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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
RECREATION
News
by Anthony Brimsek
Recreation Director.
Square Dancing.

square dancing.
Free adult square dance instruction
will be given to any one interested; at
the Lincoln School beginning at 800
p. M, Saturday evening, Jan. II. Mr..
Joseph Fleming will call the dances.
The square dance is an activity carried
on by the recreation department with
the hope that interest in square dane
ing will be revived.
Broom Ball.
The recreation department is formu-
lating plans to organize a number Of
broom ball leagues throughout the
city to keep in line with the National
Defense, physical fitness program. Club
teams are welcome to enter. High
school and junior college boys and
girls are urged to enter teams.
Skiing.
A ski and toboggan party is sched-
ued for Sunday, Jan. 18, at 100 p. M,
at the golf course. Those having skis
or toboggans are urged to take them
along.
Adult Craft.
The members of the adult craft
group are planning to paint kitchen
plaques at their next session at the
Lincoln school, The coffee party last
week proved so successful that another
is planned for the next meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
TALL timber
TALES
BY A. K. u.

Jack Valentine, ranger for the La
Croix district who in Is years on the
Superior National Forest has brushed
up against many interesting, and har-
rowing, experiences, can tell skunk
stories that equal those of the Bau-
dette state game warden recently
printed here.
While these potent little animals are
not plentiful on the Superior, they
are numerous enough to get in the
way Gin big way of many camp
ing party.
ct was stopping at lumber camp
on La Croix," Jack related, land we
put up for the night in tent that had
board floor. A skunk had made its
home under the boards, arousing some
concern but there wasn't much ito be
done about it.
"Along in the middle of the night I
was awakened by connection under
the floor, and I surmised that rabbit
had invaded the skunk's home and
that the striped animals didn't
like it bit.
"The rustling and scurrying around
grew louder. Apparently the skunk
was waging a losing battle with the
fleet-footed rabbit, for the skunk
opened up on the, rabbit with all guns
blazing.
GA death-like calm descended over
the tent for moment. and then the
French cook cut loose with a barrage
of French English profanity that along
with the odor charged the cir with
dynamite.
"There was no other place to sleep
so we opened up all the doors and
windows I don't know whether we OF
the rabbit got the worst of It,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman empire was name
for the former Turkish empire. o.
man (Othman) / was the traditional
founder of the dynasty to which his
name was given. Organized in the
Thirteenth century, the empire ex-
banded until at its height in the
Sixteenth century it reached Vienna.
After the Sixteenth century parts of
the empire were dismembered after
every war until at the time of the
World war the nation itself came
to be known as the "Sick man Of
Europe"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
MEMORIAL HI TO MEET
BIWABIk LION IN Den.
Game Friday Night With
District Leaders is
Weeks Feature.

Ely will tangle with the lion in its
den Friday night, when Memorial high
travels to the district leading Biwabik
town.
While most of the district roared as
Biwabik downed the potent Virginia
five, 1926, last week, not so with the
red and white players, for the vic
tory meant plenty of trouble ahead.
And to make matters worse, Ed Cha
chich, star center, will probably be
out of the game because of leg injury
that has kept him benched so far dur
ing 1912. William Rowe, who did good
job against Eveleth in the pivot posi-
ton, will start in Chachich's place.
While Biwabik was keeping its slate
clean against the Queen City, Ely made
somewhat of record for the high scor-
ing in the district by downing Eveleth,
45-18, here Friday night.
Heading the show was AL Logar, who
counted 20 points to boost his total
for the season to Sc, Just under
his entire efforts for all of the 1910
Al campaign. Louis Senta and Rowe
with points each helped out on the
scoring.
Eveleth wasn't even in the running
as the club poured it on to avenge
the last meeting of the two-the ILL
fated district 81 tilt late last winter
in which an underdog Eveleth club
upset favored Ely five, 1928. Nearly
every man who got into the lineup
had witnessed the tournament defeat,
and they bounced upon the hapless
visitors without mercy.
Score at the end Of the first quarter
was LII, at the half time, 1913, and
as the final period started, ALA, with
Ely reserves seeing plenty of action.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15

Crosby Ironton will remember for a
long time the final half of the Ely
game, there, last Friday, for during it
Ely outscored the host club, 25-14, and
came within an ace of taking the
game.
In fact Ely was ahead on total field
goals, but couple of super foul-call-
ing officials who got three personals in
on Ely for every two given Crosby en-
abled the Cayuna range five to exc
out 2-point win on free throws.
The win was Crosby's first in confer
ence competition, and was all the
more CALLING because it cheated Ely
cut of its first victory of the campaign.
The box score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
Checking Up on Girl

Victor Anthony Yuska, 81 years
old, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, whose
disappearance from the Duchess
county jail resulted in a fve-state
police alarm, returned to the in
stltution and explained: 81 hadn't
heard from my girl for two weeks,
so / dashed down to Brooklyn to
inquire about her."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15

Ten million books will be
sought for men of the United
States armed forces and Mer-
chant Marine through this
poster, designed by the Ma
tionally known illustrator, c.
B. Falls. Sponsors of the Vic
tory Book Campaign are the
American Red Cross, Ameri-
can Library Association and
the United Service Organiza-
tions.
Leave Your Books at the Ely City
Library or Civilian Defense Office
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
American Cemeteries in Europe

There are eight American nation
al cemeteries in Europe of which
six are located in France: The.
Meuse-Argonne American cemetery
near Romagne, the st. Mihiel
American cemetery near Thiacourt,
the Oise-Aisne American cemetery
near Fere-en-Tardenois, the Aisne-
Marine American cemetery near
Belleau, the Somme American GEM
etery near Bony and the Suresnes
American cemetery near Paris.
The remaining two are the Flanders
Field American cemetery near
Waereghem, Belgium, and the
Brookwood American cemetery at
Brookwood, England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
NORTHERN JUNIOR
COLLEGE CONFERENCE

Does not include Ely's gamesJ
Jan. 16-Virginia at Duluth, Crosby
at Brainerd
Jan. 17-Eveleth at Itasca.
Jan. 22-Eveleth at Hibbing.
Jan. 23-Itasca at Virginia.
Jan. 24-Virginia at Crosby.
Jan. 30-Virginia at Hibbing, Duluth
at Northern
Jan. 31-Brainerd at Virginia, Crosby
at Hibbing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
COLLEGE CONFERENCE.

Crosby 46, Ely A.
*Eveleth q, Virginia e.
Hibbing 81, Duluth Sc.
Brainerd 40, Ely 38.
Bemidji Teachers 46, Virginia 38.
Itasca 81, Northland 81
*Third one-point conference victory
for Eveleth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
CITY LEAGUE.
Points Scored per Game

Points Scored per Game.
Independents, 35; CYO Blues, 81;
Co. 704, 26; Coop, Is; College Bombers,
%; Globe Trotters, 10; High school, 16.
Thurs, Jan. 15-High school VS.. CYO
Blues; Independents VS. Coop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
Blood PIaSma

More than 300 quarts of blood
plasma are being shipped to Eng.
land every week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
Largest Ranch in World

oA 6SSs AsohCu III VOIlu
The largest ranch in the world is
said to be the Victoria River Downs
in the Wickham River in Austria
liza. 1t covers 10000 square miles,
which is twice the size of the state
of Massachusetts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
Olive FIavOr

Olive favor is impaired to corn
oil by new process.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15

An inspired Brainerd five handed Ely
it's sixth consecutive defeat Saturday,
1888, at Brainerd, as Ely spotted the
host team a 24-14 advantage at half
time and then came back to come with
in one point, 1924, of matching
Brainerd's punch in the final periods.
The box score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
BASKETBALL
DISTRICT ~.

Ely As, Eveleth 49,.
Biwabik 81, Virginia 26.
Mt. Iron 20, Tower 10.
Aurora 81, Gilbert 30.
FRIDAY.
Aurora at Eveleth.
Ely at Biwabik.
Mt. Iron at Carlton.
Gilbert at Virginia.
Int1 Falls at Tower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
JANUARY ATHLETIC
SCHEDULE
JUNIOR COLLEGE

Friday, Jan. 16-Hibbing, here.
(May be changed to Jan. $50
Friday, Jan. 23-At Duluth.
Saturday, Jan. 24-At Northland.
Friday, Jan. 30-Brainerd, here.
Saturday, Jan. 31-At Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15

Saturday, Jan. 24-At Nashwauk.
Saturday, JAM Chisholm, here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-15
SWIM Ming
BOYS
GIRLS

Saturday, Jan. 24-virginia, here.
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MEMORIAL HIGH

Friday, Jan. 16-At Biwabik.
Friday, Jan. 23-Virginia, here.
Friday, Jan. 30-Gilbert, here
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14

Of roses It will mean morning
work and night study. It viii
mean keeping yourself fit at al
times. If you succeed you will
have the satisfaction and the pride
that comes to the men On the COM
pletion Of their course pass down
the line and receive their wings.
your officers will be ever ready
to help you, but it depends upon
you as individuals whether this
success shall be yours.
Let no task be too small to re-
ceive your utmost careful atten-
ton. If you do that, you should
be successful, and I believe you
will.
What Booker T. Washington
stood for. the principle of work
attention to duty, loyalty to cause
..- these especially, with these in
front Of you, you cadets can but
be inspired"
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
FRED WALKER INNOCENT

Fred Walker, well known Real
Estate Broker, who was involved
in a cutting ARRAY with one, Joe
Hill, was found not guilty of as
sault and battery last Tuesday
morning in police court.
There was no testimony by Joe
Hill, complaining witness, about
a woman being involved, as stat
ed in last weeks Guide Hill com
planed that Walker ha dtalked a.
bout him unkindly to Hills girl
friend
The Judge, after hearing Hill
testify and a waitress in the place
did not require Mr.. Walker to rest
fy, but dismissed the case, the
prosecutor remarking that Hill
was looking for trouble and got
what he was looking for.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
Detroit
OMAHA COL0RED NYA YOUTH
EMPLOYED IN SHIPYARDS

Herbert Lewis White, 20, Of
2530 Charles Street, has received
work in the Puget Sound Navy
Yards at Bremerton. Washington
as a ship filters helper at a sal
airy Of Is cents per hour, accord
ing to Information received by his
mother, Mrs. Lillian White.
White received all Of his WORK
experience in the new NYA work
shop located at Both and Burt SIS
He also finished a course in sheet
metal at Technical High school,
sponsored by the Omaha Vocation
al Education Department He
was an outstanding NYA worker.
and was known for his ability TO
do forge work as well as sheet
metal
According to white those work
ers who qualify are hired, regard
less Of race, creed or color.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
I. B. SABOTAGE IN THE
h0RTHSIDE OF OMAHA

tuberculosis deaths in Omaha
have dropped sharply for the city
at large in 1871, this unfortunate
ly was not true for deaths from
tuberculosis among the Negro PEG
pie. The Negro deaths from tub
erculosis in Omaha have gone up
40 ptrcent in 1941-
The City Health Department
has recognized the great need for
tuberculosis control in the North
Side. A tuberculosis clinic was
opened in the newly established
health center. It is open Wed
nesday nights for the examination
of all individuals for tuberculosis
who cannot afford the services Of
their family doctor. A physical
examination, skin test, and If nee
essary, an x-ray arranged for all
cases applying to the Clinic Ev-
cry contact of each case Of tuber-
culOsis should be examined care
fully. 1t is too late if examinat-
ion is done after the symptoms
have already developed. The x
ray is the great detector long be-
fore any symptoms have appear
ed.
tuberculosis is a real saboteur
in this defense program; it sab
otages our civilian as well as mil
itary life. The clinic is open ev
cry Wednesday evening at the Lee
gion Building( path and Burdette
at 700 o'clock P. NJ. No case of
tuberculosis must go undiagnus-
ed-if detected earlier, it can be
cured.
Tuebculosis must go.
This new North Side Health
Unit, organized b ythe City Health
Department. with the cooperation
OF the American Legion Post No.
80 is also open Monday and Thurs
day evening at ZOO o'clock P. NJ.
as well as Tuesday and Friday af-
ternoons at 100 o'clock for dag
nosis and treatment of venereal
diseases. Immunizations and vac
J cinations are done on Saturdays at
800 P. NJ
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
NEED FOR
BLOCK CHAiRMEN

The following patriotic colored
women are serving as precinct
chairmen in the second ward IN
Omaha's city-wide Red Cross pre-
paradness organization. They
need volunteers to become block
chairmen in some of the blocks in
their precincts Being a Red
Cross block chairman is one of tie
finest services a citizen can ren
der and it is hoped that this call
for volunteers will complete the
Red Cross set UP i nthese precints.
Fifth precinct, Mrs. R. c. Price.
2411 North 22nd St, WE. 1858.
Sixth precinct, Mrs. Grace Brad
ford, 2519 Maple St., WE. 218I
Seventh precinct, Mrs. John Alb
ert Williams, 241s Maple. WE.
e243. Eighth precinct, Mds. j.
D. Thornton, 2311 North 9th Ave,
WE 1928 Ninth precinct, Mrs.
H. K Holiday, 3O14 North 18th
St, WE. O169. Tenth precinct,
Mrs. Ollie Lewis, PALS Blonde. AT.
5404. Twelfth precinct, Mrs. Ruth
Payne 2572 North 18th St, WE.
5525. Thirteenth precinct, Mrs.
Julia Galloway, 2s14 North 2stn
st.
If you wish to volunteer and do
not know which precinct you live
in, phone the ward chairman Mrs.
Leigh Watson, WE. 3133. Mrs.
Watson is also looking for a chair
man for the 4th precinct which ex-
tends from Charles to Grace SITS
between 18th and oath. Block
chairmen viii be needed in this
precinct also. Mrs. Watson vii
explain the work of these Rec
Cross chairmen in detail to anyone
who calls her at WE 1888.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
4
FED UP"
:: 7 K

Detroit, Mich. .-One OF the
striking revelations resulting from
the riots here, February %. over
the occupancy of the Sojourner
Truth housing project is that the
American Negro is just about fed
up with talk of democracy and
now demands some action"
This was the observation of Roy
wilkins, ASSISTANT secretary Of the
NAACP who came here March 4.
to consult with an pledge coop
Grafton to the Citizens Commute
carrying o. the housing fight
In eleven years OF travelling
for the NAACP and in twenty
years of newspaper work, I have
never found such bitterness on
such a wide scale as 1 have found
in Detroit" said wilkins. The
cooler heads among our people are
trying desperately to hold the sit
uation in hand. They know that
when there is violence between
Negroes and whites, Negroes al
ways lose because the police and
the soldiers always join the whit
es against the Negroes That is
what happened in Detroit Al
though whites started the riot and
we're armed with every kind Of
weapon. the police arrested 100
persons. 2 whites and 107 Ne
groes.
Despite this, the rank and file
of Negroes want to fight. They
are tired of talking. They are
rapidly coming to the point where
they do not believe or trust any
white Person or any government
institution.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
COPS D WHITES

"One hour OF good police work
Saturday morning, February %,
would have prevented the riot, IL
is agreed here. The cops let the
whites form q mob, erect barricad
es across the street, stop moving
vans Containing furniture of Negro
families seeking to move in and
beat and stone Negroes. But
when Negroes attempted to pro
tect themselves and break through
the barricades. the cops went into
action against them"
Protests and demands for action
are pouring in upon Detroit and
Washington officials from hund-
reds of individuals and groups ov-
er the country. The national Of
flee of the NAACP wired Attorney
General Francis Biddle the day Of
the riot asking the Department OF
Justice to act President Roose-
welt has received many calls for
firm action by federal authorities
Mayor Edward j. Jeffries Of De
troit was showed under with pro-
tests.
Here in Detroit a Citizens Con
mittee headed by the Rev. Charles
Hill is meeting every day at moor
at the Lucy Thurman YWCA 70,
luncheon and pep and strategy
talks. The daily attendance av.
erages more than 100. Sub com.
mittee reports on picketing, pub
Continued on page - y
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
AMES PLEDGE ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT COOPERATION IN
CIVILIAN DEFENSE

The s40,0 members Of the At
rican Methodist Episcopal Church
represented by their Is bishops at
the Bishops Connectial Council,
led by Bishop r. c. Ranhome,
pledged their 100 percent cooper
alton to the Office of Civilian De-
tense and to Mrs. Crystal Bird
Fauset, Chief of the Race Relat-
ions Division, who appeared as
their guest speaker. at the Bish-
ops Council closed session, Thurs
day, February 19.
Mrs. Fauset said she knew that
the leaders and members of the
churches throughout the country
could always be depended upon to
carry out the activities Of the Civ
ilian Defense program in the war
emergency.
Following Mrs. Fauset's address
Bishop Ransome announced that
100 percent cooperation from the
Bishops and members Of their con
gregations could be depended upon
to carry the program into the a
ious local communities. The Ris-
hop also stated that the African
Methodist Episcopal Church was
the first and largest Negro demon
3nation in America, having been
organized since 1778.
The ministers representing the
various districts of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church ap-
peared at the joint meeting of the
four day conference. Plans and
resolutions also were adopted by
this group pledging cooperation to
the Civilian Defense program.
Mrs. Fauset was accompanied
by three members of her staff,
Miss Pauline Redmond, co-director
of Youth Activities, Youth Divls-
ion, William D. Alexander, Inform
atom Specialist OF the Race ReIa-
tons Division and Furman l.
Templeton. Race Relations Advis-
or Of Region Three.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GETS AVIATION CADET

Chicago, March 9 amp When
the new aviation course in meter
orology opens next week at the
University of Chicago. Paul Fran
els Byrd will be a student. He has
duly qualified and been accepted
for admission Byrd will be one
Of the first groups of stuents ad-
mitted to the university school
which is just being organized.
The course will require nine mon
tbs Upon its completion, its grad
yates viii be commissioned as avia-
ton officers.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
AIR CORPS MEDICAL
UNIT ALMOST A

Tuskegee, March IL amp -
I Unit a tne Air Corps
Advanced Flying school is fasr
reaching completion and will soori
De ready to receive patients. This
unit is the first U. S. army hos
pital to be completely stated ~
Negro physicians and nurses. Ma
lor DeHaven Hinkson is command
ing officer.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
APPOINTED

The Rev. William O. Williams
Of this city and Buffalo. New York
has been appointed to the Home
Mission Board of the National
Baptist Conference under the Rev.
7. Theodore Lopelace Correspond
ing Secretary to assist in promot-
ing financial campaigns through
out the United States and Candad
and the Bahamas and viii be in
Omaha sometime soon.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
FIRST NEGRO US. OFFICERS
COMMISSIONED IN AIR FORCE

Tuskegee, March 10 Cby B. 3.
Walcott. for ANP)-An event long
desired by Negroes throughout the
country became a reality on Sat
urday, March Z, when commiss-
ions as Second 1ieutenants in che
U. S. Army Air Corps were award
ed to a group Of Negro pilots at
the post theatre of the air corps
advanced flying school Among
those to receive commissions were
Capt B. O. Davis Jr-; Cadet Mac
Ross and George Spencer Roberts,
both of West Virginia; Cadet Lem
uel r. Gusts, Hartford, Conn; Ca
Diet Charles Henry DeBow, Indiana
polls and Hampton Institute.
Capt. Davis is the son of Brig.
Gen. Davis. He is a graduate Of
West Point Military Academy. His
first assignment was to Fort Ben
ming, Ga. After about one year
he was transferred to Tuskegee in
stitute as professor of military
science and tactics. The spring of
1871 he was sent to- Fort Riley,
Kansas, as aide to Gen. Davis.
Early in the summer, Capt. Davis
returned to Tuskegee to begin pi-
lot training in the air corps de-
tachment primary flying school.
Cadet Roberts received advanced
flying training in the civilian pilot
training course at Tuskegee before
entering air corps primary train
ing.
Col Frederick v. H. Kimble,
commanding officer o fthe ACAFS
could not be reached for confirm
alton of the rumor that the new
ly commissioned officers would be
assigned to duty at the Tuskegee
field.
The inaugural ceremony initial
ig the training Of Negroes as nil
itary aviators for the United Stat
IS Army Air corps was held July
19. at the Booker T. Washington
monument, Tuskegee. The prin-
cipal address On that occasion was
made by Major General Walter r.
theast air corps training center
Weaver, commanding officer, SOU
Here follows an excerpt Of the
challenge General Weaver gave 10
the cadts that day.
The success Of this venture de-
ponds upon you You have the re
sponsibility Of laying the founda-
ton Therefore. I can not impress
upon you too much how important
it is for you to make a wonderful
record. I believe you will I IN
derstand you have been hand pick
ed. You have an excellent educa-
tional background. You have
splendid officers. You will nave
fine mechanics. These are the
tools necessary to do your work.
You have the best. In addition,
you have an ven greater respons-
Utility. The responsibility Of train
ing for the defense of the United
States. 1 canot impress too en-
phatically no wimportant is thi:
phase of national defense this
phase of military aviation. this
that you have elected to do. Thi:
task is work. IT is a dfficult
task. 1t viii call for everything
you have got in you. It is no Be.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-14
10 APPEAR IN c

The Deep River Singers are TO
appear in Concert al Zion Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon March
Is. at 8 o'clock.
The Deep River Singers r well
known radio artists. the group is
composed Of Albert Page, BART
one; Albert Marlborough, Tenor;
Merton Smith, Tenor; Mary l..
Robinson, Pianist and Accompan-
list.
This group of singers is being
sponsored by the Reubenetts Club
and Zion Imperial Choir.