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FOR SALE: Used L. S. Smith type
writer excellent condition. $50.
j. Ram. R-2, Box 149, Ell Centro.
Ais
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27-fARM IMPLEMENTS
29--LIVESTOCK

FOR SALE: Two registered boar
pigs by Pathfinder three months.
Guy Littrell, Il mile east Ever
green Cemetery Ais
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24-Wan+ed Miscellaneous

WANTED USed furniture and cool
ers. Must be reasonably priced.
Phone 974.
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GUARANTEED Used refrigerators,
standard makes, water coolers,
washers, gas ranges, Butane
equipped and good used water
pressure system. Imperial Valley
Home Appliance Co, 651 Main st.
Phone 249 Ala
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VALLEY FARM For Sale. Good soil.
Near Holtville. Also tractor and
farming tools. Address, Box IL,
Iona Linda. Calf. 4-18
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LINOLEUM
Genuine Gold Seal Linoleum
and Rugs
DELOZIERS FURNITURE
$3.50 Main El Centre
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Use for Results

32-USED CARS
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NEW HIGH PRICES ON JUNK
SAM NALLIBOFF
584 Broadway Phone 589
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WedgeWood tank gas range .... $495
L & H Electric range ......... $40 so
20 Gal tank gas water heater $18 SO
Hotpoint Electric range
With Automatic clock .... S97 so
Woolrine Electric range
Fully Automatic .............. $3.50
Norge #. refrigerator ........ S69.5O
IMPERIAL HARDWARE
BASEMENT
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
LIBYA:
Maxi Rush

Reports had come in that the
Nazis, desperate over the conditions
confronting General RommePs divi-
sions in Libya, had landed reinforce
ments in Tripoli and were rushing
them eastward to try to make con-
tact with Rommels men before they
were hopelessly trapped.
Heavy rains, however, which had
slowed the British operations, also
were hampering these rescue divi-
sions and were giving Rommel lit
tie chance to gather together the
German-Italian forces, which re-
manned to him for a last stand.
The latest reports were that the
British, by rapid movement, had
again made contact with the
enemy's main force at Agedabia, a
district south of Bengasi, formerly
the main Axis stronghold, which fell
to the imperial forces on Christmas
Eve.
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Attorney General Biddle had or
dered that all aliens on the Pacific
coast surrender at once their short
wave radios and their cameras, in an
official breakdown" following i'm
portant news concerning Japanese
and other nationals fifth-column
activities.
1t also conceded with the report of
Mrs. Gail Beach, an evacuee from
Hawaii, that many of the Japanese
fiiers who attacked Pearl Harbor
December 2 had been schooled in
the islands.
She said that several who were
shot down wore rings indicating that
they had attended either the Uni
versity of Hawaii or Mckinley high
school. She said:
"They certainly knew their land
marks. They must have lived in
Honolulu"
She said that newspapers and
radio constantly urged the Hawaiian
public against any demonstrations
against japanese on the islands, and
that she saw no disturbances, al
though there was some feeling
against Them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
CHURCHILL:
And Roosevelt

Prime Minister Winston Church
i'll, in his dramatic address, tinged
with his famous humor and flashing
with his matchless oratory, had
completely captured the senate and
house.
After week of solid conferences,
from early morning until nightfall,
the President climaxed the visiting
prime minister's speech with
statement. He said:
eve have advanced far along the
road toward achievement of the ul-
innate objective, the crushing de-
feat of those forces which have at
tackled and made war upon u.s."
It was his first full communique,
and followed almost Immediately
after a conference which included
Representatives of the 33 nations
and British dominions aligned in the
fight on the Axis.
much has been accomplished"
the President said, through the
medium of many conferences held
in the meetings of supply and pro-
duction officials, military and naval
leaders, and in discussions =.
ST know the position of the United
States and of all nations aligned
with us has been strengthened i'm
measurably."
Churchill had told the represen-
tatives of Latin-America that three
fifths of the entire world supported
the forces fighting for freedom from
Axis aggression, and that the Allies
were out to win the war all around
the world.
He said that the fleets Of the
United States and Great Britain
were completely dominant in the
Atlantic and in the eastern Pacific,
thus protecting adequately the vital
life-lines of Britain and the United
States (the Atlantic) and the shores
of the Western hemisphere (the east
ern Pacifc).
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MISCELLANY:

London: Jugoslav guerillas, men,
bers of the Chetniks, had dislodged
Germans from points held for six
months and were playing havoc
with communications lines to Greek
cities.
Manila: An escaped Filipino sol
der said that Japs whack their
prisoners on the feet with their gun
butts, making their feet so sore that
they will not try to escape.
Albany, Ore: The worlds mean
est thief was a man who, capitaliz-
ing on the Pearl Harbor disaster,
pretended that he was sailor who
had been reported killed, and wired
his parents" to send him SIS, that
he had arrived at San Francisco and
needed money. The money was
sent, the family, broken hearted,
later learning they'd been swindled.
Baltimore: Cashing d e e e
checks for fees of 10, 20 and 80
cents, was a new "big business
here, with armored money-trucl
surrounding booths where tt
checks are cashed.
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,VICHY:
And Washington

The Vichy-W Washington talks con-
corning the st. Pierre-Miquelon cpl
sode showed that there was much
confusion about the whole situation,
and while the imam in the street"
wanted De Gaulle's forces to have
the islands with American co-opera-
ton, and while Canada seemed
much in this frame of mind also,
there was much in the situation
which the same man in the street
did not know anything about.
Most observers felt that official
Washington sympathized with the
De Gaullists in their seizure of the
islands, and apparently felt that the
De Gaulle claim that the radio had
been used to send weather informa-
ton to the enemy was justified.
But these same observers felt it
extremely likely that the state de-
partment was not willing to depart
from the rules of procedure until it
became impossible to do otherwise.
It was possible that the st. Pierre
Miquelon incident might bring to a
head a showdown on the question Of
of all French Atlantic holdings.
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PHILIPPINES:
FuW Scale

While the United States anxlously
scanned bulletins from Manila, and
frowned at the increasing serious
ness of the situation, there were rea-
sons for a general belief that the
army and navy high commands
were not blind to the situation, but
had agreed on counter measures OF
some sort.
Obviously these had not been
made public, as to do so would be to
.'tip our hand" to japan. But the
meeting of Churchill and Roosevelt
in Washington, and the presence IN
the United States of the now-famous
party of 80, which included all the
British military and naval, as well
as economic leaders, was assurance
enough that something was in the
wind.
A message from President Roose-
welt to the people of the Philip
pines pledged the aid of "the re-
sources of the United States, of the
British empire, of the Netherlands
East Indies, and of the Chinese Re-
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RUSSIANS:
DriUe Hard

Despite the obvious stiffening of
Nazi resistance on the Russian front
almost Immediately following the
ousting of the German high generals
and the taking over of the reins by
Hitler himself, the Russians had
seemed to keep their drive going,
weather or no weather, and to be
reporting continued successes.
In fact, the drive to relieve the
siege of Leningrad was said to be
picking up speed" all the time. A
20-mile gain was reported on the
Volkhov front, and there were in
dications that the Russians were
seeking to re-enter the Crimean
front on the extreme south.
German broadcasts had been
heard telling of sinking two Russian
transports in the Kerch vicinity,
which was taken as a Red attempt
to get back into that peninsula.
Sevastopol was still holding out,
and the German pressure there was
admitted by the Soviet to be strong,
despite enormous losses.
But on the central and northern
fronts the Germans were Catching
the devil" losing an average OF
more than 20 villages daily.
Increased German resistance in
the north was evidenced by Russian
sappers finding 600 land mines in
one kilometer of road.
Highway, telephone and telegraph
communication between Moscow
and Leningrad had been re,
sumed, but the Red immediate OBJ
jective was to shove the Germans
back far enough so that uninterrupt
ed rail communication might be re-
stored, thus losing for Hitler what
had taken hundreds of thousands OF
German and Finnish troops six
months to accomplish.
That the Christmas week drive OF
the Reds had carried them through
positions the Nazis had intended to
hold all winter was seen from the
fact that in many German-occupied
houses they found Christmas trees
still decorated and the candles
burning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
Hopes for Man

We wish man to be better than
he is. We wish him to have more
love, more feeling for the beauti-
full, the great, and the true; that
the ideal which he pursues shall
be purer, more divine; that he
shall feel his own dignity, shall
have more respect for his inn
mortal soul. We wish him to have
in a faith freely adopted, Pharos
to guide him, and we would have
his acts correspond to that faith
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WINGED that it will bring final victory
over their adversaries.
''Then they will work in common
for new order in Europe and East
Asia"
He did not recall that on January
1, 1941, Hitler had said, in an ''order
of the day.:
Soldiers, the year 1941 will bring
consummation of the greatest VIC
tory of our history"
Ribbontrop blamed President
Roosevelt for aggression" which
brought Japan into the war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
MANILA:
Jap FrightfuIness

Close observers of the war in
China had brought back horror Sto-
ries concerning the brutality of the
Japanese war machine, the bomb
ings and Notwithstanding of help
less civilians; attacks on Chinese
women, rapine and pilage of towns.
Any desire the Philippines popula-
ton might have had to disbeleve
the general tenor of these reports
had been rudely dispelled by the
bombing of Manila just as General
Macarthur had officially declared it
an undefended city, had moved the
government and the military away.
Japan's answer was (first) to car
ry out their heaviest unscathed
bombing of the metropolis (second)
to inform the world that it was sun
thinkable" that Manila should be
considered undefended.
This was tantamount to calling the
Americans liars, and then killing
off a few helpless ones with we'll
directed bombs.
Newspaper men at the principal
othceS or the large services STOOD
fearlessly and watched while scores
of Japanese bombers rained death
and destruction about them.
Fortunately they lived to write
unforgettable reports of the raid,
the damage it caused, the mint
Waterman slain and buried under
huge heaps of silver coins, the
priceless Catholic rosary destroyed
in the direct hit on the Church of
Santo Domingo, the flames, the
crunch of the bombs, the thunder
of the planes, the explosions, the
death and disaster.
They also were able to describe
the spirit of the people, digging out
of the bomb horror as though from
one of the frequent earthquakes
that have visited the city, and of
the defiant mood which resolved
them to die to the last man rather
than surrender the islands to the
little brown invaders.
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Further Plans

A further bit of news which con-
tributed to the feeling in many quar-
tiers that some definite plan was
in progress was the statement by
the Australian premier that he was
now intending to go to Washington.
He said he had been assured by the
United States of complete co-opera-
ton in the war effort.
There were signs, however, that
the West coast feared that Churchill
might have persuaded the United
States to regard the Pacific war as
a minor affair and to concentrate
on the battle of the Atlantic.
Churchill indeed did say the lat
ter, but the former he did not say,
nor did he hint at any but an all
out effort on the part of the British
to save Singapore, keep the Burma
road open, and do all in their power
to defeat the Japs.
Those whose homes, families and
properties rested on the Pacific
slope were becoming nervous over
the smashing attack on Pearl Har-
Dor, the loss of Pacific island strong
holds, the nearness of Jap subma-
rines, and the unchecked landings of
japanese on the Philippines.
And the Churchill statements
about the battle of the Atlantic be-
ing the most vital of the whole war,
together with his prediction of re-
verses in prospect for 1912, and the
turning of the tide in 1913, did not
allay the Pacific coast nerves at all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
He's Different

"Your husband has a new suit. -
''No, he hasn't"
"Well, something's different"
eyes; it's a new husband"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08

It's an ideal marriage if the wife
is a treasure and the husband is
treasury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
He Was Behind IT

Zinpir-How did you get that
swollen jaw?
Playfoot = A girl cracked a
smile.
Zinpir-Well?
Playfoot-It was my smile.
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public have been dedicated to the
utter and complete defeat of
the japanese war lords f. We are
engaged in a great common cause
I count on every Philippine
man, woman and child to do his
duty. We will do ours"
The navy at the same time an
nounced that the fleet was already
in action following an intensive and
weIl-planned campaign against the
japanese forces which will result in
positive assistance to the defense Of
the Philippine islands"
Another reason for increased
American confidence as to the out
come of the war with japan was a
message from Secretary of War
Stimson to President Manuel Que
ION of the Philippines in which he
assured him that as soon as Ameri-
can forces were organized, the Japa-
nese invader would be driven from
the islands.
That sounded like reinforcements
by sea, land and air, reinforcements
much needed by the little army of
Americans plus a fair-sized army
of Filipinos who were giving good
account of themselves against con-
siderable odds.
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NEW YEAR:
Predictions

While President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill were set
ting 1943 for the turning of the
tide" in favor of the Allies, New
Years greetings were being handed
back and forth between Rome, Ber-
lin and Tokyo.
Won Ribbentrop said:
''The tri-partite Powers approach
the decisive battles of 1912 con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
CAPITAL CHAFF

Inc outbreak OF the war ODSCureQ
the incident, but the house ate crow
in big way on its action last sum-
mer barring David LASER, former
head of the Workers Alliance, from
government employment. After a
careful investigation, the appropria-
tons committee completely exoner-
ated LASER of any Communist af-
filiations. Representatives John Ia
Der, N. Y, J. w. Otter, Pa, and
Everett Dirksen, ILL.,, who made the
original accusation ducked the COM
mittee session when LASER was
cleared.
Puerto Ricans wryly recall that
U. S. navy's radio towers at Cayey,
Is miles from San Juan, were dis
mantled three years ago and sold
as scrap iron to the Japanese.
Office of Civilian Defense is pre-
pairing handbook on what You
Can Do For Civilian Defense" Au-
thor of the handbook is Eleanor
Pierson, wife of Export-Import Bank
President Warren Lee Pierson.
Australia's able Minister Richard
G. Casey drives about Washington
in a British car with transparent
top and right-hand drive.
Apparently not having enough to
do with the war, representatives of
the Pure Food and Drug admins
tration now ask drug firms the ques-
ton: "How much business did you
do last year?"
handwriting Sen. Warren Austin
of Vermont, assistant Republican
floor leader, is the only member of
that august body who brings his
lunch from home in paper bag.
West Executive avenue has long
been a favorite parking space for
workers in state department and
White House. But the avenue passes
within 100 feet of the President
desk in the executive office, and
secret service now plans to do away
with all parking there.
New York lawyers are now fall
ing over themselves to come to
Washington for the war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
BY Edward C. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALY SIS
FDR Pledge to Philippine Islands:
u. S., Britain, Dutch, China Resources
Will Aid in Defeat of Jap War Lords;
Manila Hard Hit by Bombing Attacks

opinions these columns they
by Western Newspaper union.l -
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She's At 1t

She's At 1t
"HotU long piH it be before your
pife makes her appearance?"
"She's upstairs making it not0."
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rN1ialaQaa,
MERRf ROUND |
WILLKIE AND F.D.R.
RSS55sKZRssSMy1g''EE
Washington, d. C.


Seldom in political history has a
President of the United States re-
ceived such wholesome support on
major foreign policy from defeat
ed candidate as Franklin Roosevelt
has received from Wendell Willkie.
Few people know how active Willkie
has been behind the scenes.
For instance, Willkie has even
done some missionary work on Joe
Martin, chairman of the Republican
National committee and opposition
leader of the house. Willkie remains
on very friendly terms with his old
campaign manager, even though
they differed on foreign policy.
Shortly after the congressional
vote to repeal the Neutrality act,
in which the Republicans nearly de-
feated Roosevelt, Willkie phoned
Joe Martin.
"Joe," he said, "those Republi-
cans who voted against repeal Of
neutrality are going to have tough
time being reelected. They're 60
ing to find the country is behind
Roosevelt on this"
The Republican national chair
man replied that he would not only
re-elect all the Republicans who
voted against Roosevelt, but he
would also elect a lot of new Repub-
Leans to fill the seats of the Demo-
Gratis who had voted with Roosevelt.
Listen" said Willkie, "if you re-
elect 30 per cent of those who voted
against the President you'll be the
greatest political genius of all time"
"And," said Willkie, in telling the
story to friend afterward, "a few
days later there was Joe himself
voting with Roosevelt for declara-
ton of war"
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Or Feed 1t?

Or Feed 1t?
"John, I'm sure I heard mouse
squeak"
'Well, what do you want me to
do? Get up and oil it?"
A collector is someone who buys
things he doesn't need at prices
he can't afford.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
JOBS AND INVESTMENT

TO PROVIDE for the average job
in America, an investment of more
than $4,000 in factories and tools is
necessary. The job is not possible
without the investment, and the in
vestment is worthless without the
worker. On an average, the invest
ment receives less than $500 a year,
and the average worker receives
some three times that amount.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
buy DEFENSE BONUS
SHIP-BUILDING PROGRAM

The action of the house naval at
fairs committee in slashing the pro-
posed expansion of our two-ocean
navy was due chiefly to shortages of
materials and construction equip
ment.
However, Rear Admiral Samuel
Robinson, chief of the bureau of
ships, ran into a blunt barrage of
questions about the worth of the
battleship under modern combat
conditions. Committee members
sharply suggested that in view of
the battleship's record in this war,
the navy might be wise to build no
more.
Robinson commended that this
would be impractical, since the
United States needed battleships eff
our enemies continue to use them
for combat purposes"
what is your honest private opin-
ion of the battleship?" he was
asked. 'Do you think this type of
ship is worth all the money it costs
and the time and labor required to
build them?"
"I'm sorry, gentlemen, but it's not
my function to answer that ques-
tion," sidestepped Robinson with a
smile. "I'm not a policy man. My
job is to build ships after it is de-
cided they are needed. However,
! have my own ideas about the bat
tleship."
This drew laughter, and the adj
miral was pressed no further.
Robinson also was quizZed close
ly about the high cost of certain
vessels which the navy proposed
in the expansion program, chiefly
an aircraft carrier at an estimated
$85, 00O,0
Higher labor and material costs
are the biggest factors" Robinson
explained. "For instance, we have
a new type of armor plate for our
ships which is far stronger than
that used by any other nation. It
costs $50 ton, three times as much
as the armor plate we formerly
used"
''How about the labor supply?"
''We have plenty of labor to carry
out our shipbuilding program" Rob
inson said. "Also plenty of facili-
ties. Getting materials and ma
chine tools is our big problem right
now. However, the shortage doesn't
amount to a bottleneck. In fact,
production is running little ahead
of schedule and will be greatly ex-
pedited by next spring"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08

AN APRON which pleases for
\ its efficiency as well as for
its bright gay appearance, easily
achieved with a few rows of ric
rae, is presented here In a pat
tern which is no trouble at all to
follow. The picture shows you
how this apron extends in back
an all-covering skirt and straps
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! PATTERNS
SEWING CIRCLE y

which stay firmly in place. A tie
on apron, pretty enough to be any
ones gift, is also included.
Pattern No. BOTS is in sizes IA to 20; 40.
AZ and A. Size 16 pinafore apron re-
quires It's yards 32-inch material, yards
ric rae. Tie-on apron. Ia yards. plus n
yard contrast, and 3 yards binding. For
these attractive patterns send your or
der to:
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CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

IN TIME OF WAR there is no
place, or no excuse for the carping
fault finder. Then, of all times,
there is need for sane, construc-
tive criticism. In the spring of 1918,
George Creel told me that Presi-
dent Wilson had instructed him to
encourage constructive criticism, as
out of it much good could come to
the American cause. President Will
son then had, as President Roose-
welt has now, the unified support of
the American people.
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TOURISTS WARY

THE WAR interfered with Ameri-
cas- winter vacation plans. Vaca-
ton spots are largely on the East,
West and South coasts, and tourists
visualize any of these points open
to possible German or Jap blitz.
Early tourists jammed transporta-
ton facilities in their efforts to get
back home, but neither the Ger
mans nor the Japs have as yet
arrived, and our army and navy are
on guard.