The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
WRITES FROM
WASHINGTON

From one of Ely's girls in Washing
ton who are doing their part to help
| win the war on the civilian front
| comes this letter 1t is from Miss
Justine Korent, who has been more
| or less regular contributor to this page.
Writing just before the nation OBJ
served the anniversary of Pearl Har-
| Dor, Miss Korent says:
"a YEAR AGO TODAY-A year
ago today we had no idea We would
be at war with other nations. Why, we
had not the slightest conception of the
| many things that were inevitably lead
| ing us towards war; and never dream
ed that we, citizens of the U. S., would
ever seen such thing as a ration
card! We don't mind that part of it,
really, since we all know that it will
| eventually lead to victory. It's got to
"As we read the Servicemen's Page
| in The Miner, it sort of sets us think
ing You know, our boys are really
! wonderful, and I'll bet there isn't an
| other city in the u. s. that is better
represented in places all over the globt
than Ely. We should be proud.
"a year ago today we had snow on
the ground and ice on the lakes in
Minnesota. Today here in Washing
ton the sun is as bright as ever, the
to see a snowfall! I know am speak
ing for all the Elyites out here il the
! East when I say I miss that snowp
We're all dreaming of White Christ
mas, you know.
Last week I had the pleasure of
humping into Mr.. and Mrs. James of
| Ely. TWO Of my fellow workers and
were on our way to the Red Cross
blood donor center to do our little
bit, and due to some strange but very
pleasant coincidence, I glanced across
the street and saw the Jamses. It was
good speaking to them again. I also
saw 1t. Edward Buckley who is doing
very well in the marines out at GUAM
tico. I understand the men out there
get THE training.
Here is something that may be in
teresting to some of The Ely Miner
readers. I walked into a newspaper
store and while looking for the paper
wanted I noticed newspapers from
such cities as Minneapolis, Detroit,
Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.
I decided it would be interesting to
know whether this store had The Ely
Miner in stock. Without heSitating,
the proprietor said, Yes, ma'am, we
do have last weeks Miner, but can't
get this weeks Miner because it isn't
published until Thursday Now, how
about that? It must be something
special, don't you think, that this man
should remember the day The Miner
is printed? You know, he had thous-
ands of newspapers in his stock! CThe
Miner cannot explain how this news
dealer receives his copy. Miss Korent
| will have to get her explanation from
him.
Thanksgiving must have been nice
in Ely. The Miner reports indicate
that the deer we're quite thick this
year; so if there was shortage of
turkey, nice juicy venison roast
could have done just as well. However,
I called Nom over the phone and she
said there was no shortage of turkey;
so everyone out there must have had
| real Thanksgiving. We still have
lot to be thankful for, you knoW-even
the people who are always complaining
about something or other. We can do
| without sugar, gas, meat, coffee, and
rubber, but these people should be
| told we cannot, absolutely cannot, do
without our liberty!
There is SO much to talk about, but
| We want to give the servicemen prior
| ity, don't we? So I want to wish all
of my friends Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. Let us hope that
year from today We will be able to
say, Now the war is over, and victory
is ours-it was worth it!'
BOOST ELY!