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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
COMMANDOS:
Ne1U Shock Troops

The British Commands Gan old
South African word meaning small,
speedy bands of desperate troops)
which for a long time had been re-
ported to be carrying out success
full raids on Italy and the occupied
French and Norwegian coasts, are
to be stressed and made larger in
the future, the British had revealed.
They are being composed mostly,
it is reported, by men who have
lost everything that life holds dear,
and who have left to them only
burning hatred for the enemy and
desire for vengeance.
They include Polish pilots who are
so willing to die that they will drive
their fighter planes head-on into
German bombers and pursuit
planes.
They also include men of every
nationality that has felt the Nazi
heel, including Englishmen, whose
loved ones have been blown to bits
during German bombings of Brit
ish cities.
1t was revealed that they have
been attacking along the Mediter-
ranean coast with terrific results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
CHURCHILL:
And Roosevelt

AS Hitler and Stain were cele-
brating anniversaries, and each pre-
dieting the future with confidence,
each from his own standpoint,
Churchill hailed that glorious war
rior Stalin," told Britons that the
entry of the U. S. naval vessels
into the war left Britain no longer
alone, and predicted that England
had been rendered, by this aid,
"once more masters of our own
fate"
In another statement he warned
that should the U. S. be forced into
war with Japan, Britain would join
in the fight against Nippon within
the hour
Roosevelt, beset by strikes and
threats of labor troubles, also meet
ing a determined challenge of his
policy in the senate debate on the
neutrality act revision, issued an ap-
peal to labor to work for the ma
tional defense, and to place labor
quarrels to one side.
There had been a momentary lull
in sea-losses, though the dead in the
Reuben James disaster had risen to
101. This loss stood as a silent
speech-maker in the senate halls
during the neutrality act debate, and
was being used to show the people
the about necessity of naval aid to
America in delivering the goods"
where needed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
NEUTRALITY:
NepU Phase

The relatively close senate action
on the neutrality act revision did
not change the situation as regarded
the outcome, which meant the death
of the final two parts of the meas
ure placed in it at the beginning of
the war at the insistence of the iso-
lationists.
Their final fortresses had now fall
en-, and with the navy's range ex-
tended to every port in the world,
and with American merchant YES
sells ready to move, armed for their
own protection, into those same
ports, the de facto complete entry
of this country into the naval battle
was considered a certainty.
Representative Bloom indicated
that the full authority of the bill
might not be used at once, might
never be used. He said:
''The situation is tense throughout
the world. This is true both on the
Atlantic and the Pacific. 1t is bet
ter to have the power which the
repeal gives the President and not
to need it, than to need it and not
to have it."
This seemed to be the attitude of
many members of congress who
were not anxious to see American
ships in danger-laden and belliger-
ent ports, but who deeply felt the
need of an about American effort
and the means to make it so if nee
eSSary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
Lighter han-Air Ships

There are three general types
of ighter-than-air ships, the rigid,
the semi-rigid and non-rigid. Some
airship authorities divide them
into only two types, the pressure
airship and the rigid airship. The
pressure ship, which includes both
the non-rigid and the semi-rigid,
maintains its shape and withstands
the stresses and strains of fight
because of the internal pressure
of the lifting gas. The rigid is
shaped by its internal structure,
over which the fabric is stretched
like a skin.
The huge German airship Hin
denburg, which burned at Lake
hurst in 1887, was rigid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
MISCELLANY:

Washington: Army high officers
revealed that the l 500, 900 American
men now in the army would eat
$50 tons of turkey Thanksgiving
day.
Berlin: It was reported that the
Germans jailed Roman Catholic
priest who had been accused of Of
fering prayers for Jews against
whom the government had initial
ed a new and intensive campaign.
Minneapolis: A wealthy dairy
farmer committed suicide by chic
reform after carefully writing his
own newspaper story" of his own
death, and in such good newspaper
style that most papers printed it
"as is"
Washington: Hamilton Fish, Re-
publican isolationist congressman
from New York, whose secretary
had been indicted for perjury in
connection with the ranking"
scandal, himself was subpoenaed to
appear before federal grand jury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
STRIKES:
And Threats

Despite the truce in the steel
strike and the personal victory for
President Roosevelt in the express
strike, in which the men agreed to
return to work at his request, there
were many labor troubles looming,
chief among them the December 5
deadline for railway labor negotia-
tions.
The strike Of the teamsters union
in Detroit was tied up with what
was claimed to be a refusal Of the
railway clerks union to submit to
arbitration. 1t was one of the diff
cult jurisdictional questions out Of
which some of the most bitter
strikes had come.
At the same time the congress,
which had refused to include wage
ceilings in its price control bill, was
watching the strike situation, also
the opening of the Canadian price
fixing act, which included wage cell
ings based on a system of bonuses
to cover increases in the cost of
living.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
PACIFIC:
Threat Closer

The Clipper flight of special envoy
Kurusu to the United States appar-
emily to make a final effort to
CLARITY the japanese position on
the Pacific brought only gloomy
predictions in Washington as to the
missions probable outcome.
Japanese position in the Orient
and the British-American stand
seemed poles apart, and little like
ihood of betterment in the situation.
In fact, there had been a report
con excellent" authority that plans
were well advanced for joint British
and American action in the East.
There was sudden talk of zap
peasement" when it was announced
that the United States would with
draw its marines from the Orient,
yet this had been promptly scotched
by Secretary Hull, who stated that
this was a long-considered policy
and had nothing whatever to do
with Japanese-American relations.
Both Britain and the United
States had placed japan on notice
that neither nation would stand for
any further expansion of the Jap
anese domain, and this apparently
went for Siberia as well as for Indo-
China.
The now historic "Seven De-
mands" by Japan on the United
States seemed just as inutterably
unacceptable to this country as they
had, not only in toto but in each of
the seven items.
And Washington observers could
not see Japan was willing to back
down from several of these, unless
Nippon was willing to admit defeat,
withdraw from China, and resign
herself to becoming a secondary
power, out of the Axis, out of the
Pacifc's drivers seat-fortunate to
hang onto Manchukuo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20

A house-full of smoking pleas
ure is the gay, new Christmas gift
package of Camel Cigarettes now
being featured by local dealers.
Designed in the shape of a house,
trimmed even to the snow on the
roof, this colorful package con-
tains four ''f1at fifties"-200 Camel
Cigarettes, Americas favorite. No
wrapping is needed. There is even
a gift card printed right on the
package. For those smokers on
your Christmas list, give Camels
and be sure your gift is appreci-
ated. Camels are also available
in the regular carton of ten pack
ages of "20's 800 cigarettes. The
carton, too, is handsomely
wrapped and ready to give.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
THEY CAN BE USEFUL

They can be useful and, being
useful, they can be happy. They
are usually more reliable than
younger girls, whose minds are
still on the fun they are going to
haze after ,0orking hours. They
often make fine sales,oomen, tea
room managers, and one woman,
,Oho visits the patients in a large
hospital, is so uaIuabIe that she
has been unable to resign, al
though she no,o has an indie
pendent income. Yes, middle
aged ,oomen can work and do it
,OeH, BUT-they must be Willing
to take orders from a younger
tOoman, do a lot of things they
weren't hired to do, and neuer
complain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
COSTLY:
British Raid

The biggest British raid on Ger
many had been carried out with a
terrific cost of 81 of the newest
bombers, and an estimated 200
f1ierS.
The ships lost included the new
four-motored Strings and Hall
faxes, the report said. The Ger
mans claimed IA more, thus putting
the maximum loss at 81 planes in
"a hours.
The British reported that much of
the loss might be attributed to bad
weather conditions, thunderstorms
and icing being found over the
Reich and the German fighters be-
ing forced to keep the ground be-
cause of these facts.
It was regarded as the supreme
Raj. offensive of the war, and
was aimed at reducing the pressure
on the Moscow and Leningrad
fronts, at least from the air.
Hour after hour, even following
the original loss of 81 bombers, the
newest ships shot over the channel
in a steady stream, fighting wealth
er, German fighters, and hurting
death and destruction not only on
the Reich but on key points in Italy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
ASK Me y
ANOTHER Z
A Generol Only
The Questions
A General Quiz

1. What country was known in
olden times as Cathay?
2. Which is said to be the
worlds most beautiful harbor?
3. Where is the phrase "dimin-
ished fifth" most likely to be en-
countered?
4. The name metropolis is de-
rived from a Greek word mean
ing what?
5. Approximately how tall is a
male giraffe?
6. Brother Jonathan" is a
nickname once given to what
country?
7. What is the estimated Jew
ish population of the world?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-11-20
HITLER:
Talks Boldly

Adolf Hitler, eXuding confidence
with the passing of another OF the
anniversaries of the ''beer cellar
putsch," and having been congratu-
lated on his excellent health and
appearance, had made another ad-
dress to his hackers in which he
defied the world.
The "Fuehrer" declared that he
had created a united European front
against communism, that the east
ern fronts successes were assured,
and he dared England to attempt an
invasion from the west.
81 have made such preparations
in the west" he declared, "that the
British can step up at any time.
eff the English choose to under
take an offensive, whether it is in
Norway, on our German coast or in
Holland, Belgium or France, we can
only say "step up, you will leave
faster than you came"
Two years ago bomb had
wrecked the hall minutes after Hit
Ter walked out of it. The assembled
crowd did not know until the last
minute this time whether he would
appear or not.
He scorned direct reference to the
might the United States was hurl-
ing into the picture, saying his or
ders had increased many fold the
armament potential of Germany
since the start of the war.
The speech ignored the unrest in
Europe, the hating of the blitzkrieg
in front of Moscow and Leningrad,
the announced intention of the Firms
to quit the war on Russia soon, the
passage of the neutrality act revi-
sion bill by the senate, the recent
utterances of Roosevelt and of
Churchill.
There was no reference to the
enormous German losses as outlined
by Josef Stain, nor to the growingly
heavy attacks on the Reich by the
Royal Air force of Britain.
He boldly declared his armies
could defend Germany and all of
occupied Europe, despite American
threats and plans for gigantic arma-
ment." He was cheered to the echo.
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y" a ScnOOl LOT InlQQle-aSeO
' women? Women who
want to earn money or who are
forced by circumstances to sup
port themselves, and have no
idea how to go about it.
In any stable city such a
school probably would enroll
200 students on the first day.
Classes would be in simple
bookkeeping and budgeting,
cooking, housekeeping, person
al appearance and cleanliness,
order, sewing, selling in shops,
serving in tea rooms and beauty
shops and dentists offices and a
score of other lines that would
help women to become useful
and self-supporting and Incl
dentally infinitely happier citi-
ZenS.
Hard Test Of Character.
But women of 40 and older, essay
ing real work for the first time,
after 20 or more years Of being their
own mistresses and arranging their
own hours, are not often ready to
take jobs on terms equal to those
girls get. Girls are brisk, smart,
modern, clean. Yes, clean.
A woman employer of hundreds of
women told me that one great trou-
BILE with older women is that they
don't observe personal hygiene
which in plain English, is that
they don't battle daily. Their cloth
ing isn't fresh and dainty.
Then they are apt to be sensitive,
suspicious and resentful. To be or
dered about, at SIS, by girl exactly
half ones age, is a hard test of
character. But many a woman, if
she could have met that test with
sweetness and amiability, would be
in good job today.
Complaining at great length of the
change in her fortunes, and going
over the head of the office manager
with complaints to the higher boss,
are only two of the things that
make the employment Of older wom-
en- risky. Higher bosses haven't
time today to listen while the wild
ow of some old friend, coming smil-
ingly into the Office, proceeds to tear
the entire organization of the mail
order department to pieces.
A Pickle Made Her Rich.
One woman, who is now rich be-
cause of a certain pickle she put on
the market, took a cooks job at
$35 a month II years ago. At 43
she went humbly into younger
woman's household, experimental
in canning and picking for the bene-
fit of the family, sold a few jars of
this and that to friends, found her
market, and won success. She says
that she went to work to save a
devoted son and his burdened wife
and small family the extra care of
"Ma." It is satisfaction to her now
to be putting the two older sons of
that son through college.
And there are hundreds of such
women, revealing in modest sue
cesses, glorying in their work, for
getting that they are getting old and
that the children have flown away
to live their own lives. One woman
developed-from one Ascent apron
a great factory that makes hundreds
of aprons every year.
Scores of women have learned
how to manage roadside eating
places and have prospered because
of the simple truth that we, in Amer
lea, eat nearly 400, 000, 900 meals a
day.
Many of the finest saleswomen of
the best shops are gray-headed; in
all the big hotels dignifed, elderly
women are in charge of linen rooms,
managing the stats of the dining
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rooms and bedrooms. One woman
know was an adored and PAM
pered wife until she was 81. Now
for 10 years she has been in big
hospital; she is the visitor who
comes into your room every day,
asks a question or brings you a
piece of good news; she is free ev-
cry day at two o'clock, has charm
ing room, her meals and laundry
expenses paid, and a comfortable
income of $3.50 a month.
Can't Be Replaced.
''I've been wanting to stop for two
years, I've inherited little money,
and I could 60 out to Santa Bar
bara and be near Jane and the chill
dren," this woman said to me re-
Gently. "But they can't find any,
one to take my place! mean some
one who won't depress the patients
with her own troubles, and who is
willing occasionally to carry tray
or answer a telephone.
Last year." she further confid-
ed" the night cook was i'll, she was
off for a month. I used to get
the girls something to eat about mid
night-clam chowder or club sand
witches. I loved to do it, and they
were so appreciative! Sometimes I
help them with their charts-any-
thing to have things work smoothly"
That is the answer to success in
any job. Opening a door, filing a
letter, running out for stamps, WHIP
ing tea cups, brushing crumbs, fill
ing in for the absent cook or nurse
or elevator boy or telephone girl,
anything to have things run
smoothly"
But that isn't the answer that
most middle-aged women find. They
want to know what their duties are,
and to those duties they will adhere.
81 am not supposed to- didn't I'M
derstand that I was expected to
when you engaged me you didn't
say anything about my doing things
like that" they say.
Possibly the employer makes no
protest. He knows it would be no
use. But he presently says to Miss
Bright, "We might get rid Of that
Mrs. Smith. She doesn't seem to
catch on. She just told me that she
didn't know she was expected to
hang up their coats for the other
young ladies, and when she wanted
that window pushed up she rang for
the boy to come in and open it."
Perhaps in school for the middle
aged the motto might be simply:
''Work Is Work" Work isn't a
chance to complain, review the hap
pier past, sit idly at desk few
hours a day and draw pay enve-
lope every Saturday. Work is doing
for someone else something that
may be hard, boring, humiliating,
firing; something perhaps diametri-
cally opposed to what you want to
do. But it has its compensations, its
delicious rewards. And the happi-
est persons in the world-indeed, the
ONLY happy persons in the world,
are those with a job.
The world is full of idle and dis
contented women of As to IS, women
who tell long tales of hard luck, and
lament the injustices of employers
and the difficulties of finding work.
The world is full of homes that need
helpers, hospitals that need workers,
shops that can't find reliable sales
women. For all this talk of en-
ployers not wanting older women is
nonsense; older women-women for
whom night clubs and beaus and
clothes and exhausting holidays
have somewhat lost their lure, are
far more reliable workers than girls
are.