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The Ely miner., 1942-10-22

breaking anywhere, there was no
light.
And then suddenly, like the crack
ling and splitting of a lighted fuse,
came unbelievable rumors. Women
and men were talking to each other
in the streets in downtown Washing
ton, "Did you hear-it couldn't be
true-we heard that the Kaiser is
abdicating-the Germans are talk
ing of truce"
And then headlines five inches
high. peace - peace - peace at
laSt!"
That was after four years and
three months of war, during which
time the leader of the English ar
mics had admitted that their "backs
were to the wall" That was after
the enemy had taken much terri
tory and possessed himself of oil
wells and iron mines. That was aft
er Czarist Russia had capitulated
and dropped out of the fight. That
was after one of our most famous
Washington commentators had in
formed us that with her fresh re-
sources Germany could fight on for
at least another five years.
Last week I was talking to one of
our best-known columnists, a man
whose daily comment upon world
events is used in more than a hun
dred newspapers. He knows Ger
many well; for ten years he lived in
all the European capitals by turns.
In the course of general CONVEX
Sation he said that he would be very
much in favor of Americas adopt
ing the Swiss method of military
training for boys, after the war.
am not quite sure what that is, but
I believe that instead of drafting all
boys for a three-year term they take
them for six weeks a year only,
keeping it up for all the years be-
tween 18 and 35.
Someone picked up his phrase and
said hopefully. "After the war? Are
we talking of after the WARP"
Gradual Wearing Down.
He said seriously, Eyes, it is al
most time for that. We are ham,
mering now at dozen war fronts.
The results show very little. But
the steady, Strengthening blows are
deadly. Even little gains by the AL
lies are sickening news for the peo-
Piles who have slaved and starved,
and who are grieving and freezing
now, wondering what the outcome
must be, knowing that whatever the
terms of peace are they will be
kinder to them now than a year
from now, and kinder a year from
now than after five more agonizing
years of this"
Of course it was what we wanted
to hear, but don't believe he said
it for that. It seems to me that
when you consider the facts indicat-
ed earlier in this article, and thou
sand others like them, it might very
possibly be the truth.
81 believe the enemy will crum-
BILE suddenly as she did before" he
said. "Her people will grow angry,
will grow weary of want and slaugh-
ter and loss; they will want peace
at any price, with the skies free
again, and the schools open, and
the wounded in hospitals where their
women can care for them. On, all
nations are suffering" he conceded,
'all nations are paying alike for
this, in changes and deprivations
and sacrifices. But not as Germany
pays, hemmed in with enemies, feel
ing more and more every day the
blows that mean her death.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
LABOR PARLEY:
Keen Le1Uis Out

Speaking at press conference in
Toronto, William Green, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor, said that there is ''no place" for
John L. Lewis and his United Mine
Workers in negotiations for labor
peace and unity with the CIO.
81 don't want Lewis participating
in the conference in any way"
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22

Green said. "That would only wild
en- the breach between the AFL and
the CIO."
Asked to comment on a Lewis
statement that general peace con-
ference of all labor groups, called
by President Roosevelt, would be
constructive, Green said:
''Such a conference would only in
ject into the peace negotiations new
difficulties. I think that we can
have labor peace without Lewis"
He said Lewis "seems to be crea-
tor with a faculty of destroying the
things he creates"
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
ANOTHER CONVOY:
Bigger and Bigger

Including units of all categories,
another large contingent of U. S..
troops has arrived safely in Eng
land. These troops were described
as ''highly trained, well-equipped"
and ready for action.
Bomber, fighter, infantry, ar
mored, signal corps, medical, en-
gineer and quartermaster units were
in this latest task force to cross the
Atlantic headed toward the second
'front.'"
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
Bell syndicate-wNU Features

by kAl HLEEN NOHhiS
N SOME of these heart-shak-
ing days it might be good to
= remember some facts about
ourselves.
We are not a belligerent ma
ton, nor one inclined naturally
to wars. We have never had to
be, in our splendid isolation,
strength and prosperity. We
have not had to steal and hate
and kill to secure our homes
and give our children the greatest
advantages the world can supply.
Now we are forced into a role
for which we were not prepared.
We don't like it, and we mean to
finish the job as rapidly as we can
and then 60 back to our decencies.
Buff we MUST get into the
world trouble, it is good to know
that our slow-gathering military
strength is going to be Of a power
beyond anything that human war
fare has ever known before. It
may take us months-even years
to gather our full momentum, but
it is not our way to stop with half
measures, and we will not stop until
rapacious and quarrelsome nations
are thoroughly convinced that their
ways are not the right ways.
A Wealthy Nation.
We operate, in America, almost
two-thirds of all the telephones and
telegraph systems in the world. We
own two-thirds of all the railways.
We have all but 20 per cent of all
motor cars. We produce 70 per cent
of the worlds oil, go per cent of her
wheat and cotton, half the great
globes copper and pig iron, and 40
per cent of the coal and lead output
of all countries put together.
Two-thirds of all banking re-
sources are ours. The purchasing
power of our population is greater
than that of 500,00O,000 Europeans,
greater than that of a billion Ash
atics.
And yet our young fresh college
boys and girls inform us firmly yet
kindly, now and then, that the sys-
tenn that built this stupefying SUI
periority is somehow all wrong!
Now put yourself in the place of
German housewife or Japanese
one, reading these facts on a Sum
day morning. Would your heart fail
you a little as you asked yourself,
"Are these the people, protected by
their oceans, strong and tall and
educated and accustomed to a thou
sand advantages, luxuries, posses
sions of which MY people know moth
ing-are THESE the people of whom
our mad warmakers have made en-
emies?"
Oh, to be sure, we weren't ready
they may gloat over that. They
may gloat over that JUST A LIT
TIE WHILE LONGER. We never
saw the need of conscripting all
our young men into armies, as they
did. We never saw the need of
starving and denying ourselves so
that the money that we have spent
for schools and homes, camping and
sports, trips and shows and frocks
should be nodded into bullets and
guns. And if these enemy nations
had had sane leaders we never
WOULD have had need of this mill
tary preparedness, nor would they.
But they have called the tune, and
in the end they'll pay the piper.
Other Dark Days Recalled.
So don't be too much swayed by
momentary discouragements. News
can't be cheerful just now; it is run
ming along lines of strategic retreats
and stressing the enemies heavy
losses as they take point after point.
It did just the same thing in 1917
and 1918. We grew sick of enemy
victories; there was no sign of
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NINE MILLION
BIG INDUSTRIALISTS'
Released by Western Newspaper Union.

NINE MILLION
big INDUSTRIALISTS'
THE WAR will be over when the
big industrialists want it to stop;
when they have taken all the profits
they can get from the public" said
the lady in the market.
Whom would you class as the
big industrialists?" l asked.
"The Steel Corporation, General
Motors, airplane builders, General
Electric and the railroads are SAM
ples," she answered.
l tried to tell her-and may have
succeeded-who the "big industrial
lists" really are. They are the peo-
pie who own the factories in which
our ships, guns, tanks, airplanes and
all the essentials of war are pro-
duced. The "big industrialists" sup
piled the money to build these plants
and made possible the production of
the things we need and must have
if we are to keep our American
liberty.
There are approximately nine
million of these "big industrial
lists"
You find them in every city, town
and hamlet and on the farms.
Among them are your neighbors and
friends. Their sons are fighting on
all the fronts. They do not want the
war to continue one day or one hour
longer than will insure the defeat
of the Huns and the Japs who would
imperil our liberty.
They are the people who make
industry possible. They are the
StOckholders-sOme nine million
good American citizens.
Nine million Americans own the
incorporated industries Of the ma
ton. They select the men who will
run them. They can, and do, de-
termine the policies of the indus
tries.
In 1910, the total dividends paid
by incorporated industries, according
to the United States department of
commerce, amounted to $4, $50, ,000,-
600. Of that, At per cent was paid
to people with incomes of less than
$4,000. Forty-seVen per cent of all
incorporated industry is owned by
people of small means, and only 18
per cent is owned by those with in
comes of $4,000 and over. Less
than per cent is owned by people
with incomes of $50O,O00 and over.
1t is the average American who
owns American industry. They are
the "big industrialists."
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
Comparing Taxes

OUIIIptHIIlIS 4 dACo
Today in the United States, a
married man with two dependents
pays tax of $12 on an income of
$4,000. In England, a man, sim
ilarly situated, pays $3.50, or A
times as much.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
FIRST INTEREST OF
ARMY AIR CADETS

NEAR MY HOME TOWN is a
great army air cadet training camp.
From it is pouring a constant
stream of pilots, navigators, bonn
bardiers and the officer personnel Of
the army air service. For IA hours
of each of six days of the week
these young men have a strenuous
grind of training, schooling and
hardening. From noon on Saturday
until two o'clock Sunday afternoon
is their play time.
At nearby large city, arrange
ments are made for the entertain
ment of the boys during these play
hours. At hotel in that city on a
recent Saturday evening saw hum
dreds of these boys, but they were
not indulging in the social frivolities
that were offered. They were con-
gregated in groups, discussing
school problems. Their first and
only interest was obtaining that
parchment which will entitle them
to a place in the defense of their
nation. With that kind of a
young America we cannot lose.
They will see us through.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
WEEKLY NEWS ANAL LYSlS
Time, Weather Change German Tactics
AS Hitler Seeks Strong Winter Line;
Senate Approves 26 Billion Tax Bill;
Tires for All Is Aim of OPA Program


Rel Mester Newspa
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
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The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
THE MODERN YPRES

THE MUDERN YPRES
THE GREATEST EVIDENCE of
sublime courage it was ever my
privilege to see was the town of
Ypres, Belgium, just before the close
of World War I. 1t had been an
ancient town, dating back many GEN.
turies, and its buildings had been
of stone When I saw it in October
of 1918, the only remaining evidence
of its having been town was two
small pinnacles in general mess
of debris. One was a piece of
corner of the historic old cloth hall.
The other, standing some 10 feet
high, was a corner of the old cathe-
dral. English soldiers had defended
the town. The Germans had never
captured it, but German artillery
had utterly destroyed it. I think of
Ypres when I try to picture the
heroic defense the Russians made
at Stalingrad.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22
Other Dark Days Recalled.

So don't be too much swayed by
momentary discouragements. News
can't be cheerful just now; it is run
ming along lines of strategic retreats
and stressing the enemies heavy
losses as they take point after point.
It did just the same thing in 1917
and 1918. We grew sick of enemy
victories; there was no sign of
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22

HITLER and his German divisions
must, thanks to the Russians, spend
another winter in cold Russia. 1t is
my guess that it will be the end of
Hitler, but may the war not end
until the United Nations have
marched into Berlin.
Ray War Bonds
The Ely miner., 1942-10-22

YOU CAN CREDIT the joy-riding
speedsters with gas rationing and
the 35-mile speed limit. If they
continue to speed, let us hope they
get caught and then walk for the
duration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
Moody-Oben1ier Wedding Performed This Afternoon

Palms and bouvardia will deco rate the altar of the First Lutheran Church for the wedding this after noon of Miss Alice Obernier of Byrneside avenue to Kenneth Moody of Monmouth avenue.
 Reverend Martin Lorenz will unite the couple at two o'clock. Mrs. Lu- cien Derouin will play program of nuptial music, with Mrs. Emma Wilke singing Because" and T Love You Truly.
 The bride, the daughter of MT and Mrs. John Obernier, has chos- en as her matron of honor, her sis ter, Mrs. Helen Guerrero. The groom, the son of MT. and Mrs. Will liam Moody, will have as his best man, his brother, Clarence, with his brothers, Lyle and George Moody as uShers.
 Escorted to the altar by her fath- CT, the bride will be goWned in white slipper satin, the fitted bo- dice having high neckline edged with lace, and long sleeves. The full skirt terminates in wide train. A tiara of orange blossoms will hold her fingertip veil. She will carry white rosebuds with gar denias.
 The Forget-me-not blue gown of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
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the matron of honor is fashioned with heart shaped neckline, three quarter length sleeves, and short train. She will wear a floral tiara with a blue face veil, and will car- " red roses.
 A reception for the bridal party and members of the family will fol- low at the home of the brides par ents. Mrs. Obernier will wear 8 gown of maroon velvet with black accessories, and corsage of gar- denias. Mrs. Moody will be dressed ill blue crepe wiht black accessor- ies, and a gardenia corsage.
 The couple will leave on an un- announced wedding trip, the bride travelling in frock of green wool, a beige wool coat trimmed with Lynx, brown accessories, and gar- denia corsage.
 The bride is a graduate of Wilby High School, attended Post College, and Is affiliated with the Water bury Hospital. The groom, ar alumnus of Wilby, is associated with the Waterbury Corrugated Container Company.
 Upon their return MT. and Mrs Moody will reside at 118 Byrnside avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
|, McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
IFS Ace Nets Defense An Extra Trick
Pumping Partners Ace BY WILLIAM F.. MCKINNEY
 Americas Card Authority

Did you ever trump your part ner's ace? I suppose that is con- sidered the greatest calamity in bridge. While I was in Richmond, Va, for the national tournament, I had the pleasure of playing with Maj. Clarence Wyatt, general chair man of the nationals.
 On one hand I led the king of hearts and followed with the ace of hearts. The Major was planning to trump the third round of hearts, killing dummy's queen, but he be- came little excited and trumped my ace. But strange as it may seem, it produced an, extra trick for us.
 On trumping my second lead of hearts, Major Wyatt returned the 10 of clubs, and the jack fell to my queen. I led 8 third heart for the Major to ruff, and his club con- tinuation gave us two more club tricks. Thus we won all three clubs. Had the Major waited until the third round to ruff hearts, he could have led clubs only once, and we could have made only two club tricks.
 Of course the opponents were out of their depth in bidding four spades. The troubles here was that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
Miss Barbara Weber
 Entertained Society

Miss Barbara Weber of Waterville street recently entertained the Wo- mans Society of Christian Service of St. Paul's Church.
 Mrs. H. M. Sutherland presided at the business meeting during which it was decided to curtail January &C., tivities due to the inclement wealth CT. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Bulk of Cooke street on Thursday, January g. It has been so scheduled be- cause of the First Annual meeting of the New York East Conference to take place on Wednesday, January 21, at the First Methodist church III Bridgeport The morning session will open at ten-thirtv o'clock. Any one interested in attending may contact Mrs. LeW's Sage.
 Mrs. David Wood conducted the program for the afternoon. Re- treatments were served, and so- cial hour enjoyed.
 Among those present were Mrs Lillian Chick, Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. A. J. Smith. Mrs. A. Hall. Mrs. R. Bulk, Mrs. D. Wood, Mrs. w. Mill Ter, Sr, Mrs. Jane Lockhart, Mrs. Marie Hyland, Mrs. H. M. Suther- land, Mrs. Alton Irwin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
POLI'S

The eagerly-aWaited limitation of John P. Marquand's novel, I'll. M. Pullman, Esq.,, which topped the country's best seller lists for many months, came to the Loew Poli theater Thursday with Hedy La marr, Robert Young and Ruth Illus sey in the major roles, and proved absorbing film entertainment.
 The screen has given even greater fluidity to the story of the young Bostonian aristocrat cast by destiny in a mould from which he cannot escape. After the World War he essays career in New York, meets the woman who becomes the one great love of his life, then through circumstances returns to Boston to develop into a creature of habit content with the woman his family had destined him to marry. When, twenty years later, he seeks to re- capture the romance of his youth he finds that 1t is too late.
 Hedy Lamarr's portrayal of Mar win Myles, the young advertising CODY writer who scorns the placidity of a conservative Boston existence is undoubtedly the finest role of her film career.
 Young is perfectly cast as Harry Pullman, and takes every opportun- ity of role which has him in al- most every scene of the picture Ruth Hussey. also, is an excellent choice for the role of the typically Bostonian, Kay Motford.
 HI. M. Pullman, Esq" and Blue White and Perfect" with Lloyd No. Ian, ends tomorrow night.
 Coming to Loew's Poli Monda! is "Dr. Kildare's Victory, starring Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore DTS. Kildare and Gillespie grappl' with new medical problems. young intern gets in trouble saving . life in a zone supposed to be that of another hospital, and the two doctors, with the aid of debutantt ,ccident victim whose life had beer
 aved, finally save the day for the doctor and his sweetheart, hos pital nurse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
Garden Club
 To Tew Mouies

Dr. John c. Walker will show colored motion pictures of "Wil- .iamsburg in Garden Time" before the Waterbury Garden club at it's Monday evening meeting at the Bun ker Hill church clubrooms. Miss Ed iti Sellew and Miss Charlotte Mer- chant will serve as hostesses for the evening.
 Year books of the 1922 programs are ready for distribution and the new officers elected at the annual meeting in November will conducte the business session, with Miss Helen Stoddard. president presiding. Others include Mrs. Myron Hatch, vice president; Miss Eugenia Mall lette, secretary; Mrs. Mary Lewis, treasurer and Miss Ethel Keavaney, librarian. The executive board con- prises Mrs. H. B. MacNish, Miss Margaret Croft and Mrs. Edward w. Roberts.
 The committee chairmen include: Program, Miss Gertrude Yates; civic Prodject, Mrs. James Mccarthy: membership, Clarence Bartlett; hostess, Mrs. Ira Williams: cordi- ality, Mrs. E. B. Lopez; Plant Ex- change, Mrs. c. J. Boileau, and pub licity, Mrs. Merton B. Allan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
2 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Ruth Winters
 Becomes Bride

At high noon today Miss Ruth Lois Winters, daughter of MT. and Mrs. LeRoy Winters of Highland Avenue, will become the bride of Elliott DAubigne Burrtit, son of Mrs. Elton Hall Burritt of Wood- lawn Terrace.
 Rev. Francis Ayres will unite the couple at St. Johns Episcopal church, with Mrs. Charles Cham berlin attending as the matron of honor, and Frank Garde as best man. John Coe and Warren Hail will usher. Miles IA Martin will play a program of nuptial music.
 Given in marriage by her father, the bride will wear gown of pow der blue Chantilly lace with tulle, the fitted bodice having square neckline and long, tapered sleeves. The bouffant skirt of net falls in full soft folds. She will wear Juliet cap of matching tulle, and carry an old fashioned bouquet of assorted flowers.
 The matron of honor will wear a gown of soft maize Chantilly lace and net, fashioned similarly to that of the bride. She gill wear a match ing Juliet ca.) and carry nosegay.
 A reception will follow at the Cop per Kettle. Mrs. Winters will receive in a gown of aqua crepe with a rose and blue flower hat. Mrs. Burritt will wear aqua crepe with hat of black flowers.
 The couple will leave for an unan- nounced trip, the bride travelling In a frock of Dove blue hand blocked print, with a Dove blue feather hat.
 The bride is 8 graduate of Colby College. The groom is an alumnus ot Taft and BowdWin. Upon their re- turn MT. and Mrs. Furritt will re. side on Highland avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10

honor, Helen Garfield of Watertown, and Connie Berluti as bridesmaids.
 Everett Bassett, classmate of the groom, will serve as best man, with Richard Heebner of Brooklyn, New York, Richard Burton of Highland, New York, and Marshall Burns, a brother of the bride, as ushers.
 Escorted to the altar by her father the bride will wear a gown of egg shell faille taffeta, the basque bodice having heart shaped neckline, and long tapered sleeves ending in points at the wrists. The full skirt terminates in a wide train. Her veil, which was worn by her grand mother and her mother, will be draped from a crown of orange blossoms. She will carry an arm bouquet of Gala lilies.
 The frocks of the attendants are fashioned similarly with a basque bodice having a heart shaped neck line, three-quarter length sleeves, and a bouffant skirt. Those of Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Weaving are in electric blue faille taffeta; the Misses Berulti and Garfield in dusty rose taffeta. Each will wear a net bow with a matching veil draped on the back of her head. The matron of honor will carry an arm bouquet of yellow roses; the maid of honor assorted flowers; and the brides maids TaliSman roses
 Guests from Highland, Rome, Middletown, Brooklyn and Williston Park, Long Island, and Poughkeep- sic, New York, and Bethel will at tend the reception at the church parlorS, which will be decorated with white gladioli and candles. Mrs. Burns Will receive in a gown of dusty rose crepe with burgundy accessories and cCrsage of camellias. Mrs. Cotant will wear burgundy velvet with a camellia corsage.
 The couple will leave on an unan- nounced trip, the bride travelling in a frock of robin egg blue, a skunk trimmed beige coat and black access Sories.
 The bride is graduate of Crosby high school. The groom is an alumnus of Oakwood Preparatory school at Poughkeepsie, and Pratt institute at Brooklyn, New York. He is a member of the Omega Iota Phi fraternity, and is associated with the Bell Telephone laboratories at Whippaug, New Jersey.
 Upon their return MT. and Mrs. Cotant will reside at Persian court, MorristoWn, New Jersey.