
make their grievances known
immediately to the National
headquarters, which is located at
I217 w. 125th Street, New York
n. Y. or to any loal community
agency such as the Urban Lea
que. NAACP, YMCA or YWCA.
the local branch of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters or
at any Negro church or trade
union so that immediate. eff
tective action may be taken.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
NelO Racial Freedom Is
"A Myth As War ofLies
Continues To Rage
horror of a European War!

horror of a European War!
That war, we are constantly
being told by white editoriaists,
is for democracy-a world demo
cracy free of racial and religious
prejudice and intolerance.
Again let us take a look at
the record-the official record.
On Tuesday, July 8, the very
same day we were being told that
Iceland was an American out
post of democracy - the state
Supreme Court of Missouri
handed down a decision that
clearly and shockingly illustrat-
ed just how much of this vaunt-
ed democracy is FACT.
Luille Bluford 81 year old
editor of the Kansas City Call,
Negro newspaper, was refused
entrance into the unworthy of
Missouri graduate school of
journalism because she is a
Negro. The State Supreme Court
upheld the university's decision
because she had not tried to
enter Lincoln university, which
admits Negroes. 1T is the duty
of this court to maintain Mis-
souri's policy of segregation SC
lonb as it does not come in con-
uict with the federal constitu-
ton" the unanimous opinion
read.
This mind 70, is not private
prejudice-as it is exercised ir
industries and benighted crack.
er governed communities of the
South. This is official!
AS official as the draft. AS
official as the taxes that ffteer
million Negroes pay each day for
Defense-defense for democrat,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
The F0rtieth Anniversary
Of ReW.iR. H. MckOy

The Blhestone, Baptist church
of Bramwell, w. Va. celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of its
pastor, Reverend Mr.. K. II. Nc
koy Sunday July -, 1941.
The sermon was delivered by
the Reverend Mr.. +. T. Brown.
pastor of the Scott Street Bap-
fist church of Bluefeld. His sub
Ject was The man That Kept
Faith" Music was furnished by
the Ioun Peoples choir of Cali
lee Baptist church of Arlington.
His text was Il Have Kept the
Faith.
In the afternoon program
was presented with Prof. Boil
den, superintendent of the State
School for the Deaf and Blind at
institute, as guest speaker. The
music wa furnished by the Blue
stone and Cooper choirs. A duet
was sung by Mrs. Hattie Everett
and daughter of Crumpler,
w. Va.
Members and cXmembers from
Bluefield, Arlington and sur
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18

AS official as the orders that
some day soon send a half
million Negro youths to a Euro
pean battlefront, to die for Euro
pean ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS style.
Perhaps, however, the war
mongers in Washington are
right-and Iceland is an out.
post of democracy.
For, on the record, there is
none in the State Supreme
Court of Missouri
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
Indy Termed NaZi
BY High Government Official

Charles A. Lindberg was term
ed Nazi propaganda by q
government official last week in
a speech, the American public
has long entertained suspicious
of Lindberg in this respect.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18
-kIMBALL NEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Mamie Hough of Kim
ball is able to be u after a long
period of illness. Her many
friends are happy that she is OH
the road to recovery.
The State Baptist Association
is converting in kimball this
week. guest of the First Baptist
church at Mt. Nebo.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18

In response many inquiries the Times takes pleasure III
announcing that the weekly Along Elm Street Greensboro n
may be resumed in the immediate future Captain David
Gmer of that city its author informs that he will probably
be enabled to continue the feature
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-07-18

rounding communities came to
honor this man of faith. Thea rj
niversary was financial success
also. =. #
Evening star., 1941-05-06

since the time of Capt. John Smith.
From the Old World we have come
together and prospered. We are
stricken less by disease, we live long-
er and we are taller, heavier and
stronger than any of the single
races which made us.
You and I and our children are
better educated than the large mas
Of our European contemporaries. We
regard each other, person and persoa
and group and group, with greater
respect, for within our free institu.
tions mountaineer may become 4
cabinet member and an Immigrant
boy a captain of industry.
These things we have earned, arg
these things we mean to keep.
In this resolve, the people OF thu
United States are beginning is
mobilize their great wealth. Five
years ago We were amazed when a
certain totalitarian regime appro-
priated $4,000 600. 900 for armaments
forgetting that a few months
previously we in this country had
spent that much on Christmas pres
ents alone. Now our tremendous,
careless. incalculable riches are be.
ing poured into a purposeful pro.
gram Of democracy's defense.
Your Government asks you TO taks
your part in this program. Invest
in savings bond, and then another
and another BY so doing you will
help yourselves and you will help TO
defend your country.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

they could muddle through to VIC
tory. Today, Paris is in the hands
Of the enemy, and Britain's cities
and villages have felt the hot blast
Of destructive bombs.
Sober and serious as they are
Americans cannot say that their
defenses and their weapons OF wal
are now what they want them to be
Unstinting on Defense.
We can say that we and our
chosen leaders have not repeated
and are not repeating the errors
of the countries across the Atlantic
We are cleaving fast to our friends
and we will not be divided from
them. We are committed to help
Britain, not only because Britain
stands for our way of life, but also
because by so doing we can defend
our own interests and give ourselves
time to stock our own arsenal. We
already have made up our minds to
spend and we are spending unstint-
ingly for defense.
In the nine months between the
first of last July and the beginning
of last April, our Government spent
$4,000 100000 for defense. Under
the Lease-Lend Act and other au-
thorizations Of our Congress, we
have SO far planned the outlay on
future defenses Of nearly 10 times
that sum-s39 500 900 900.
Our construction of plants and
factories is nearing the first stage
OF completion. But this is only low
gear. We intend to move and are
moving into second gear and toward