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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Should Volunteer for
Civilian Defense Work.

All Selective service regiStrants in
Minnesota who have been deferred
from military service were urged to-
day by Brigadier General j. E. Mel
son, Acting Adjutant General for Min
nesota. to offer their full assistance
to state and local civilian defense
agencies
1t was suggested that one of the best
means by which such a regiStrant
was enlistment in the Minnesota de-
Tense force. There are units in so
communities throughout Minnesota, in
which a registrant might enlist who
has been granted deferment because of
his occupation or because he has de-
pendents.
Others, who are not physically cap
able of undergoing service in the
armed forces, are qualified to perform
some work in connection with civilian
defense activities. 1t was pointed out
that the Office omf civilian defense is
coordinating the civilian defense acti-
vitieS of the various states, and in the
very near future the vast majority Of
deferred registrants should be able to
find an activity important to defense
where their services can be used.
It was requested that no man shirk
his responsibility as an American cit
izen to aid his country in time of crisis,
if it is humanity possible for him to
participate in civilian defense activities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Weeks Work Required to
Get Engine Out of SWamp

After one week of strenuous labor
the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range
freight engine stuck in a bog at Sec
ton Thirty was placed back on rails
yesterday, and the tender was expected
to be gotten out today.
Spotting cars over a seldom used
spur line to saw mill near Section
Thirty, the engine suddenly listed and
sank in a swamp. The drive wheels
on the left side were imbeded in about
four feet of mud.
The engine, weighing about 10000
pounds, was placed on blocks, and an
entirely new road bed built under it
1t had passed over this section OF
right-of-way several times before the
track gave way.
Another engine used to haul wreck
ing crane and crew here from Two
Harbors also started to sink in the
bog, but was raised without difficulty
and a trucker hauling ballast for the
road bed got stuck in the mud at
the scene.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Must Register in Ely
for Ordnance Plant Jobs.

All registrations for construction
work jobs on the $30,O0O,00O Twin City
ordnance plant at New Brighton, must
be made, until further notice, at the
nearest local employment Office of the
Minnesota Division of Employment and
Security, it was announced in st. Paul
this week by Colonel Joe S. Underwood,
constructing quartermaster in charge
of this huge new national defense pro-
ject.
Ely work seekers, therefore, should
make application at the divisions
local office here.
Applicants for such jobs are urged to
save the expense and time many have
incurred in coming to the Twin Cities,
and it was further emphasized that no
applications for this work are being
accepted either by the constructing
quartermaster or by Foley Bros. Inc,
of st. Paul, constructing contractors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Weather aids
WOOD INSECTS
Has Decided Influence on the
Damage Done to States
Forest Growths.

A Minnesota forest insect survey
made by the University of Minnesota
in cooperation with the department of
Conservation and the state entomolo-
gist shows that weather influences
forest insects favorably and unfavor-
ably.
In many communities in the state
from SO to 80 per cent of the jack pine
trunks were broken by heavy deposits
of ice. Often there was little chance
to salvage the damaged timber and it
offered excellent breeding places for
bark beetles and wood borers.
Later in the 1910 season high winds
contributed further to the forest de-
struction and blew down trees in the
northwestern part of the forested re-
gion of the state. This added more
fodder for the already well-supplied
bark beetles and borers. An examin-
alton of the shattered boles and tops
of large wind-thrown trees brought to
light certain insect pests whose pres
ence had been unknown before. Less
common than previous years were
spruce budworms, several sawflies and
spruce gall insects.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
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While yours truly is trying to catch
up on reading and work during weeks
vacation, it occurred to us that the
following notes on facilities and &C
commodations and things to see in
washington might be of interest to
your readers. We have had hundreds
of visitors to the Office already this
summer and perhaps MinneSotanS
planning visits to the Capitol in the
future might find it useful to clip and
file these notes. They were written
by Henry N. Somsen, Jr., my secre-
tary, from information gathered by
the whole staff and from comments of
visitors. AS the notes are rather long
they will sub for my regular column
for August and August IA. Sincerely,
Joseph H. Ball.
TRANSPORTATION here are
cheap, priced by zones. Twenty cents
takes two anywhere in the downtown
and principal sightseeing district.
Visitors coming by motor will avoid
nerve strain in crowded traffic, frantic
hunts for parking places, complex traf-
fic signals, and will save time and in
most cases money by permanently
parking the family car until the trip
home. For longer trips in and near
Washington, buses are handy and
more economical than cabs.
HOUSING-Hotels are crowded and
reservations in advance are wise. A
number of the more reasonably priced
hotels are within walking distance of
the depot and Capitol. The Welfare
and Recreational Association operates
large auto tourist camp on Hams
Point close to downtown. Numerous
tourist camps and accommodations are
listed in classified section of the phone
directory.
PLACES OF INTEREST-Of first
Importance (be sure to see French's
statue of Lincoln lighted at night an
impressive sight you'll long remem-
ber); Washington Monument Can ele-
vator takes you up for the best view
of the city some 900 steps if you pre-
for the exercise; White House; Sup
RENE Court building; Jefferson Mem
orial; Capitol (rotunda statuary hall
Senate and House chambers); Nationla
Gallery of Art ($7OyOO0,OOO worth OF
art on canvas; marble); Library OF
Congress (original Declaration Of In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Steam Stations to be
Operated by POUer Co.

Announcement is made this week by
the Minnesota Power & Light Com
pany that the steam electric generating
stations, located at Chisholm and Vir-
gniia, will both be placed in service
between August 18th and 18th.
In announcing the placing of these
two generating stations in service,
VIM. Luthjohn, division manager for
the company at Eveleth, stated that
the heavy electrical load on the min
ing ranges was expected to continue
well into the winter, and the need for
the additional electrical output would
probably see these plants remaining in
operation throughout the winter and
until the spring breakup of 1912.
Employment will be provided for ap-
proximately rs additional men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

dependence, Constitution on display
These include the most imposing ex-
teriors, and days tour can be made
to cover all with a brief visit inside
at least some of the them. Other
places for longer visits.
PLACES OF INTEREST NEARBY:
MOUNT VERNON-Good highway
leads to this, George Washington's
home. In summer, pleasant round trip
via steamer on Potomac costs sixty
cents.
ALEXANDRIA, drive of a few
miles down the Mount Vernon Mem
orial Highway along the Potomac
brings you to this Virginia town, which
f1ourished before Washington was
thought of as a city. 1t contains many
places of great historical interest.
SKYLINE DRIVE-Skirts the top OF
the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
Particularly lovely in spring when dog
wood and other blossoms abound, and
in fail when frost has made the leaves
blaze of color. Good portion of this
drive can be covered in one day round
trip from Washington, or less. Or
drive can be included en-route south
to Charlottesville, Richmond, or VIII
liamsburg.
MONTICELLO-Ho of Thomas
Jefferson on outstandingly beautiful
mountain-top site near Charlottesville
Virginia. Interior open for inspection
charge moderate. Well worth seeing
ASHLAWN-Home of Monroe, is only
two miles distant. The home OF
woodrow Wilson, at Staunton is not
far away, was opened to public this
year.
WILLIAMSBURG than foul
hours by auto from Washington
through Richmond. Historically auth.
entic and elaborate restoration, effec.
ted by Rockefeller interests in non
profit enterprise. In this capitol city
of colonial Virginia, all principal public
buildings and many private shops ane
| homes have been rebuilt Visitor!
unanimously agree time and money
well spent there. (Battlefields at York
town are close at hand. Overnight
boat trip, year round, is reasonably
priced from Washington to Norfolk o.
Old point Comfort, both near vii.
liamsburg and seacoast. Autos car
be taken on board boat.
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GREAT FALLS OF THE POTOMAC
About ten miles up river from Wash
ington, best view being from Virgins
side.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES :
Public golf courses in Rock Creel
Park. East Potomac Park, other loca'
tions. outdoor swimming pools at Eas
Potomac, old airport, Warman Parl
Hotel, indoors at Shoreham and Am
bassador Hotels. Glen Echo Amuse
ment park with roller coaster, pool
numerous rides and concessions up Pc
tomac on Maryland side.
Watch the newspapers for an
nouncements of special exhibits, con
certs, and programs of various kinds
some Of which are given without adj
mission charge. In the summer Their
are various outdoor symphony concert
at the Water Gate" on the Potomac
near the Lincoln Memorial. The u. S
Army, Navy, and Marine and othe
bands give concerts from time to tim
throughout the year, daily in summer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
GETS ISLE ROYALE
FIRE HELP SUMMONS.

Receiving a call from the national
park service to come to Isle RoyaIe
to assist in fighting forest fire, VIII
liam Leithold and his mechanic, Will
liam Baker, flew to the Isle in sea-
plane yesterday morning.
According to word received here this
morning, the fire did not prove to be
serious, and Leithold is expected back
here this afternoon. 1t is 40 miles
by air to the Isle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

The Versailles treaty divided Europe
into a large number of small countries
which were not large enough to af-
ford the high cost of government
says the Lund Press. For instance,
suppose the people of Minnesota alone
had to support a national government,
embassies in a score of countries and
all such trappings. Suppose we had
to try to maintain an army and a
navy, raise our own food, make our
own steel and strive to be self-sup-
porting. Yet in Europe there are
countries smaller than our state try
ing to do this very thing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
LOUIS KUHAR is
TAKEN BY DEATH.

Louis Kuhar, about 80 years old,
died in the county hospital at Bull
last night at IL o'clock The body
has been brought here and is now
at the Banovetz Mortuary.
Funeral services are set for Satur-
day at 9 a. m. in st. Anthony's cath
olic church, the Rev. Frank Mihelcic
in charge. The deceased had been
confined to the hospital for about two
months before his death. He had re-
sided in Ely for about 35 years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

camping and boating facilities were
taxed to capacity. Visitors by the
thousands found surcease from heat in
the cool shade of State Parks through
out the state. AS rule July is
the high point in park attendance.
This past week doubled that figure in
all parks in the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Presbyterian Church
GOSPEL SERVICE

Will be conducted by Rev. A. P.
Smitham in the Community Center in
room 218, on Sunday at II a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
Everybody welcome.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Bethany Lutheran Church
Henry G. Hanson, B. D., Pastor

Sunday school and Bible classes at
$50 a. m.
Divine Worship at 10:45 a. m.
Sermon: We serve faithfully because
Christ has said he will return. Luke
12:42-48.
Bible study and prayer hour We'd
nesday evening at 7:45.
The Bethany Brotherhood meets on
Tuesday evening at p. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

Brother Hassing of the Carlton
Vidette says "we hope the govern
ment doesn't junk all those army
tanks after the war is over. We'd like
to drive one for couple of hours in
Sunday afternoon traffic between
Carlton and Duluth some day." We
would also recommend some side road
excursions for the tanks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Odd Things That Explode

Among the odd things that have
exploded with considerable violence
and noise are freshly mined dia-
monds, suddenly chilled elephant
ivory and the ignited dust of dried
milk, declares Golfers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church

CMember of the Finnish Evangelical
Lutheran National Church of America)
212 East Camp Street
REV. e. A. HEINO, Pastor
English Worship ........ 1890 a. m.
Sermon: Faithful in Stewardship. %
Finnish Worship ......... 7:3O D. m.
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
Saturday evening at the home of Mr..
G. Hiipakka.
A meeting of the church board of
directors will be held after the eve
ming worship next Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
VIRGINIA Ties
COOK FOR 3RD

Virginia shut out Cook, SO, on the
Queen City diamond Tuesday night to
tie the Aces for third position in the
Range League standings, each having
z wins and defeats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

A bee travels $4,000 miles to gather
one pound of honey. There are plenty
of drones in the country's hives who
states the government owes them a
living and then wait and have it
brought to them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
The Suomi-Synod Lutheran
Church
REV. DOUGLAS OLLHA, Pastor.

A picnic sponsored by the Lutheran
Guild will be held Sunday, the 10th
at the M Somero cabin in BURNSIDE
river, beginning at 100 p m. with a
divine service in both the Finnish and
tile English languages. The public
is invited.
Regular weekday Finnish services
each Wednesday at 7:30.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Didn't Patent II

Charlie Fey of San Francisco in
vented the slot machine Familiarity
known as the "one-armed bandit"
He didn't patent it, though, and an
other made millions from il.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Feminine Physicians

There are about 1,125 feminine
physicians in this country. The
Women's and Children's hospital in
Chicago, employing about Us physi-
clans, is entirely stated by women.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
State PARKS
DRAW CROWDS

Attendance at state parks hit new
high in Minnesota history last week.
Conservation department records show
that the beaches. golf courses. picnic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
Indian Has No Sugar

The American Indian had no COM
mon sugar as we know it, but he
had maple sap, honey and slightly
sweet fruits and roots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

Every twenty-four hours the govern
ment spend $17,OOO,OO0 more than it
takes in.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

climate and excellent facilities to the
swampy and 105 in the shade camps
of the southern states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
First Methodist Church
REV. JAMES e. BOWLER, Minister.

Sunday school ........... 9:45 A. M.
Morning Service .......... 10:45 A. M
Topic: Is Religion an Escape from
Reality?
Junior Church ......... 1O:45 AN.
Daily Vacation Bible School begins
in the church at $3.50 a. m. from Mon
day to Friday for two weeks. Those
whose children plan to attend should
call the Methodist parsonage.
Prayer Meeting ...... Wed, 7:30 p. M.
The Sunday school and church pic
mic will be held at the park in Vir-
GINA on Saturday, Aug. 9. Cars will
start from the church at 9 a. m. There
will be q pot-luck picnic dinner. Cof-
fee, cream, nectar and ice cream will
be furnished. Bring your lunch and
spend the day with us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07

TwO-Stick Method
The two-stick method of produc-
ing fire was originated by the Eski-
mos and the Indians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-07
ST.. Anthony's Catholic
Church
FATHER FRANK MIHELCIC, Pastor

Masses at 500, TOO, 800, and $50
a., m,
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

When Japanese bombers AT
tackled Hawaii last Sunday a De-
troit soldier was wounded at the
same moment his father was
dying of the effects of World War
No. ! in Veterans Hospital, Fort
Custer.
The son Is Pvt. Louis J, WED
ling. 3s. a former tool and die
maker al local auto plant The
extent of his injuries is not known.
The father. Eugene c. Welding.
81, born of German parents in
France. died the following day of
a heart condition resulting from
shell shock in the Battle of the
Argonne. September. 1918. He
has spent the greater part Of the
intervening years in army hos
pitals.
Mrs. Marie Mcclure, Of 6192
Holcomb avenue. said her father
enlisted in the 18th Railway En-
gineers. May %. 1917, when he
was the father of three children
and expecting a fourth. There
are six children in all.
Pvt. Welding left his Detroit
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

along the decks The Chicago pianos" open up
again with suddenness l am unable to refrain
from flinching.
At l:25 an enormous splash at the
very edge OF the horizon. Another enemy plane
has been destroyed
BY now bomb splinters had torn three holes
in the starboard side of our funnel on the flag
deck. While gunnerS. signalers surgeons and
range finders worked / found emotional
release by shouting. rather stupidity suppose, at
the Japanese.
l discovered depths OF obscenity previously
unknown even 10 me.
There is a short lull and then at 1910 p. m
nine enemy planes concentrate on the Prince of
Wales
mass Of water and smoke rises in tree
like column from the Prince Of Wales stern
They have got her with torpedo.
The ragged-edged mass of flames from her
Chicago pianos doesn't stop. them, nor do the
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
u. 5. Assures Hawaii
OF Adequate Food

WASHINGTON. Dec. II. - To
meet the one problem which pri-
marily concerns the civilian popu-
lation of Honolulu and the
Hawaiian Islands-that of main
tanning an adequate supply of
food for the 100000 residents of
the territorial capital city-fed-
eral agencies today moved 10 in
sure that food supply.
Plans were worked out whereby
the surplus commodities corpora
tion would supply the food stocks
with funds advanced by the
treasury, while the maritime COM
mission would provide the re-
euired shipping from mainland
ports and the army and navy
would assume the responsibility
of providing safe conduct TO get
the vessels through.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Last Entry in His Notebook

l remember drawing breath before eaping
The last entry in my notebook was:
Sank about 1920"
/ made il before leaving the flag deck
In the water I gmpsed the Prince of Wales
bow disappearing.
Kicking with all my strength. T. with hun
dreds of others. tried to get away from the Re-
pulse before she went under. being afraid of
being drawn under in the whirlpool I kicked
lying on my back. l felt my eyes burning oil
crept over my mouth nostrils and hair.
After about two hours in the water reached
thin wire rope hanging from a small motor
boat but was too weak to pull myself up. The
navy's youngest petty officer. 20-year-old Eric
Monaghan of Edinburgh. dved off the boat, put
lifebet around me and saved my life.
Admiral Sir Tom Phillips. commander in chief
OF the Far Eastern fleet was last seen close
beside Captain Leach the bridge of the Prince
of Wales so it's probable that Britain loses an
other brilliant naval officer
Editors Note-In this connection, CHS
broadcast a report from its correspondent. Cecil
Brown who also was aboard the Repulse stating
that Phillips and Leach leaped into the water to-
gether-the last men to leave the Ship
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Repulse Shudders Again

Gazing al her turning over her port side
with stern going under and dots of men leap
by a tremendous shock as Repulse takes a tor
pedo the port side near the stern.
/ wonder where il came from when the Re-
pulse shudders ganticaly-another torpedo But
another plane is shot down and hits the sea in
flames. This is six, so far as know
Through the loud-speaker comes the order:
Everybody on the main deck"
We all troop down the ladders in orderly fash
Ion except for one lad who climbs the rail and is
about to jump. When officer says:
Now then, come back here, we're all going
your way"
The boy came back and joined the line
When got to the main deck our list was so
bad that our shoes couldn't grip the steel deck
l kicked mine off. We all formed a line from
which we had to jump some II feet into the sea-
which was black with oil
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Sight SineIe-FunneI Ship
BY o. ID. GALLAGHER

All the ships. company on the decks donned
antifash helmets, elbow-length asbestos gloves,
goggles and tin hats
At IL a. m. a twin-masted single funnel ship
was sighted off the starboard bow
Our force goes 10 investigate her. She
ries no flag am looking at her through a tee-
scope when the shock of explosion made me
Jump The explosion came from the Prince Of
Wales port side secondary armament. She was
firing al single aircraft.
Then we open fire Now there about six
aircraft.
The first was Nakaiama Naka 90 twin
floated Japanese reconnaissance plane. She kept
almost at the horizon. too far for an engage
ment for couple of hours. Then two more
Naka jamas appeared and kept up a long relay
watch on us.
What any admiral most wishes TO avoid had
happened His force was out TO and suf-
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Report 19 More
Detroiters in
Jap War Zone

Nineteen more Detroiters, In.
cluding three civilians, were re-
ported today TO be in Pacific war
zones. The Servicemen's Bureau
of tn eRed Cross said il had re-
ceived inquiries from relatives and
friends of II of the Detroit people.
The people were:
Irwin F. Rice. o. 1882 Ellsworth
avenue, radio mechanic. on the
lU.S.S. Oklahoma. Pearl Harbor.
Hugh Addison. %, seaman. 2701
Blaine avenue, U.S.S. Luzon,
Shanghai.
Sergt. Richard Duncan. with
marines detachment. interned by
the Japs in Shanghai.
Pvt. George H. De Lapp Of Lin-
coin Park, in General Hospital.
Nichols Field, Rial, Philippines.
OFFICER IN MANILA
Alexander Crying, al, formerly
of Detroit. master mechanic, U.S.S.
Enterprise.
Lieut.. Charles S. Stevens, United
States Air Corps. Manila.
Virgil Tucker. 81. messman.
lU.S.S. indianapolis. Pearl Harbor.
Thomas o. Martin. p, of 1882
Montclair avenue, with marines,
Pearl Harbor.
Donald Clash. 621 Clairmount
avenue. u. S. S. Arizona, Pearl
Harbor.
Robert p. Breen, of 23509 West
River road. Crosse lie. u. S. S.
Maryland.
George F. Stevens, 25, of 2515
Edison avenue, ensign, U. S. Sc.
Chicago.
Coxswain Arthur A. Kowakski,
21, 5170 Evaline avenue. Ham,
tramck, u. S. S. Pennsylvania.
WOMEN ON VISIT
Harold N. Kinsey, Is, seaman.
u. S. S. Maryland.
Edward j. Domour, 21, of 7721
Anthony street, Dearborn, aboard
a u. S. submarine
Joseph r. Kahelski of 43S Henry
street, Pearl Harbor.
Sgt. Edwin Harris, 26, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii
The civilians are June Wendt.
Patricia Wendt and Doris Wash
burn, reported on visit to Hawaii
by Mrs. Paul j. Brisson of 1851
Monica avenue, a sister Of June.