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Evening star., 1941-04-15
General Licenses Given
For Exports of Tires
Rv II e Associated Press.

Bv Il ASSOCIATED Press.
The State Department issued
general licenses yesterday for the
export Of rubber tires and a long
list OF other articles and materials
to Western Hemisphere countries
and the British Commonwealth.
The general licenses make 1t un-
necessary to obtain individual
licenses on the exports.
Evening star., 1941-04-15

Bring in your tennis racket now
and he assured quick service. Our
factory experts recommend Humi-
dsx for longer wear. Visit our
tennis department and see raekets
strung on our Dahl Air Stringer.
Evening star., 1941-04-15

Sold in sets of 3 & 4 only
Heads I'm deep rich black with
self anchored percussion sole
plate, checked and registered TO
insure matched weight, balance,
feel and lie. Jones Form Grips,
with chrome True Temper step
down shafts.
Evening star., 1941-04-15

Lot includes famous Top-Flite.
Mercer Bea sely, Autograph, Gold
Star and other models all freshly
strung with genuine Wright Il
DitsOn Humidex by our own fac
tory stringers. The most durable,
sweet to swing" rackets yet. Buy
one now and get better balance,
better feel at sensational savings.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

landing strips" adjoining Federal
highways as part of the Federal
State-aid highway program, has not
even been started. Congress last
year, in a new section in the Federal
Highway Act, authorized the Public
Roads Administration to cooperate
with State highway departments in
studies looking toward national
highway landing strip program, but
so far no funds have been made
available for this work.
It has been proposed that there
should be a landing strip alongside
every Federal highway at intervals
of approximately S miles. This
would involve the construction Of
approximately $4,000 landing strips.
Not one exists today The landing
strip. in It's simplest form, would be
merely a level. sodded landing strip
$50 to 500 feet in width alongside
the highway. with combined high
way airport fueling and service
station.
Such strips would be available i'm
mediately for emergency military
operations. The adjacent major
highways would make possible quick
transportation of fuel, bombs and
ammunition no matter where emer-
geucy operations might become
necessary. No enemy air force could
knock out so comprehensive land
ing system or even seriously dam
age 1t since there would be little
permanent construction and holes in
the landing strips could be filled
within a few hours
Three Development Plans.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
on March 13, 1899, submitted to Con-
gress a report recommending that
the Federal Government assume re-
sponsibility for the DEVELOPMENT of
an adequate system of national air.
ports 1t submitted plans for three
scales of development. the first in
volving expenditure of s128 900 900
to improve airports designated as
airmail stops, the second calling
for development of some $50 airports
at a cost of about $3.50, 100000 and
the third providing "a completely
adequate airport development pro-
gram" for about $500 airports at
cost of about s435 900 900. Immedi-
ate appropriate of s125 900 900 was
recommended to initiate the pro-
gram.
Later. as the emergency grew, a
six-year plan was evolved provid-
ing for 1000 airports, at total cost
of $500 900 600, exclusive Of land or
buildings. President Roosevelt asked
Congress for $4,000, 900 for the first
years installment Of funds for this
program.
Despite testimony that increased
pilot training and other aerial activi-
ties have created dangerous condi-
tions at many airports, Congress re-
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Airport Construction
Reported Virtually
AT StandstiII
Aviation Leaders Fear
Situation Will 'ShockIe'
American Air Defense
By JOSEPH s. EDGERTON.

With new airport construction
virtually at a standstill in the
United States, American aviation
leaders are alarmed over the pos
sibility that this country may flnd
its growing air defenses shackled
/ in case of emergency.
Congress now is considering a
Commerce Department appropria-
ton bill which contains $28, 500 600
for airport construction. This item
is all that remains of a $3.50, 900 600
program to provide the United
States with an airport system ade-
ouate for national defense, tram
ing and the air transportation re-
ouired by the Nation.
The s28.5O0,OO0 is specifically
limited to completion OF airport
projects now in progress and does
not permit undertaking of single
new project during the coming hscai
year, ending June 80, 1912.
To partially meet the airport
emergency created by the lack OF
regularly appropriated funds Tor
airport construction, the Work
Projects Administration has just
allocated sl50,OOO,O0O for airport
work subject to certification by
the Army and Navy and approval
by the Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration. Most of this fund, how
ever, is expected to go into COM
pletion of existing airports and very
little will be available for new
fields.
Land Strip" Program Lays.
One of the most promising air
port projects-the construction of
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Mrs. Thomas Covinston
Formerly of D. C., Dies

Mrs. Jeannette Covington, Wash
ington resident for about 30 years
beforing moving to st. Paul. Mimi,
In 1921, died there Monday after
a long illness, according to word
received here.
The wife of Thomas E. Coving-
ton, she was active for many years
here in organizations looking after
the welfare of Confederate veter-
ans. She was a member of the
Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
worked with Camp 305, United
Confederate Veterans and the
Southern Relief Society.
Mrs. Covington was a native OF
Winchester. Va, and was the daugh-
ter of Upton Dorsey. a Confederate
soldier She is survived by her
husband and son, Sanford Gov
ington of Denver, Colo.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

duced the initial appropriation to
so 900 900, to be limited to $50 air
port projects. The $28 500 900 now
pending before Congress would pro-
vide merely for continuation of
work on these $50 projects, with no
new projects for the second year
under the program. Even the $50
projects now under way cannot be
completed before 1912 unless nearly
$50 ,000, 900 of w. P. A. funds is made
available in addition to the pending
$28 SOC, 900, II is estimated.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Newcastle, South Africa, has q
bird plague. thousands of swallows
and hawks dimming the sun as they
hover over the city.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Sketched right:
Block Rayen Chiffon
Droma Dress, with fine
tuoks; bodice and skirt in
sertions Of exquisite black
loee. Sizes Il to l6- --s25
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29

London. Aug. 29-(Ap)-
p-'.rr and Russia moved swift
T., to-day to complete their oC-
r,r#fuu ot Iran and capitalize
ON f4a gains of a Jnlnt my aston
otyrh ended IN complete vic
,.ry yt-tcrily when the little
rr,a.Ju. army laid down its arm.
anlsa four-day show OF resls-
taucc
uaac.al quarters declined to
say whether the allies had pre-
,,ntcd peace terms To Rcla Shah
pabIa@t's government, but m
farn-ru sources expressed belief
London and Moscow would
stand IN these points:
That the l,anlan govern
mont hand over all Germans $tIll
N tine cruutrN-eStimatcd 10 in
c,ide ru" 5000 tCChulCIauS.
> THAT Iran guarantee faClli-
re, tai transport of wal supplies
through the Persian gulf to Rus
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, Aug. 29,-Demon statis-
uoldnS of the U. S. census bureau
nave 1t all figured out that the popu-
'au'h of the country Will increase
AZ d gradually retarded rate during
we next few generator because the
ne' reproduction rate" has drop
p,u below the magic loo marx AT
Mi'ich the county would renD.ln VIZ
'oalIy stationary.
Out these same statistical WlZai,-
"dVe arrived at the conclusion that
n"lil not be the fault of North Car
una rural-farm folks. because the
msufe Tor this group is l48, which
means that the population within
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29
il-Carrying Barge
Fleet Is Proposed
Chairman Land of
Maritime Commission
e d to Huge
Pipeline t O Supply
East; Says Barges
Cheaper and Speedier
Way.

Washington. Aug. 2J.-(AP)-
Admiral Emory $. Land pro-
posed today the construction Of
100 oil-carrying bargcs as the
spcedicst and least expensive
solution for shortages Of gaSo-
line and fuel oil along the east
rrn SfabOard.
The biunt-Spokcn chairman Of the
maritime commission said h" was OPP
posed il construction f 4 huge new
pipeline from southwestern oil fields
10 the east because ii would take $50,
f0o tons ot steel badly needed by the
navy and maritime commission
The admiral told a senate com
mittec that the bareeS could he
towrd by tankerS and other ships
and could be- constructed at the
rate of twenty a month.
Il don't know where they arc 90
i0g to get this 100000 tons of stco'
for The niDc lincs) but # It's tC
r0mo ni' of the nav for nv ships
'ho0 In 9oainst il" Land said
Shortly hcf"ro th;c Land said th''
'"7'lrn 90 % 'ankcr -, NoltF
American REPUBLICS was under
'0rn far'na a~oroo"ocrf and 'h9'
{ NC o' thnSo mioh' nc 'Irod Wi'hir
'"o wun'h- ~ r'"o' H"v ~NCtrolcun
S0ortag" IN This country.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29
Doctors Say
Laval Worse
French Politicians
Temperature K S G S;
Bullet Wound Believ-
ed Infected.

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WIS "''''' ~
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Laval 'ale 'hh> afternoon /" re-
move an d>>'N>l" ""'t'' U.s.
h'iN ms itaf' u ave ms 'ii''
i5jhcr IL WITS OPP .. -.i a''7 a
r. nm. rs. it' "." .i' .'.aN ia
lady have hDrN N'..' ".'" i'll '''"
me CommJntca'H a#~ "#-f .Ht' Ht}
nan coupled tlent.. t.t.,a. I'll
Fears for tn 5N-etlr cid
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29
WEAz HER

TOR NORTH \EOitN\
Fair and continued cool to-
night. Saturday taW and slightly
MARINER.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29

Continued Oh Page Four
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-29

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
SOx-ELy Struggle Sunday
is Feature Tilt for
Weekend.

Ely lost the top position in the
Range Baseball league to Chisholm. as
Manager Fritz Banks boys were de-
feated by Nashwauk, 9-8, in a 10-in-
ming struggle and the Red Sox were
winning, Ill, from Taconite.
Both teams have a single defeat,
Chisholm's at the hands of Eveleth,
but the Sox have played and won two
more games than Ely, which accounts
for their position at the top. CHS
holm has five games in the bag. while
the Vermilion range club has three.
Chisholm recently defeated Cook in
the formers only postponed game,
while Ely had two games rained out,
with Eveleth and Taconite The Tao
onite encounter will be made up here
July 4.
The league title race is still very
much a wide-open affair. While
Chisholm and Ely at this early date
seem to possess the greatest strength,
often league members do not turn in
their best ball until mid-season when
an up-and-coming bottom-brac
club may upset the best hopes of
any top-division nine.
Ely's engagement at Chisholm Sum-
day afternoon will do much to deter
mine how far the defending cham
pions may go toward repeating last
years performance. A win for Ely will
not only give the Vermilion range
club a chance at the title, but viii
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
ELYITES WIN
over EVELETH
Down Unbeaten Hackey Club,
1924, to Spoil Became
Winning Streak.

The East End girls diamonbaI
team downed Hackey's All Stars from
EVeleth, IS to "a, in base-running
marathon here Friday evening.
In defeating the Eveleth girls the
East Enders spoiled a 26-game win
ming streak chaIked up by Hackey's
and in doing so added insult to injury
The last defeat sustained by the
Mesabi range club was on the Ely
diamond
The size of the score does not indi-
cate that the quality of ball played
was not high, for it was and at times
rivaled anything that has been seen
on an Ely diamond. The hitting power
of many of the girls was impress
sive to say the least, and they con-
nected with total of five home runs.
Julia Marolt and Tersti Franti were
the winning pitchers, while Molly
Grebenc completed the battery. OFF,
Gals were Frank Lobe and Marty
Starkovich. Additional games are be-
ing lined up by Howard Sheik, team
coach.
Members Of the Ely team included,
besides the battery, Margaret Ferder-
Der, Angela Bolka, Anne Vertnik, Ann
Grebenc, Molly Grebenc. Molly Kuzma,
Christine Kuzma, Amelia Stalcer, and
Margaret Shega.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
EIv to Invade Lair
of Chisholm Red Sox

Prola, who singled was also sent to
the bench when caught off base.
With the score at 8 all, it was three
up and three down for Ely in the
eighth and ninth innings. In the
tenth Frank Vertnik with a single
and Al Banks on an error got on
base with one out. but they died
there as Fritz Banks flied out and
Strukel was thrown out at first by the
pitcher.
While Ely was donated many I'M
earned runs, the local boys were also
generous with Nashwauk. Ely diShed
out three, but the remainder came in
on good hits as the Nashwauk batters
got to Vertnik without trouble. The
visitors pushed over four counters in
the fifth, two men crossing the plate
as Bolt poled out a homer
All told there were a total of II
safe blows Vertnik went the entire
distance, while NaShwauks starting
pitcher was pulled in the middle of
the second as Ely seemed well on its
way to establishing a league record for
one time at bat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
TO BROADCAST
FISH STORIES
Ed Shave in Charge of Twice.
a-Week Program Coming
Over KSTP.

Fishing news, telling where, when
and on what bats the Great North
erns, Black Bass and Walleyes are
hitting, will be told to the sportmen
of the nation every Tuesday and
Thursday over KSTP, Minneapolis and
st. Paul, by Ed L. Shave, noted
northwest sports authority.
Shave has requested that Ely people
cooperate in sending him facts about
where the fish are hitting and on
what kind of bats, and depth of water.
He also would like to have names and
addresses of persons catching the big
ones
The programs, sponsored jointly by
KSTP, now $4,000 watts and as power
full as any other station, and the Min
neapolis Star Journal Tribune, are de-
signed to interest people in the north
west as a premier vacation land. KSTP
is 1900 on your radio dial.
patror1ize E1v RuSiueSS Firms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
Chisholm Takes Lead
as Ely is Defeated

also give heart to every other league
team who for several years now have
been handled roughly by the talented
SoX.
A decisive victory by Chisholm will
spell continued tough going for title
cycling clubs, with the Eveleth outfit
retaining the hero roll that it garnered
in handing the Sox their one and
only setback.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
Must Account for Stealing
ShOIU From Defending
Champions.

After absorbing their first licking Of
the season, the Ely baseball team vii
literally jump from the frying par
into the fire next Sunday afternoon
when they invade the lair of the po-
tent Chisholm Red Sox.
Administered a go setback here last
Sunday by an aggressive NaShWauk
club, Ely will now tackle the team
slated as the nine to beat by title
cycling league members.
Stealing the show to date from the
Sox, defending champs, Ely will I'M
queStionably be in for a tough after
noon, for the Chisholm club will turn
loose all its power to show the up
and-coming Vermilion range crew
land the Range league FANS who's
who in baseball on the range.
The Nashwauk encounter went 10
innings before a winner was decided
And it took Pitcher Pecchia to win his
own ball game. On first as the re-
suit of a single, Pecchia came home
with the winning run as Gentle poled
out a long double.
Practically every kind of baseball
was diShed out TO the largest crowd
Of the season. There were good plays,
poor plays. hits from hunts to home
runs, and good pitching and wild hurI-
ing. An argument developed in the
seventh over whether Tony Stukel, Ely
catcher, had interferred with a Nash
Wauk runner coming home, with it
finally ending as the umpire ruled that
the runner was not on the baseline
and was out.
All told four Ely men and one Nash
wauk player were hit by pitched balls.
The Ely fieIders completed one double
play, the first of the season, and the
game was also their first extra in
ming struggle.
In losing, the league pace-setters
saw d big second inning that was good
for 7 runs go for nothing. Bill Langen
started the procession around the bases
with a long three-bagger. He scored
the opening run of the inning, and
ended the SUGGEST with a single. In
between those two hits six Ely men
go. on base and everyone of them
scored. Two were hit by the pitcher,
two were walked, with Langen'S triple
and single and single by Stukel be-
ing the only hits of the inning.
Ely's final run came in the sixth,
as Manager Fritz Banks scored on
long fly to center field by John
''Kiki'' GlaVan. Al Banks had started
the inning with a single, but was
caught off base by the pitcher and
put out. In the preceding inning Don
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26

to me-" everyday matter-of fact Buck
replied, with the answer being Just
what should have been expected in
the first place.
A little prodding brought out that
the high cliffs on Agnes lake in the
Quetico park were worth any0ne's
time to see. The virgin timber lin
ing Shade, Sarah, and William lakes,
all in the park, were also appealing,
while Argo lake was worthwhile for
its big Lake trout.
On the American side of the border
the islands on the east end of LaCroix,
the tall timber on the Canadian side
| of Eastwood as seen from the Amer
lean viewpoint, and Insular lake were
rated as among the places to visit.
When it comes to legepulling Buck
probably out-shines any Ely guide.
He is a past master at the art of
making serious ridiculous situations.
One time Buck dangled a spoiled
ham in rapids, and when a passing
fisherman asked what he was doing
Buck replied that he was fishing for
150-pound sturgeon.
His interest aroused, the fisherman
took over the pole when Buck offered
to let the fisherman try his luck, and
held on to the heavy ham all after
noon before he gave up.
Another time Buck "confiscated"
four quarts of whisky at a neighbor-
ing camp while on the border, posing
as forest service man. When the
whiSkeyless campers returned to Ely,
they stopped at the forest service
headquarters for an explanation. They
got it. but it was to the effect that
they had better learn their rights and
be men enough to stand up for them.
One time Buck sent an Ely visitor
and Guide Oscar Heikkila out to Big
lake to spot some bear that the visitor
was determined to see.
Returning to their camp after a
canoe trip on the lake, the men saw
a big bear raiding their provisions. He
made off with what they claimed was
a loaf of bread under each front leg,
and a chunk of bacon in his mouth.
Night came, and the men stored the
rest of the food in their tent, fatal
The bear returned, smelled
food on the inside of the tent, and
reared on his hind legs as the terrified
visitor watched the bears noun
famous shadow climbed up the side
Of the tent. With one sweep of his
huge hairy paw, the bear slit open
the canvas and fell inside.
A wild scramble by men and bear
ended with the bear dashing into the
timber with the entire tent over his
head.
Next morning the Ely visitor came
to town. He had enough of bears.
81 didn't get any pictures with my
camera" he confided to Buck, "but
I have some mental ones that will stay
with me always"
The tent cost him S12
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
AQUA SWIM
BLANKS HERE
Championship Event July Is
IL in Minneapolis Open
to Ely People.

Ely swimmers who wish to enter the
Minneapolis Aquatennial champion
ships July Is, 16, and II may secure
entry blanks at The Ely Miner Office.
Entries close July 9.
There are 10 events for men, seven
for women, three for boys under 16,
one for boys under Is, three for girls
under Is, and one for girls under Is.
The first Is women and first Is
men mot boys and girls) from the
range who enter will have their dor
nlitory expenses paid by the Aqua
tenniel association whether or not they
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
Nabs Skunk by Tail

Mrs. Ted Fraser of Elm Creek,
Neb., can sympathize with the man
who got the bear by the tail. When
she caught a skunk in her chicken
house, knowing a skunk cannot func-
ton as such when his tail is held
captive, she grabbed him by it,
swung him boldly aloft and started
In search Of her husband. She
couldn't find him. Realizing what
would happen if she let go, she shift
ed him hand to hand until her arms
tired. Finally finding length of
bailing wire, she twisted it around
the skunk's tail, suspended him
from a fence, got gun and shot
him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
DULUTH EDITOR
VISITING HERE

Ray L. Sicard, general city editor
and columniSt of The Duluth Herald
and Sunday News-Tribune, is vacation
ing at Cadanian Border lodge on
Moose lake and visiting other border
water points, from where he is writ
ing a daily colmun on his activities
Sicard is accompanied by his wife and
their 12-year-old daughter, Rae Ann.
The Duluth editor is author of an
extensive story on canoeing in Sup
erior National forest, which is sched-
uled to appear in the August issue
of the Conservation Volunteer, the Of
fetal organ Of the Minnesota depart
ment of conservation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
fire SEASON
AROUND CORNER
Hendee Warns That Fires and
Good Fishing Do Not Go
Hand in Hand.

Fish and Fire! What a wonderful
combination if frying pan is in be-
tween If the fire goes wild the fish
is ruined. This is particularly true if
fire goes wild in the forest.
The summer fire season will prob
ably begin in the early part of July,
according to Clare Hendee, Duluth,
supervisor of the Superior National
Forest.
This is the annual drying out period
Of spring vegetation and continues
until the fall rains begin.
An abundant supply of fish in the
lakes and streams depends on a stable
supply of cool water filtering into the
streams and lakes from unburned
runs off rapidly carrying into the
streams and lakes large amounts of
soil and gravel containing material in
| furious to fish. That is one reason
fire prevention is a most important
activity on the Superior National
fisherman.
In addition to fire protection and
stocking of streams and lakes with
fish. the work on the Superior Nation
al Forest includes projects such as
rearing ponds. lake surveys, stream
improvement and wildlife studies.
The Cascade Trout Rearing Ponds
| in Cook County are operated in CO.
operation with the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. AT these pools trout
| fry are raised to lingering size and
then placed in open water. The capa-
city of the pools is 100000 lingering
trout
The summer lake survey project has
just been started. A complete survey
of 80 lakes and chemical analysis of
the water will be made. The date OBJ
tanned is used in cooperation with the
to classify the lake for management
purposes.
Additional improvement work on
fishing streams is planned for this
season. This project is to improve
water and food conditions by creating
pools and generally deepening the
water supply in the streams.
A large number of walleyes in the
Ely territory are being tagged with
aluminium tags. Any sportsman catch
ing one of them is urged to send the
tag to the state game warden of q. S.
forest ranger. Information showing
where and when the fish was caught,
length, weight and condition of the
fish should be sent with the tag.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
LEGION BALL TEAM
READY FOR ACTION

All practiced up and no games to
play is the position of the Legion
baseball team.
The schedule for the Mesabi-Vermil-
ion district has not been compiled but
it is expected to be sent out this week.
Ordinarily play starts the first of
June and ends the last of July, but
the season may have to be cut shorter.
Play on the west end of the range
started two weeks ago.