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Evening star., 1942-09-17
Child Proves knowledge
Of Stote's Geography
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. IT. After
school friends jokingly told her she
had f1unked in geography. 12-year-
old Hanna OLeary took her 81 in
savings from her penny bank and
left home. ~
She was back two days later after
proving that she knew the geogra-
ply of Connecticut She had made
her way to the home OF Mrs. May
Seeley. a friend of the family. In
Waterford. Conn, changing several
times from trains to buses.
Mrs. Seeley telephoned her mother
here and sent Hanna home. The
school principal told her the good
news-she hadn't flunked at all.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Yorktown Eyewitness Describes
Terrible Afterquiet of Battle
Gunners on Cruiser Had Tears in Eyes
As Carrier Disappeared Into Darkness

An Associated Press reporter,
no,o back from the ,Dar zone, 1Dds
on cruiser NTH the Pacific
Fleet during the entire battle OF
MidUay and witnessed the game
stand OF the carrier Yorktown,
Which the Nary yesterday an
nounced as sunk. Follo,Uinq are
excerpts from his log OF that day
and his impressions OF the epic
battle.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Naval Losses in Pacific
258 japanese Vessels Listed,
Against s. United Stotes Ships

Following oc Navy abuation of losses to date In the
Pacific with Japanese losses
include only those mentioned Navy communicates ~
apane
Evening star., 1942-09-17
biggest Prize Of All.

1t was luck, too, when the ma
rines found the biggest prize Of all
an almost completed airdrome with
surfaced runway extending 3,77s
feet, and many building and install
lations almost ready for use.
That, of course, was the prime
objective, but the marines scarcely
expected to find 1t In such excellent
condition. Only one small gap in
the runway remained to be surfaced.
The Japanese had been there three
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
GOVT HANGAR
IS COMPLETED
Shagawa Lake Project Offers
Storage, Service for
Forest Planes.

Construction of the airplane hangar
on Shagawa lake by the U. S. forest
service has been completed, filling a
long-felt need for storage and service
facilities for the two seaplanes used
in the Superior National Forest.
Designed to hold two planes in live
storage, the hangar will accommodate
up to six ships with wings dismantled
More extensive use is being made
of airplanes for forest fire control on
the Superior National Forest than ever
before, and this is doubly important
during the present emergency, Glare
Hendee, forest supervisor, says.
First of all, planes conserve man
power vitally needed in the war effort
One or two men, equipped with por-
table power pump and 600 feet of
fire hose can be flown to remote and
otherwise inaccessible parts of the
forest in from Is to 40 minutes after
a fire is located. This speed usually
means that the fire is attacked while
small before it has a chance to spread
In contract, crew of firefighters
dispatched by trail or canoe would
require from to 8 hours for the
same trip In the meantime, the fire
would be given an ample chance te
spread, and if conditions were favor
able, it would reach proportions re-
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Bombing of
Nazi Cities
to be Shown
Motion Picture Illustrating
RAF Work Over Germany
Set for Tonight.

Ely people have been hearing for
weeks what the Raj bombers have
done to German industrial centers
and now they have an opportunity to
actually witness these bombings.
A three-reel motion picture, "Tar-
get for Tonight" will be shown this
evening at 8 o'clock in the Washing
ton auditorium, illustrating in graphic
detail what is in store for the country
that Hermann Goering, No. 2 Nazi, once
boasted would never be bombed be-
cause the German defenses were too
tough to penetrate.
incidentally, this massive, best fed of
all Nazis had given his word that the
British would get to Berlin only
"over my dead body"
The picture shows preparation for
the flights and actual bombings that
have laid waste great sections of Ger
man cities immune" from attack.
Two one-reelers, Bomber" and
Safeguarding Military Information"
will also be shown.
The pictures are being brought here
by the local civilian defense council.
There is no admission charge ~
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Buy and Keep Defense Bonds

Two weeks ago President Roose-
velt made tour of the war plant
centers of the nation. News of his
visits were withheld by the press on
advice of the war boards and now
some people are making the claim that
the newspapers did not know of this
very vital tour and therefore failed
to print the news to the vox pop OF
the cities visited and en- route. Life
is like that. In the newspaper bust
ness you are damned if you do and
damned if you don't. For what a news
paper doesn't print, the most Of us
should be thankful. The presidents
trip would not have furnished him and
his war board with the information
sought had his coming or being there
been heralded.
For the cooperation shown by the
newspapers in keeping the trip secret
and allowing inspections to be made
of very vital war industries without
the usual fanfare or publicity which
accompanies such doings, the president
and his party were enabled to get
to the bottom of several mooteo
questions by first-hand observation
The public lost nothing, but gained
in keeping secret the trip.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
XMAS MAILING
DISPLAY MADE
Window in Penney Store Key
to Selection, Packing
Soldiers Gifts.

A window display illustrating the
"key to mailing" Christmas packages
to, Ely servicemen on overseas duty
will be placed in the j. G. Penney
company window by the Kiwanis club
and the Frank Lozar post No. 248,
American Legion.
The display will show suggested gifts
"a complete list is printed below, how
to prepare them for mailing, the
weight of individual gifts so that they
may be selected to stay within the
suggested limit of 6 pounds per per-
son and shoe box size, and the post
age for four postoffice destinations
handling overseas parcels.
The window background and posters
to be placed in the business district
will be prepared by the art depart
ment of the school,
The committee in charge is COM
posed of A. j. McMahan, Duane
Myers, Mrs. H. N. Sutherland, Mrs.
Edward T. Buckley, Sigurd F. Olson,
and Joseph Markovich.
Postage for a 6-pound package ad-
dressed to a serviceman in care of
postoffice, Seattle or San Francisco, is
SO cents. The same weight parcel 60
ing to New York City requires 38
cents postage, and to New Orleans,
AZ cents postage.
Here is a list of the things accept
able for your Yank here and abroad
and things he may be most likely to
need and wanted (the list was fur
nished by the Legion post:
Money belt (waterprooD. Remember,
sailors and coast guardsmen don't
have pants pockets.
Sewing kit with useful fittings,
such as black, white, and tan thread.
No. "a; needles in alright and water
proof container; scissors, small, and
(COntin11ed on last Do1al
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
ELY SUBJECT
OF new BOOK
Three Kings Collaborate in
Publishing First Book
About This City.

A little gift book about Ely will be
published this month by the Webb
Publishing company of Staint Paul. A
very unpretentious little chronicle of
our city life over period of years, it
is not to be taken too seriously, nor
used as reference book. If you are
interested at all just read it round
the living room table on dull eve
ming when you can't find another
thing to do, or if you feel on finish
ing that you could do better, nothing
would please the co-authors more
than to read your book next year,
they report.
The book contains ten poems writ
ten by Nancy King Fronting while
she lived in Ely; ten pen and ink
sketches of places in and around Ely
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
EVERY FIRE is SABOTAGE TODAY"
Fire Prevention Week Marked Here

With the theme "Every Fire is
Sabotage Today" Fire Prosecution
Week was being marked by Ely this
week, with plea from I. G. Cox, fire
chief, for local citizens to exercise
greater care than ever before in elimin-
ating the common causes of fires.
Mayor John Kapsch has issued a
proclamation urging that all citizens
of the city stage an immediate drive
to eliminate fire hazards in their
residences and business places.
"The entire community" Mayor
Kapsch proclaimed, "by careful OBJ
servance of fire regulations, should
prepare to meet any emergency that
war may thrust upon u.s."
Chief Cox cited the following causes
of fires and how to control them:
/. CIGARETTES. Careless smok-
ing is a chief cause of home fires
Never smoke in bed On dry leaves and
brush, discarded smoking materials
cause one quarter of all forest fires
Never throw lighted butts from your
car.
2. HOME DRY CLEANING. Any
home use of flammable liquids is
dangerous. Gasoline vapor is treacher-
GUS and ignites readily. Use non-flam-
mable cleaning fluids or call the dry
cleaner
8. KEROSENE LAMP. If over
turned or placed too close to COM
bustible materials such lamps often
start serious fires Never fill them OF
store kerosene for them in the house
Quickening fires in stoves with kero-
sene is sheer folly.
4. FTRECRACKERS. Homes are de-
stroyed and children are killed ano
manned in shocking numbers each
year by the unregulated use of fire
works. Only experts should be allowed
to discharge them. Sparklers are also
dangerous.
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
FIRST RUBBER BOOT
PERMIT ISSUED HERE.

The local rationing board Tuesday
issued a permit for the purchase of a
pair of miners rubber boots, the first
such permit given out after the five
day ban on the sale of rubber foot
wear was lifted that day.
Receiving the first permit on the
initial day that it could be issued was
Carlo Pietiela. Eight permits had been
issued up to yesterday
All but ordinary rubber footwear is
now rationed, and ceiling prices have
been established on every type of
rubber footwear. For complete details
see "This Week for Victory column
on the Servicemen's Page.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
JOin the Drive-Phone SIS

Thousands of Minnesota farmers are
going out of business this year be-
cause of the serious farm labor situ-
alton. Farmers sons have been taken
in the draft and war plant wages
have attracted other farm labor
While heavy crops were produced this
wear. on most farms some production
was lost on account of the shortage
of help Notwithstanding the fact that
the farmer and his wife were COM
PEELED to work 80 and 100 hours a
week
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08

For the first history housewife her ktche
take potsho at the by giving her
For the first time man unfit for military service ca
bayonet the enemy-wth old wash pail Git will provd
scrap enough for three bayonets).
For the first time the of old automobile smas
three blocks of enemy military plants by simply turning
car into in the effort where it will provide tn
equivalent of STEEL when used with equal amount of p
ron necessary to make three block busters
Money from scrap collected through Ely will be dvde
equally between the VFW servcemen newspaper fund
Boy Scout troops and 174 The local civilian defens
council is sponsoring the drive.
Here's what to do:
1.ELY PEOPLE-Your scrap will be collected Sat
urday, starting at 8 a. Pile your scrap the
boulevard in the center of each block, creating
scrap depot to block. Do not put in the
alley. If you need help in moving large items, call
your air raid warden. He will assist you. Business
firms having trucks are requested to haul their own
scrap the official scrap depot at the city warehouse
West Sheridan street
e. WINTON-MORSE, SECTION THIRTY-Collect
and pile scrap a place. 1t will be picked
up Saturday or Sunday
3. RURAL RESIDENTS-Trucks will call a your
places Saturday and Sunday to pick up your scrap.
Have collected and piled in place accessible to the
trucks. Resort requested to phone Scrap
Headquarters No. SIS, if they have scrap to be
collected. Farmers and resort operators who
requested to haul their scrap the official scrap
depot, reporting this to Scrap Headquarters phone
SIS.
4. LARGE TTEMS-Stoves, engines, machines, etc.,
that will need cutting up before loading Persons
having such material should phone Scrap Head
quarters, No. 575 AT ONCE. Workers with acetylene
torches will burn the material into smaller pieces in
advance of the drive that there will be delay in
loading the scrap when the trucks call.
5VOLUNTEERS S. NEEDED-Men who will help
load the scrap the trucks urgently requested to
phone Scrap Headquarters, No. SIS, IMMEDIATELY.
Help make this campaign The Ely, Winton,
Section Thirty territories have to get every last
piece of old metal and rubber rounded up for in
he effort.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Christmas Seal DriUe
Starts Next Month.

Miss Ann Novak of the Shipman
Hospital has again been named as
chairman of the annual Christmas
Seal Drive in Ely. The drive will begin
in November
Tuesday Miss Novak and Miss Ann
Stoll, school nurse, were in Chisholm,
where they attended an Award Dinner
at the O'Neill Hotel at which all the
chairmen of the seal drives in the
county were present.
Ely was awarded third place in the
drive of last year having increased its
10 cents per capita seal sales by .O6
per cent. Tower-Soudan was first in
the drive.
Addresses were made at the dinner
by several outstanding authorities on
tuberculosis.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and ImmateriaI by
the Editor.

The caShing of life insurance
policies is an all-time low this year.
Since most of these Withdrawals re-
fleet the need for emergency cash,
that is a good index of the current
status of family finances. This years
rate is about 800 of the 1941 rate and
300 of the rate for the depression
year 1888. Total life insurance bene-
fits paid to American families in
1912 will probably be four times the
total paid in 1917, the average per
family being % times that of 1917,
according to the Institute of Life
Insurance.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
HOW SCRAP METALS
ARE USED.
SCRAP IRON, STEEL.

The following items will provide an
amount of scrap equivalent to the scrap
normally required to produce the steel
used in the listed war equipment:
Old F1atiron-2 steel helmets or 80
hand grenades.
Old Electric Irons 37-mm. antiair-
craft Shells
Old kitchen stove-10 4-inch shells.
(Ten stoves, scout carr
Lawn Mowers 3-inch shells.
Set Old Golf Clubs-30 caliber ma
chine gun.
Garbage Pail-1,000 80 caliber cart
ridges.
Wash Pals bayonets.
Hand Garden Planter 80 CAL rifles
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps

Fire preventiin week now on is be-
ing observed in every town in the
United States. In Ely, Chief Cox and
his efficient crew of firemen and aux
iliary firemen are busy acquainting
the property owners with prevention
measures and seeing that safety orders
are lived up to. There Is probably
more fire danger this year than ever.
This is especially true in the farming
districts and also in the forests OF
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Join the Drive-Ph0ne SIS

Ernest W. Hanson of this city has
been named on the Ways and Means
Committee of the Minnesota Arrow
head Association. H. A. Elliott, Duluth,
is the chairman. Mr.. Hanson is noted
for his ability to deliver the goods on
any committee on which he is named
and the Association is fortunate in
placing him on this vitality important
committee.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Remember Pearl Harbor

On another page of this issue will
be found the proposal amendments to
the constitution of Minnesota to be
voted on Nov. 8. The amendments are
three in number and the purposes
and effects are fully explained by At
torney General Burnquist. All are of
benefit to the state and its several
subdivisions and the voters should
study them carefully. A yes vote on
each and every one will not be
amiSS.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08

Hunt For Ely
Territory SCI
Folks Back Home to Work Surface Mines for Essential
RaD Materials; Housewives in Kitchen Can Take
Pot-Shots at Enemy With Old Pans.

Residents of Ely Morse Section Thirty and the
adjacent rural territory will have opportunity to
tribute directly the local boys in the armed forces
the nation toward the winning of the by Throwing their
scrap into the fight during the gigantic unk hunt Saturday
and Sunday
So vital is the demand for scrap metals and rubber that the
nations leaders have declared that unless needed amounts
uncovered the making of goods will be curtaled.
In this aout fight defeat the selfappoined rulers
the world junk is not junk 1t essential
material which just important the iron
that from Eys mines This junk harvested from the
mine above the ground when mixed with pig from the
smelted iron ore turned into tanks bombers pursuit planes
rifles hand grenades bayonets block busters into the
materials that will defeat the swashbuckng Japs and the
murderous Huns.
The Ely territory has hundreds of its finest young
preparing themselves to USE FOR VICTORY THE TOOLS
THAT THE "FOLKS BACK HOME" MUST SUPPLY.
These boys going to be the RECEIVING END. The
home folks the GIVING END, and unless they, and
others like them all the nation up things that have
long outved their usefulness the fighting may suffer-
This no time to be scrap Stacker!
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
COPPER, BRASS.

The following items will provide an
amount of scrap copper equivalent to
copper used in the listed military
equipment:
1000 Burnt-O Out Lamp Bulbs-40 COM
passes.
Washing Machine-8 Alb. incendiary
bombs.
Refrigerator 37-mm antiair-
craft explosives.
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
Join the Drive-Ph0ne SIS

The merchant that keeps his name
before the public during these trying
times is the one who will be remem-
bered after the war is over. The news
paper is the proper medium in which
to keep your name and business before
the public.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
WHEN AND WHERE TO REPORT.

asked to for the
collection drive follows s.-.a-s.t =
SATURDAYS p. m. a Laing Hardware
SUNDAY p. m. at the city hall
donating requested to notify
Scrap than Friday.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
OLD AUTOMOBILES.

If used with an equivalent amount
of pig iron, ONE old car Containing
on the average 1,50O pounds of steeD
will make:
16 17-mm. guns, or
30 so cal machine guns, or
3 2,OO0-lb. "block busters" or
n 20-mm. aircraft cannon.
(Roughly half the material used to
make steel is Scrap0
The Ely miner., 1942-10-08
RUBBER.

The following items will provide an
amount of reclaimed rubber equivalent
to the rubber used in the listed mill
tary equipment:
Old Tire-20 pairs of parachute
troopers boots, or IL gas masks.
Bicycle Tire and Tube-6 radio sets.
Is Feet Garden Hose-6 auxiliary tires
for pursuit planes.
Pair Hip Boots-3 pairs arctic over
shoes.
125 Old Tire-One Flying Fortress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

haps that's why they were hitting
the ball yesterday.
At any rate, Roy Weatherly's
diving catch of Rudy York's
screaming drive and home runs by
Ken Keltner and Les Fleming were
out Of the ordinary performances.
And each one Of them received his
share of praise upon returning to
the bench.
HEATH HAS NEW ROOMMATE
Heath probably feels the loss
more deeply than the rest, for he
and Bob were roommates on the
road last year. And they were the
only two Indians selected to play
in the All-Star game.
I'm rooming with Joe Heving
this year, and he'll win his share
of games" Heath declared.
Heving made good the prediction
when he came into the game in
the ninth inning to save the day
for Jim Bagby, who held the Tigers
well in check until the final stanza.
And that's the spirit of the
Indians this year. A will to win
born more of desperation than Of
confidence. 1t paid off in the OPEN
ing game with victory. and if
Boudreau's charges can keep il up
they'll be in the thick of the race
down to the finish line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Tribe Misses Teller
CIevelands Fighting Spirit Seems Partly Born
Of Realization That FeIIer's Gone
BY CLAYTON HEPLER

The Cleveland Indians won the
opening game of the 1912 Ameri,
can League pennant race for theil
youthful playing manager, Lot
Boudreau. and they were as en-.
|thusiastic as you'd expect.
The spirit of the Tribe is decid.
eddy higher than in its cry-babS
stage. Ambitious as they are. how.
ever, their will TO win doesn't
spring from confidence.
jeff Health, smuggling rig h
fielder, expressed it best:
I'VE sure miss Bob" he re-
marked before taking his turn
in batting practice.
BOB'S IN THE NAVY
Bob. Of course, is Bob Teller, the
fireballer who is now doing his
pitching for the United States
Naval Training Sation at Norfolk
Va. Workhorse Of the Cleveland
hurting staff and winner of more
games last year than any pitcher
in either league, he left a gap not
easily filled.
Boudrcau and the entire team
realize that they can't rely upon
Teller to pull them through the
tight spots his year. Maybe that's
why they're playing just a little
better ball defenSively, and per-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
White Sox Ushers
Help Finance War

CHICAGO. April Is (INS).-
Fans who helped the Chicago
White Sox and st. Louis Brown;
open the baseball season were wal
stamp fans. too. They bought
more than $1,000 worth of stamHI
Each usher carried a supply d,
stamps, and wore an arm band
advertising the fact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Sports Parade
World IsNormdI
Both 'Phi||ys'
Are in Cellar
That's One Way for
Distressed Citizen to
Reassure Himself
BY JACK GUENTHER
United Pres. stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 15.-The
baseball season officially is open
and for the first time l fully real
ize the effect the game exerts on
public morale. No matter how
bad the news on the front page, a
man now may turn TO the major
league stands and assure himself
that the American, way still is
safe-both Philadelphias are right
back in the cellar,
There were 1858 Of the
faithful on hand at the Polo
Grounds TO watch the Giants
renew hOstllities with the Dodg-
ers and 42,643 of them swear
they Numbered into the circus
by mistake. With Medwick
tumbiing, Vaughan Juggling and
II Giants walking the tight rope,
the only party not present was
Gargantua.
Three days ago BoBo Newsom
became outraged when the Wash
ington manager, Bucky Harris,
passed him by and selected Young
Sid Hudson to pitch the inaugural
against the New York Yankees.
The folks who watched the Yanks
let the Mats down with no runs
and three hits now are agreed
that if any one has the right TO be
Outraged it is Hudson.
The opening contests. were re-
plete with errors. Jimmy Browns
bobble helped the Cubs to whip
the Cards, Eddie JoOst's muff
helped the Pirates trim the Reds
and Vaughan's wild throw didn't
help the Dodgers. But the most
errors were committed at Chi
cago. Some $3.50 fans paid to
watch the White Sox engage the
st. Louis Browns.
In many parks the fans found
ushers equipped as air raid war
dens. walls plastered with warn
ings to remain calm and scorecards
information as to what
should be done in an emergency.
AS one little lady unused while
gazing at Schnozzle lombard, the
only sign they forgot to post was
that old overwhelmingly do not
feed the animals"
When Babe Ruth released his
annual pennant forecasts most
customers were nonplussed to
find that the all-time great tab
bed Pittsburgh to carry off the
honors I'm the National League.
Now IL appears the Babe was
tipped TO inside Information
frankie Frisch probably told him
that he had no intention of using
Hamlin and Phelps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Attention, Class G Players

Bradford will hold workouts
today and Saturday at 5 p. m. al
Ives Field, Highland Park. Play
ers interested in joining a Class c
team call j. Cameron at Univer-
Sitv 0-0016