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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Uses Cheaper Coal

An automatic household-furnace
stoker using the cheaper grades OF
hard coal, which, with thermostatlc
control, can be ignored for months
at a time, has been invented by
E. T. Selig and tested by the Mellon
institute. Given an adequate coal
bin and an ash-storage pit four fee,
deep, it was necessary to replenish
the coal only once in four months,
have the ashes removed three times
a year. A 38-year-old boiler furnace
was used for the test.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
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ITALY'S POWER

Before his sudden foray by his
right flank on western Europe and
when there was still some specula-
ton as to whether he would not
team up with Italy and strike
France by his left flank, Hitler is
reported to have said that he didn't
even want Mussolini to enter the
war-that with Benito neutral he
didn't need to worry about that sec
tor, but if II Duce came in he would
have to detach 30 German divisions
to protect him.
There was good sense in that. The
French general staff had somewhat
the same idea about Benito. The
only offensive they had planned
against Hitler was to strike Musso-
lini and they expected it to be
joyride. Before that could develop,
Adolf had sideswiped them on the
other side and Benito took what he
thought was his opportunity.
The world knows the result. Hit
Ter was right the first time. Re
ports make it clearer daily that he
has simply had to appoint himself
receiver in bankruptcy for busted
Benito, with all the risks and re-
sponsibilities that the job implies.
Italy has become a vassal state to
Germany and, for however long it
may last, it is a fact worth remark
that Hitler has thereby restored APP
proXimately the boundaries of the
Empire of Charlemagne in which
the inclusion of Italy according to
the great world historian Dupuy
lost thereby its independence for
10 centuries"
AS a modern war power, Italy
simply doesn't exist and, in cornpar-
ison with the rest, hasn't existed
in our time. No nation can really
be formidable in modern war with
out owning or having access to three
great industries-chemical, metal
lurgical and manufacturing. Italy
has had none of these. She is just
a long salient stuck out into the
Mediterranean where she is as vul-
nerable and uncomfortable as sore
thumb.
Once, as a great sea power as
well as a great land power, she
ruled the world, but that was when
it was principally Mediterranean
world and when armies meant little
more than massed muscular man
power. Even then she was depend
ent on the rest of the world for
nearly all her metal and most of her
food. Her principal value to Hitler
was her threat to North Africa, a
bottle neck in the Mediterranean,
and such naval and military ma
terials and munitions as she had ac-
cunulated through the years.
Her equipment has been proved
obsolete, the threat to North Africa
is over and, so far as she is con-
cerned, the bottleneck has been bro
ken. Benito was the worst bargain
that Adolf ever bought. Now that
bargain is his baby and the care
and policing of it is going to take
considerable part of his military,
naval and air power that he may
need desperately elsewhere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
PRIORITIES

There is report in Washington
that we are going to have to stop
making electric washing machines
and later electrical refrigerators be-
cause of the aluminium shortage.
This is said to be because of the
priorities of delivery that will have
to be given to certain munitions in
dustries. O.. K, they must not be
held up for lack of anything, if, as,
and when they need it. But in grant
ing priority the OPM or the pri-
ority board has much greater OBJ
legation than just channeling the en-
tire outflow of strategic material
to Factory A or Factory B at its
demand-especiaIly if the effect is
to close up a normal industry en-
ploying many people.
A priority order should govern
not only total quantity of delivery
but time of delivery. 1t is up to
the government control to get the
strategic material to the user ex-
actly as it is needed. But it is also
up to that control in rationing a
scant supply to see to it that there
is no boarding and no ordering far in
advance of time of use.
The very first thing that should
be done in the application of drastic
rationing is to explore every stock
pile in this country. Nothing of
this sort has been done. It could
be worked on rough random check
through the insurance companies.
1t could be done more thoroughly
and accurately by QUESTIONABLE
dragnet. Leon Henderson would
know how to do it better than any,
body / know-and get the answer
in the quickest way.
Another activity for which govern
ment control is responsible before it
moves to unnecessary upsets and
deprivations, is to set up a unit to
explore the possibilities of conserva-
ton and substitution.
Practically nothing has been done
along these lines. Simple dogmatic
priority is very effective but, with
out assuming full responsibility for
these other safeguards, it is sort
of ''easiest way" that may lead to
some very unpleasant aftermaths of
recrimination and bitter resentment.
have been so roundly criticized
for even referring to World war ex-
perience on these matters that /
am getting gun shy. 1 don't know
to what l could better refer, but
since it initiates the customers I am
trying to restrain myself.
Excuse it please, but when I hear
this shortage hullabaloo and recall
that in the World war we were sup
plying not only England but also
France, Russia and the rest with
about half our present capacity, In
an active war on all fronts that was
daily consuming multiples of the
supplies we are now asking for, and
at the same time expanding our ship
building capacity 10 times in less
than a year till it was greater than
that of all the world combined, some
of these ill-considered statements
about shortage and halfway meas
ures give me slight migraine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Breaking Into Movies

Two husky young men of 16 and
II have been visiting all the studios
in Hollywood by simple trick.
They buy some UNNECESSARILY just
one long board-and carry it in one
of the side or rear gates. Once on
a lot they're able to walk around as
long as they like, but they have to
leave the lumber there when they go
home. The way they were discov-
cred was by nearly being arrest
ed for trying to carry their own
board out of studio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
EAST INDIES OIL

The Dutch Shell Oil company has
secretely planted with Sleeper"
mines, which can be detonated at a
moments notice if the Japanese
set foot on the island. In that case
millions of dollars worth of hold
ings will be blown up or fired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Sub SHAKESPEARE Training
For Army Air Corps Crews

officers the technique
Of hghitude flight ,ch emphasis the OF oxygen eq pme
Wright field Dayton Ohio The school is
being Wright Field Medical Research Labora
tory Some of the shoUn these pictures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13

Aboue: A student learns the
"Horo. Why and When" Of breath
ing through an oxygen mask-one
of the first courses giUen in the
altitude school. Nero types OF
masks, oxygen tanks and toorking
principles of distributing mocha
nism are explained.
Right: This experimental cleo
tricaIly-heated suit provides
tUarmth without t0eight, and is
,oorn underneath regular flying
clothes or coueraIls. Weighing z
pounds, it keeps a pilot comfort
able in temperatures that outside
are as lou as 90 beio,o, F. These
suits are designed primarily for
pursuit pilots ,oho fly in the STRAIT
osphere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Got Him Down

Got Him Down
''Since I've been in love I can't
eat, I can't drink, I can't smoke.
"Why not?"
"I'm broke!" Is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Serious at Last

''Is Mary still looking for her
ideal mani"
Goodness, no! She's too busy
looking for a husband"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13

Agrees Somewhat
Her Admirer-Miss Jones is so gentle,
so dope-Like.
Her RiuaI-WeH, she is pigeon-toed!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
Soaked

as your house very damp, Mrs.
Smith,"
"No, Tommy; ,ohat makes you think
that9"
Because father says there's so much
due on Il"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13
AmhuShed

AmbuShed
s'My wife has the bad habit of
staying up until one or two o'clock
in the morning, and I can't break
her of it."
''What does she do all this
timer"
"Waits for me to come home."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13

Another Site
"When passed your house this
morning, I saw all your family
washing in the garden"
Don't be silly! My family
washes in the bathroom"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-03-13

Wretched Minds
How wretched are the minds of
men, and how blind their under
standings.-Lucretius.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
Ladies AuaciLiary
 M Varied Program

The regular monthly meeting of the Concordia Ladies auxiliary was held on Friday evening, and plans for the annual outing, which is to be held at Lake Compounce on Thursday, were completed.
 Following the meeting the ladies played the final round of their six months-long pinochle tournament. Mrs. Elsie F'orman was the winner of first prize, with Mrs. Charles as runner-up. Mrs. John Kirschbaum carried off third l1onors.
 The evenings program was corn- pleted with @ party in honor of Mrs. J. M. Moss, who was celebrating her seventieth birthday. The hall and the tables were decorated with flow CTS, and Mrs. Moss was presented a lovely corsage. She responded by making 8 little speech to the gath ering. Mrs. John Borchardt also re- ceived the congratulations and best wishes of the group in honor of her birthday.
 The auxiliary will meet next the afternoon of August eighth at Mrs. William zwiebel's Bellevue lake pa- vilion.
 Those women who intend to go on the outing on Thursday are re- quested to make reservations with Mrs. c. M. Parsons as soon as pos- sible. Buses will leave from in front of The Elton at 10 8. m. on Thurs day, except in case of hard rain, when the outing will be postponed till the following day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

of its kind, but the need was great. Fern got the job, and within four hours of being notified the former stenographer had packed and taken the train for Montreal and her new job. a radio post of her own. She is paid $I70 a month and her board.
 Most of the girls in training here as radio operators are taking eve- ming courses. About a year is re- quired before they pass their ex- aIninations for a first or second class wireless operators certificate. It Is new line for girls, but is . development from the stage of aEll- ateur radio operating.
 MANY WOMEN
 ARE STUDYING RADIO
 With the coming Of war all Cana dian short wave radio amateur transmitting stations had to be dlsmantled. Some had been opegs ated by girls who had passed the government examinations. And ilist ae many men amateur radio opera. tors have become commercial ship and airplane radio operators, co nov . number os girls arc taking the courses.
 In addition, many ether woInen are now taking lessons ln tlaa in- iFleaeleS es modern ahip tFMnemlt- leFs and receivers, hoW t0 operate them, and hoW Q read and receive oefa Illefeases nt unWaHna ef M Watas peK mannsM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
KRNNY-ArAsoN

The wedding of Miss Irene Mason, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Frederic Mason of Ridgewood avenue, Oak vile and Joseph K. Kenny, son of Mrs. Anna Kenny and the late Kiernan Kenny of South View street, took place Saturday morning at St. Mary MagdAlen's rectory in OaIkville. Rev. Thomas McGarry performed the ceremony. Mrs. Everett Mellon, sister of the bride was the matron of honor and Joseph wall attended MT. Kenny as best man.
 The bride was attired in a gown of white silk jersey with a full skirt, draped bodice and short puff sleeves. Her finger tip length veil was caught with Q wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses. The brides sister wore @ gown of yellow silk jersey similar to the brides and a small cap of the same material with a short veil. She carried 8 bouquet of talisinan roses. The brides mother wore white frock with Q lace top and a white hat. Her corsage was of talisman roses. The groon's mother wore a navy blue lace dress with a navy hat and her corsage was of gardenias.
 A breakfast for the bridal party and the immediate families was held at the Oakdale Tavern in Walling- ford following the ceremony and a reception for over 150 people was held later in the day at the home of the bride. Guests were present from Torrington, Bristol, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 After a wedding trip to New Hampshire the couple will reside on South View street. For travel the bride wore a white sharkskin cos- tune with white accessories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
Of Interest To Women

C. Please give Q formula for e Dnemade wallpaper cleanser?
 A. Stir { teaspoons of baking pda into 2 cups of flour. Mix 2h hlespOons of household ammonia lth the flour and soda, and add l-4 cups of water. Beat the mix Ire until smooth, and steam it in double boiler for 1h hours. Leave Ae cover on the boiler until the eanser is cool enough to handle, ben knead 1t in the hands until
 is smooth and soft like art gum. efore using, test the cleanser in D inconspicuous place, such as bhind the door or picture, to be lre that the pattern of the wall- Aper does not come off. When eaning wallpaper, begin at the b and rub gently with downward rokes, kneading the cleanser as bu work. To avoid streaks, be re that the strokes overlap. Dust f any crumbs from the cleanser lth Q soft, clean cloth.
 @. Hs the term "pure- dye" ap- ied to unweighted rayon as well
 to silk9
 A. Yes.
 e. Is the habit of sucking e hhber nipple or pacifier harmful
 infants?
 A. Yes; 1t spells the natural Ech of the mouth by causing pro- usion of the upper jaw, causes Instant flow of saliva and drool- g and also may carry disease (rme into the mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
By JAMES MONTAGNES (NEA Service COrrespOndent)


 (NEA Service Correspondent
 Toronto. Ont.-"Miss Sparks" is of to the maritime wars.
 Pretty Fern Blodgett, Toronto stenographer pulled a cover over her trusty typewriter the other day, put shorthand symbols out of her mind in favor of the international Morse code, bearded a large Britain bound cargo ship in Montreal-and thus embarked on a career as the first girl radio operator on the peril fgaught North Atlantic. Sparks" on a ship has always been 8 young man, until Fern changed the custom because a male operator decided at the last moment he did not want to make the dan- geFous trafls-Atlantie crossing, A call went out for an operator, and among others receiving the call was the Toronto school where Fern Biodgett and q half-dozen other young women were studying radio mechanics, Miss Blodeett he'd but recently passed her examinations with high marks and was waiting for the day when 6 ship would be hers.
 No men volunteered f0F the loh --they preferred safer beFths on tho Great Lakes. 0tlawa vas anegied ns to whether Q woman could fill lhs 1pot. kt wAs the ngst Faaaaesl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
Summer ActiUities
 Planned At Madison

Summer activities at Madison are going on at the usual tempo for this season, with the Madison Beach club the center of most of the pars ties and dances. This afternoon, Miss Caroline P. 6chumann ars ranged @ beach picnic for young people from 12 to 16, with the as- sistance of a committee consisting of Donald Brown, Miss Jane Vile son, Miss Susan Strong, Miss Betty Boucher and Miss Alice Eenings way.
 Dances are held regularly every Saturday evening ct the Beach club. The feature event of the season. however, will be the presentation on August g of the annual variety show, known as the "Pan-Anaerican Follies''. The performance is to be given in the clubhouse, under the direction of Torrey McKenney of New York, a veteran in the prodalc. ton of shows of this kind. Mrs. Donald Brown Is chairman of the committee for the Follies, and is as- sisted by Mrs, Douglas Adams, Mrs. Avy Smith, Mrs. John Schumann, Mrs. Archer Rowbotton and Mrs. 6. B. Rockwell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

Miss Irene Elizabeth O'Currarl of Montgomery, Alabama was married n Saturday to Lieut.. col. Joseph nthony Ciminera, U. s. A., former
 of Waterbury, and now of Camp landing, in 6 military wedding at I |. Augustine's cathedral, St. Aug .stine, Fla. First Lieut.. Richard F. culIy, regimental chaplain of the band infantry officatled at the cer- nony and ct the nuptial Mass hich followed. Capt. Philip A. Kel-
 served as altar boy. A program of lptial music was given by Gerson avis, violinist, and Jack Cavalera, rganist, both members of the or- 1estra of the 102d infantry.
 The bride was given in marriage
 her cousin, pr. H. Wiygul of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
RuRNHAM.DuNsMooR

Lilies, baby's breath, and palms decorated the sanctuary of the Bun ker Hill Congregational church Sat- urday afternoon for the wedding of Miss Pearl Miller Dunsmoor, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Frederick O. Dunsmoor of Bunker Hill avenue and Thomas Robert Burnham, son of Mrs. Isabel Burnham of Bloomfield.
 A special musical program was rendered by Mrs. Edwin H. Jones, organist, and Mrs. Ronald E. Jones of Naugatuck, who sang "Still as the Night" 70 Promise Me" and Be- cause.
 The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore 8 gown of white rayon over taffeta. It had a heart t-shaped neckline, caught with bows at the sides, @ sculptured waist and long sleeves, fitted at the wrists. Her tulle veil was caught with heirloom lace and she carried white gladioli and baby's breath.
 Miss Ivah Marion Dunsmoor of thic city and Miss Natalie Hell en Dunsmoor of New York, sisters of the bride, attended her. Both wore dotted Swiss gowns, the for mer in green and the latter in yell low. Their hats were Legllorn straw and they carried Picardy gladion with golden Rapture roses and baby's breath. All dresses, includ- ing the brides own, were designed and made by her. Mrs. Dunsmoor wore an aquamarine eyelet silk jer- sey dress with white accessories and a corsage of Talisman roses. The mother of the bridegroom wore null berry lace with white accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The best man was John J. Butler, Jr., of Chi cago.
 Watson Frank Burnham, Jr.. Dwight Edward Burnham and Ken meth Emerson Burnham, all broth CTS of the bridegroom and Ralph Jones Ellsworth, a brother-in-law, were the ushers.
 Following the ceremony, recep- ton was held in the church parlors, decorations being in the brides sorority colors. Out-of-town guests attended from Hines, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachu- sets and around the state.
 On returning from their wedding trip, the couple will live at 13o South Whitney street, Hartford The bride is an aluinna of the University of Connecticut, class of 1889. While there, she belonged to Sigma Upsilon Nu sorority. The bridegroom attended the same urli- versity. He is now with Colts Patent Firearms O., in Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
Personal

Mrs. Rosella Kennedy and her daughters Rita and Lorraine, and son Bobby of Sdgewood avenue, has been vacationing at Myrtle Beach, Milford. They were the guests of Richard W. Dumschat of Highland avenue during their stay there.
 Dr. and Mrs. John H. Foster and their daughter Ann and son John, Jr., will spend the rest of July at Drake's Island, Maine.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harrison Worth and daughter, Virginia, of Wyma n street are spending two weeks at Pine Grove, Mantle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
Engagements
STUART-GUNTERMAN


 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Gunterman of Huntingdon place announce the coming marriage of their daughter, Frances Barbara, to Edward L. Stuart, son of MT. and Mrs. George Stuart of Thomaston avenue. The ceremony Is to be performed Aug. IS at St. Michael's church, at 9 p. m.
 The engagement of Miss Alma Julie Gagnon, daughter of the late MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Gagnon of South Main street, to Thomas c. Byrnes, Jr., son of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas G. Byrnes of Niagara street, has been announced by MT and Mrs. John A. Mansell, uncle and aunt of the bride-to-be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

The members of the Women's so- ciety for Christian Service of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church will hold their monthly business meeting on Wednesday the I6th at 2:30 o'clock at the parsonage on East Farm street. The picnic which was originally planned to follow the business meeting has been postponed because of unavoidable circum- stances. It was to have been held at the home of Mrs. Robert Bulk Of Cooke street. The society is having only one monthly meeting during July anrd August.
 The Mothers Guild of st. Johns Episcopal church will hold e meeting Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock ct Guild hall, to do hospital work.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward J. Creem of Oakland avenue announce the birth of Q son Monday morning at St. Mary's hospital. Mrs. Green is the former Mary P. Rocfnson of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

W1tk1 W1Es 61kQ ME- EuIQy k1Oyt AIlQ son, Robert c. Hoyt, in Mount Ver- non, N. Y.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Mclean have returned from their wedding trip and are making their home on Hosey Place. Mrs. Mclean is the former Mary Griffin.
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick F. Shields and MT. and Mrs. John J. Shields of Pittsfield, Mass, have been visiting relatives here over the weekend.
 Mrs. Dennis Griffin and MT. and Mrs. Joseph Mclean of Baldwin street have been spending somee days in Hartford. While there, they visited Mrs. Griffin's daughter, Sister Mary Dennis, who is at Mary Immaculate convent.
 Mrs. Mary Flynn and her daugh- ter, Madeline, of Watertown, are spending 6 few days at Bay View. 
 Mir. and Mrs. Carl c. Kuester and son, Bobby, of Fulton street, were weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. Robert Marshall of Wethersfleld, at the latters' summer cottage at Point O'WoodS.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Skipp of Herschel street have returned after spending 6 week at Cape Cod.
 Miss Betty Rowland of Water town, daughter of Mrs. Adrian Van s. LindSley, has been vacationing with friends in Crosse He, Mich. for the past three weeks.
 Miss Diane MacLelland of ttds city has been spending @ week at Point O'WoodS, with MT. and Mrs. Louis PappaS of Hartford, and MT. and Mrs. Robert W. Gardiner and son, William, also of Waterbury.
 Mrs. Buell. Heminway of Water town is entertaining Mrs. Robert Holden of Haverford, Pa., at the Heminway summer home at Mad ison.
 Miss Lorraine Noble of Hamilton avenue is spending two weeks with Miss Shirley Kenny of Queens vil- lage, L.. I.
 Miss Katherine Cox of Naugatuck is visiting her former classmate at Wellesley, Miss Charma Davies, in Delavan, Wis.
 Miss Alberta YarmeIa of Vail street, Miss Lee Divine of Bennett avenue and Miss Mary Gotlibowski of Union City have returned after spending vacation in Havana, where they stayed at the Seville Biltmore.
 Mrs. Harry L. Perham of Hillside avenue has returned after a ten- day visit with Miss Lucy Cyr of Oak Bluffs, Marthas Vineyard, Mass.
 Misses Alma and Helen Bredog of West Liberty street left yester- day on cruise of several days to Miami, Fla.
 Mrs. Mary Errico Of Hamilton avenue and Mrs. George Book of Sheldon street have been spending q week with their sister. Mrs. Ray- mond Blanchard at her home in NoFwood, N. ]. Misses Alma and Helen Bredow Of West Liberty street left yester- day on . cruise of several days to Miami, Ela.