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Evening star., 1941-09-29
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press War Correspondent,


REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Sept. "a
Delayed. The wooden legged
master of the torpedoed freighter
Pink Star told today a story of self
effacing heroism by the Canadian
second officer, J. L. (Jim) Cassidy,
who gave up his life so as not to
overcrowd a lifeboat.
Cassidy swan up to our only
lifeboat. He saw that it was full,
waved good-by and swan away. We
never saw him again." said J. C.
Mackenzie.
He looked around at the grim
faces of some of his % felloW-sur-
vivors of the crew of 36, No one
said a word. You could hear the
wind beating against the side of the
Icelandic hut where this tense inter-
view was granted.
(The State Department an
nounced September % that the
survivors, none Americans, had
heen landed in good shape at
Reykjavik
CThe Pink Star. under the flag
of Panama. after the United
States took her in protective Gus
tody-she formerly was the
4,150-ton Danish motor ship
Lundby-was the first ship under
American control to be sunk after
President Roosevelt's shoot-on-
sight speech of September II.
(The Pink Star was en- route to
Iceland in Canadian convoy
when she was destroyed Septem-
ber 10, 275 miles northeast of
Cape Farewell, at the southern tip
Of Greenland. She was armed.
Cassidy, the hero of the Pink Star.
came from New Brunswick The
master himself, the 53-year- old
Mackenzie. was in the water for Ave
hours. But his tribute was for
Cassidy.
ut was the finest thing 7 ever
saw he said.
Of himself. Mackenzie said, with
two life belts to keep me up and a
bit of wood from a lard box to
paddle with" he had managed to
keep moving for three hours. Two
hours before he was picked up, how
ever, he had lost the use of his
good leg and the stump of the other
from the numbing cold of the water.
He chuckled when he said that
the chill had no effect on his
artificial leg.
I wasn't feeling a thing in it."
Mackenzie said.
OF the tense moments before the
Pink Star went down, Mackenzie
said:
Il could see the torpedoes coming
for just minutes. I showed the ship
hard aport and then they hit.
Glory be, it was like the judgment
Evening star., 1941-09-29
British Eliminate Pocket
Of Italians in Ethiopio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 29.-One of the
last pockets of italian resistance in
East Africa has been eliminated by
surrender Of the 4000-man Fascist
force at Uolchefit, in the mountain
Gus Gondar region of ETHIOPIA.
The Italians acknowledged yes
terday that this force, under siege
for 1854 days, had laid down its
arms after running out of food and
supplies.
This surrender, the War Office
here said, left only 5000 to 10000
1talian-born and native troops still
resisting in the Gondar region.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Plan 10 Give Entire
u. 5. Arms Output 10
Axis Foes Reported
Hull and Others, However,
Deny Any knowledge
Of Proposal

A plan whereby Britain and Rus
Sia would receive virtually 100 per
cent Of all war supplies rolling from
American production lines was re-
ported under consideration in Gov
ernment circles today, although 1t
apparently had not materialized
sufficiently to be placed before Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
While 1t was made clear that such
drastic program of increased aid
to the Axis foes was merely in "the
study stage" Chairman May Of the
House Military Affairs Committee
voiced his unqualified support of the
move.
I'VE are without question In an in
dustrial war with Mr.. Hitler" Mr..
May said. "An industrial victory
would preclude the necessity of an
attempted manpower victory on the
part of the United States. We can
reach a showdown only by giving all
possible industrial aid to Britain and
her allies"
Early Hasn't Heard of Plan.
Stephen Early, secretary to the
President. said he knows of no such
plan nor has he heard OF its being
suggested to the White House. Sec
retary OF State Hull also said he had
no knowledge Of the proposal.
Lease-lend spokesmen, on the other
hand, while declining to deny that
the program is under consideration
insist that any announcement con-
corning it will have to come from
the President.
1t was pointed out that before the
adoption of such plan, Gen.
George G. Marshall, Army chief of
staff, and Admiral Harold r. Stark,
chief OF naval operations, would
have to have their say" on immedi-
ate needs of American armed forces.
The plan repeatedly would freeze"
the expanding United States Army
at its present numerical level or pos
sibly cause reduction in manpower.
War Department and National Sc
lective Service officials, while DENY
ing knowledge of the plan, pointed
out that temporary stoppage of the
Arny's expansion would not cause
any great decrease in selectee in
ductions.
May Justifies Idea.
For several weeks a large per-
centage OF inductees has been used
to replace soldiers being discharged
from the service. This turnover of
men called up for military training
will continue egardless-whethe
the Army remains at It's present
level, continues to expand, or is re-
duced 1t was said.
Representative May declared that
If industrial expansion continued at
an ever-increasing rate and all
products are sent to armies i'm
mediately able to use them in op-
posing Axis forces, the United States
would gain in preparedness.
Under such a program, he con-
tinued. production in this country
would be so geared that If the time
came when United States armed
forces needed the equipment for
actual combat, war supplies could be
turned out at q very rapid and
adequate rate.
Mr.. May said he considered
1t logical to determine definitely
whether the diversion of Americas
entire production of war supplies to
the enemies Of the Axis would result
In its defeat before consideration is
given to supplying manpower.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Lands Names Umpires
For World Series Games
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 90. - Baseball
Commissioner Kensaw Mountain
Lands announced today the follow
ing staff of umpires for the World
Series:
American League-William A. Nc
Gowan and William T. Grieve, and
John A. Quinn as alternate.
National League - Ralph Pinelli
and Larry Goetz, and William Stew
art alternate.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
PIT. A. Arronees Porty

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. 20 (spe-
ciaD A get-together party spon-
sored by the Rockville Parent
Teacher Association will be held
tomorrow evening in the Richard
Montgomery High School here to
enable patrons Of the high and
elementary schools to meet the new
teachers.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Correction

A headline over an account of
an American First rally in Gin
cinnati, appearing in the two
early editions of The Star on
September 10, incorrectly stated
Head of Notre Dame and Nye
Criticize Roosevelt. Churchill"
The critic was the Rev. John A.
OBrien, a member of the fac
ulty of Notre Dame, and not the
Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, the presi-
dent. The error was detected
at the time and eliminated after
the second edition.
Father ODonnell, who was In
no way involved in the meeting
or the criticism, has asked that
this correction be made, and
The Star, regretting the Incl
dent, is glad to offer this expla-
nation.
Evening star., 1941-09-29

man-'o-war picked US up. I was
done in when they got me aboard.
but three hours later 1 was hopping
around the commanders cabin"
Most of the Pink Star survivors
showed little signs of the ordeal.
Three were hospitalized for injuries.
Mackenzie said, There were no
Americans in the crew, to my knowl-
edge"
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Record Food OUTPUT

The United States will manufsc-
ture more food products this year
than any nation has produced in
history, according to a report from
grocery manufacturers.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Weather Report
FURNISHED BY thu Unite


District of Colmba-Cloudy tonight
with occasional tonight 4
moderate winds mostly northeast.
MaryandMoSty cloudy with occasional rain and the
portion tonight
west portion tonight cooler
VginiaMoy continued
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 90. at 4 pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, "a. at 7:45 am. today. Year
ago. 46.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July 2S.
Lowest, Is. on March 1S.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest rs per cent, at am today.
Lowest, 20 per cent. at 3:45 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High 2:37 am. 3:41 am
Low ------- a:3i am. 1922 am
High ------------ 3:lo pm. 4:l4 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, tomorrow - DOS .5:53
Noon, today -. 2:3o Pm. 12:1e An
Apsereesls nsAss nsAss must b turned %
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY,

Senate:
Routine business.
House:
Considers miscellaneous bills.
Banking Committee hears Mar
riner Eccles, Federal Reserve Board
chairman, on price fixing.
Evening star., 1941-09-29
Troops to Get FurIouehs;
World Series Bio Topic

LAKE CHARLES, La, Sept. 20 up.
Louisiana began returning to nor
mality today after enjoying two
weeks of simulated war in the
Army's greatest field exercises, and
the 100000 troops on maneuvers
turned from tactics to the scheduled
strife between the Yankees and the
Dodgers.
From Shreveport in the northwest
corner of the State, where the last
four-day battle between the Second
and Third Armies ended yesterday,
to Lake. Charles in the southwest,
the field soldiers took it compare
lively easy today.
In Field Six Weeks.
They were under orders to stay
in tents in woods and fields until
detailed march orders were issued
returning them to home stations
Evening star., 1941-09-29
,oniRht and tomorrow.

Weather Conditions Last - Hours.
An extensive area of quite cool air Of
the Lake region. and is overspreadins the
Middle and North Atlantic States, while
the warm tropical air is now confined to
the Gulf and South Atlantic States. A
rather extensive rain area is spreading
eastward from the Southern Plains into
the Central Valleys. Frost was. reported
Lake region and the Upper Mississippi
Valley.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
II BOY SCOUTS
TO GET AWARDS
Court of Honor Ceremonie:
Set for Tonight In the
Washington Bldg.

Twelve Boy Scouts of troop I'll viii
receive awards at a court of honor
to be held tonight at o'clock in the
Washington auditorium. Originally set
for Tuesday, it was postponed because
of the conflict with other events.
E. c. Bohtho, court of honor chair
man, will be in charge of the cere-
monies. Members Of the minstrel cast
from troop 174 will present an enter
tainment program.
Scouts and the awards they will re-
ceive follow:
Winston Homer, second class
Matthew Somero. leatherwork and
woodwork merit badges.
Edwin Gordon, first class; swimming
and leathercraft merit badges.
Edwin Yadlosky, second class.
Allan Hill, first class. leathercraft
and swimming merit badges.
Robert Lammi, second class.
Peter Marines, first class. leather
craft, woodwork and swimming merit
badges.
Dale Forsman first class.
Howard Koski, leathercraft. SWIM
ming, and handicraft merit badges.
James Pete, bronze palm; photog-
raphy hiking. handicraft, and stalking
merit badges.
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
REcREATIONAL
MEET FRIDAY
Groups to Meet to Discuss
Program; PIT. A., Civic
Club Approve 1t.

Heads of Ely organizations have
been invited to attend meeting Fri
day in the Community Center to dis
cuSs the proposed joint city-school
district recreational program, accord
ing to John Smrekar, chairman of the
temporary recreational committee. The
meeting will start at 7:30 o'clock.
People of the school district at the
annual election May 20 will vote on
granting the district the power to
conduct joint recreational program
with the city and to delegate the OPP
Grafton of such a program to a recrea-
tional board. The ballot to be used
for the vote will be discussed at the
Friday meeting.
Three organizations in the past few
days have endorsed the program They
include the Ely Council of Parent
Teacher associations, the Ely CONNER
cial club, and the Legion drum and
bugle corps. Chief Douglas Nankervis
Of the police department has also ap-
proved it.
The city ciuncil has agreed to work
with the school district, providing
that the voters of the district approve
the program.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
Music Students at State
Contest in Minneapolis

also provide piano accompaniment for
the others.
Competitors in the vocal contest to-
day and Friday include Lois Mae
Eckert, Phyllis Palmgard, RoSaline
Mantel, Amy Rautio, Florence Lind
beck, Therese Fleming, Sheldon
Kayute, Edward Shepel, Herbert
Kerntz, and Gerald johnson. Miss
Fleming will also play the piano &C.
compartment.
Taking part only in the Music club
contest Friday viii be Carol Ann
Sutherland, Elsie Tjader, Clara Ton
kovich, Amelia Korosec. Alice New
CORD, and Lois Anderson.
Chaperons include Mr.. and Mrs
Frank " Di Nino, Miss Thekla John
son, Mrs. Floyd Dunstan, and Miss
Elizabeth Wilkin for those appearing
in the state contest, and Mrs. II. N
Sutherland and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Fleming for the Music club contes-
tantS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01

"We are not getting a few COM
plants either" he declared. There
are many every week They make
bullying file"
Blair said that the new southern
Minnesota deer territory begins with
a tier of counties just below the old
northern deer range. They include
Chisago, Isanti, Morrison, Benton and
Douglas (roughly these counties form
a line directly east from st. Cloud
to the Mississippi and west and north.
from ST. Cloud to the western border
Of the State)
He continued to show the attitude
of the people. that the Willmar Daily
Tribune on March / ran a cartoon
showing a farmers field swarming
with deer doing damage to crops.
The only effective method of CONTROL
ing them, he declared, was to ope1
the season, but that state law would
not permit another season until No
vember, 1912.
In his communication to The Miner
Plates wrote:
"The department is not concerned
with how the deer got in the central
and southern counties; that is a point
for quibbling and nothing else. What
we are concerned with is the problem
presented by them We are anxious TO
see justice done to the farmers whose
crops are being damaged, and at the
same time We want the interest of
the deer protected at all times. Admit
tedly this is a hard order.
ANY news story, therefore. that
makes the blanket assertion that the
department Of conservation attributes
the southwark spread Of deer to gen.
eral food shortage in the north is in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
Ely Congratulated on
Traffic Safety Record

Ely has been congratulated on its
traffic safety record by an ex-Minne-
sotan who resides in city Ely's size
which also has established a notable
record of its own.
He is Wilbur B. Foshay, secretary
of the Salida, Colorado, Chamber of
Commerce. Mr.. Foshay is the builder
Of the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis,
city in which he resided for many
years.
Sailda's record dates to Nov. /, 1885,
while Ely's is August, 1892.
81 am proud that if Salida does not
have the best recrod in the United
States Of a city its approximate size
that it is a Minnesota city that does
have the record" Foshay wrote Mayor
John Kapsch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01

A group of vocal and instrumental
music students in the Ely schools will
compete for the first time in recent
years in the state music contest at
Minneapolis which starts today and
ends Saturday.
Competitors in the state event and
an additional group of junior music
club members viii also take part in
the Junior club contest sponsored by
the Minnesota Federation of Music
clubs which takes place Friday. The a
cappella chorus, the Madrigal Singers,
and the orchestra are members of the
junior group.
Appearing in the instrument contest
today and Saturday will be Robert
Hokkanen, who plays the trombone;
Calvin Herrala, the French horn;
Eugene Marines, the trumpet; Edward
Shepel, the piccolo and flute; Placid
Goulet, the trumpet; and Patricia
Moonan, the piano. Miss Moonan will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
Local Groups Asked
to Support Campaign
ELY SAFETY WEEK
SET FOR MAY 1924
AUdrds Meeting May % to
Climax Drive; AhOla
Heads Campaign.

An extensive traffic and home
safety drive for the city was
planned at a meeting of repre-
sentatives of the city council,
school board, and Commercial
club held last week.
Mayor John Kapsch will be
asked to proclaim an Ely Safety
Week, tentatively set for May
1924, to inaugurate the cam
paign. Preceding that time
leading organizations in the
city will be contacted and their
backing for the campaign
sought.
In charge of the safety drive is
committee composed of Alderman
Toimi Ahola, chairman; John Drag
avon, chairman of the school board:
Chief Douglas Nankervis Of the police
department; Ray Hoefer, secretary Of
the Commercial club, and A K Unger.
in charge of the publicity.
As the climax TO Safety Week q
public meeting has been tentatively set
for Friday, May %, at which Ely's
traffic safety and home safety awards
won for no fatalities during 1910 viii
be formally presented to the city.
Prominent safety leaders in the
state are being invited to attend, as
well as officials of the ST. Louis County
Safety council
Churches viii be asked to mark
Sunday, May 10, as Safety Sunday.
Yesterday letters to various local
organizations were sent out by City
Clerk A. o. Knutson, who called last
weeks meeting upon direction OF the
city council, advising them that safety
films will be available for showing at
their meetings, and asking them 70
designate one of their members 70
make a talk on safety.
Groups interested in securing the
films may get them from Hoefler ar
the Community Center
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
SELECT Play
COMMITTEES
Local People to Assist With
Slav Play Appointed by
Chairman Milkovich.

Local committees in charge Of the
play in Slav, Village Venus" have
been announced by Joseph Milkovich
general chairman. The play win be
given Sunday afternoon, May IL, start
ing at 2:15 o'clock in Washington
auditorium. A dance will follow in
the National Home in the evening
The play, a three-act comedy, will
be presented by a group of Chisholm
people who are members of the
American Fraternal Union lodges, and
will be sponsored by Slovence lodge
No. ia, AFU, of this city.
Committees follow, with the first
named person chairman:
George Kochevar, Joseph
Markovich, ST., Joseph Russ, Joseph
Janezich, Mrs. Louis Gradisher.
Publicity-Anton Kotchevar, Leon
ard Gradisher.
Publicity-Anton Kotchevar, Leon
ard Tomsich, Joseph Markovich, Jr /,
Frank Schweiger.
Tckets-John Glavan, Frank Melen,
Joseph Kalsich, Leonard Tomsich,
Mrs. Agatha Glavan, Mrs. Simon
Marolt, Mrs. Louis Gradisher, Frank
Schweiger, Joseph Milkovich, Edward
Marolt, Joseph Russ, Mike Evenocich.
Dance-Joseph Kalsich, Cyril Logar.
Stanley Boldine, James Boldine, Leon
ard Tomsich, Simon Marolt. Jr., Ber-
nard Svetich, Edward Marolt, Nick
Starkovich, Edward Pucel
Entertainment Syril Logar, Edward
| Pucel. Edward Marolt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
COLLEGE PROM
TO BE May q
Social Activities Committee
Announces Date; Decora-
tions Group Named.

The annual Ely Junior College prom
viii be held Friday, May %, accord
ing to an announcement by the social
activities committee It will be held
in Washington auditorium, and Tiny
Specht's orchestra viii play. Each
college student may invite one outside
couple
A decorations committee has been
named as follows: George Gould,
advisor: Frank Kaian and Evodia
Larson, co-chairman; Lois Anderson,
Joe KapSch, June Forsman, Antoinette
NoVak, Peter Handberg, Lucy Bouska,
John Lassi, Camilla Legat, Eudora
Anderson, Beatrice Dowler, Evdorus
Larson, Marjorie Rikhus, Harry Ander-
son, William Trudgeon, John zaic,
Richard Windhorst, Lois Childers,
Mary Jane Larson, Genevieve
Spreitzer, Louis Garni, Philip King,
and William Mills.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
ELY TEACHERS TO
BANQUET TUESDAY

The Ely Teachers association viii
held its annual spring banquet Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock in the
Community Center cafeteria.
DR. Charles Bane and Emil Erick-
son, political science instructors in the
Virginia Junior college, will speak.
w. ". Langen, president of the
association, has named the following
program committee: Sigurd F. Olson
chairman; Miss Elizabeth Wilkin
Miss Edith Akre. Miss Gwendolyr
Freer, Miss Adella Rudow, George
Gould, Frank Di Nino, Miss Chestine
Knight, and Miss Elaine Anderson
On the banquet committee are Miss
Vienna Somero. chairman; Miss
Thekla johnson, Miss Luella Erickson
Miss Marian Kraker, and Miss Evelyn
Arko.
The Presbyterian ladies' aid will
serve the dinner. The associations
policy has been to ask various local
groups to prepare the dinner.
The annual election will be con-
Quoted during the second week in
May. The nominating committee in
cludes j. Oliver Hall, chairman, Miss
Luella Holt, Miss Elma Pekkala, Miss
Gladys Merrill. I. Martell Miss Helia
Koski, and Morris Sternberg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-01
fOver Population of Deer in
North Not Driving Them South

error. On the other hand, the DEPART
ment Of conservation does have authen-
tic information that during the winter
months, locally, in certain deer yards,
overbrowsing has resulted. In some
cases, starvation has been the result.
These conditions. however, are local
in nature
"The U. S. Forest Service estimated
that the winter kill of deer in the
Superior National Forest in the winter
of 1889 in the yarding areas was
far greater than the total number
of deer killed by hunters in the pre-
ceding open season. The loss during
that winter averaged IA dead deer
per square mile in the yarding dis
tricts. The heaviest loss found on in
dividual areas was one dead deer per
eleven acres.
THE department Of conservation is
interested in increasing deer and sport
that can be provided by deer-deer
hunting. The department is in a posi-
ton to see the problem from the
standpoint Of the entire state, and from
the standpoint of the experiences of
neighboring states as well. The de-
partment has at its finger tips the
experience records of past decades
decades that show that prior to 1850
there were few, if any deer in north
ern Minnesota. At that time they
were IN the south.
"The department as constituted to.
day has gone out of its way to EN-,
ploy technically trained men who
have nothing but the best interest of
game as their objective to survey the
deer problem, as well as all game and
fish issues. and to develop policies
to the best interest Of the common
wealth"