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The Ely miner., 1942-12-10

Letters from two Ely fight
ing men in North Africa and
from a third in the Near East
have been received here dur
ing the past few days.
How many additional local
soldiers are with the forces in
the Mediterranean area is a
matter of pure guess work,
but those writing home to date
probably form only a small
portion of the total.
Pvt. Joe Mosnik was permit.
ted by the censor to say he was
| in Casa Blanca, French Morac.
co, while Pvt. Rudolph ]. Glin.
SEX could reveal only that he
was in North Africa.
Pfc. Fred Roman was able
to say only that he was some
where in the Near East.
Mosnik describes in con
siderable detail the people an6
terrain of French Moracco
while Glinsek told, as much al
military secrecy would permit
about the occupation of th'
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
ten Ways TO
Save ON FUEL
Conservation is Watchword
in Homes and Business
Establishments.

The saving of fuel during this winter
is of prime Importance in order that
the nations transportation facilities
may be devoted more fully to hauling
war goods and raw material.
Ten ways TO save fuel have been
compiled by the American Society Of
Heating and Ventilating Engineers.
They follow:
L. INSTALL STORM WINDOWS
AND DOORS-Application of storm
windows will save from 20 to 25 per
cent.
Tight-fitting storm sash enables the
maintenance Of higher indoor relative
humidities without window condensa-
ton. Reduces down. draft of cold air at
windows and together with increased
glass surface temperature, improves
comfort of the occupant. The addi-
ton of humidity permits a reduction
in dry-bulb temperature for equivalent
comfort conditions, but there is nc
resulting fuel saving.
2. INSULATE YOUR HOME-Ceil-
ing insulation will save from 10 to IL
per cent.
8. ADD WINDOW AND DOOR
WEATHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of weather stripping will save from
to 10 per cent. Savings are greater
when applied to loose-fitting Window
and doors.
4. AVOID OVERHEATING-Instal
thermostatic control for the mainten'
ance of uniform temperatures between
65 to 10 F.
Wear more clothing and avoid neces
sity of higher temperatures.
5. LOWER TEMPERATURES-R
duce temperatures at night to abou
60 F. and fuel savings will range from
5 to 10 per cent.
When away for a week end or sew
eral days, set the thermostat at abou
so F., which will prevent damage fror
freezing.
6. DO NOT HEAT UNUSE
ROOMS-Turn off the heat in tn
garage for the duration Of the war.
Sun rooms are generally difficult t
heat. so shut off from balance Of hous
if possible.
Keep doors tightly closed to att
spaces and unused rooms. When bed
room windows are opened for sleeI
ing, turn off the heat.
Fireplace opening should be scale
and damper should be closed tight
to precent loss of heat up chimney.
7. INSULATE HOT WATER HEAT
ER-Apply insulation to the storae
hot water tank to conserve heat.
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The Ely miner., 1942-12-10

country by his unit OF Amerl-
can doughboys.
Rozman had an interesting
meeting with three Slovenian
members of the English Com
mando troops. 1t happened this
way:
Roman, a Slovenian him.
self, was whistling a polka,
when a captain in the English
Commands walked over and
tapped Rozman on the shoul-
der.
Where do you learn that
tune?" the captain quired.
"My father taught it to me, "
the Ely boy explained, "and
he learned it in Jugoslavia
where he was born"
That started a conversation
in which two Jugoslav lieuten-
ants in the Commandos, round
ed up by the captain, joined.
The three officers had es.
capped from Jugoslavia and
were now fighting under the
flag of the United Nations.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Judge Mark Nolan in his Pearl Har-
Dor memorial observance talk Sunday
evening laid great stress on the fact
that some of us feel hurt when We are
asked to give up a little sugar, meat
or other commodities of which we
have plenty even under rationing and
of which the people of war-torn
Europe and our soldiers over there are
sorely in need. Judge Nolan exhuded
patriotism in every word and his de-
scription of the occupied foreign ma
tions and the indignities suffered at
the hands of the Gestapo and invaders
by the peoples of the occupied lands
were pathetic. He admonished his
listeners to go all-out in the war ef-
fort; to buy bonds and lend their
every aid to the efforts of the govern
ment in the desperate struggle We are
now engaged in.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Ely Territory is Ready
for Blackout Monday;
Wardens Meet Tonight
20-Minute Test to Ddrken
Quarter of Nation; Nine
Planes to COUer State.

Ely, and the adjacent rural
territory, will take part in the
nine-state blackout Monday
which will blanket one-fourth
of the nation in darkness.
The blackout will start at
10 p. m. and will last for 20
minutes.
Regulations for the blackout are the
same as for those conducted here in
the past. A series of blasts on the city
and mining company sirens will place
the city on the alert and single tone
of the sirens viii serve as the all-clear
signal.
Nine airplanes, with members of
the state guard and the regular
army air corps as crews, will cover
the entire state to observe the ef-
fectiveness of the blackout. The ex-
act areas they win cover and the
attitudes at which they will fly is not
being revealed.
The test here will be in charge OF
L. c. StemberI chief air raid warden;
w. p Wolff, commander of the civil
ian defense corps, and Waino Somero
controller.
In charge of the Winton-Mors area
are william Hanson, chief air raid
warden, and Bret Gustafson, chair
man of the defense council. John
Sandstrom, chief air raid warden at
Section Thirty, is in charge Of his
community.
Mr. Wolff emphasized that rural
areas, as well as urban, must have all
lights extinguished. All highway traf-
fic must stop.
During Ely's previous blackout, its
success was marred by many auto
drivers who toured the Grant Nc
Mahan boulevard during the entire
blackout period with their car lights
shining brightly.
This is absolutely prohibited and is
violating blackout regulations, Wolff
said.
Certain lights on railroad and min.
ing property which cannot be extin-
guished without interfering with op-
perations will not be extinguished.
The city's air raid wardens are
meeting tonight at 1880 o'clock in
the city hall to receive instructions.
Auxiliary police and firemen ane
members of the control center stat
also have meetings scheduled for dis
cussion of the blackout.
This weekend air raid wardens vii
call at every home in their blocks Il
T, conduct a checkup Of the premises.
States involved in the test are Min
nesota, North and South Dakota, Col
oradoo, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ne
braska, and wyoming, which compris
the seventh defensive region. Head
quarters for the region are in Omaha
Nearly 100000 persons will be af
fected by the blackout.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Kapsch Sets
Neu Record

Mayor John Kapsch is the first
mayor to be reelected since the city
adopted it present charter in 1916.
Mayor Kapsch's name is now add
to the roll of six men who served
more than one term as mayor under
the city form Of government without
a charter. These six, however, were
elected for one-year terms, the char
ter increasing the length of the
term to two years.
John Pengilly, Ely's first mayor
after the village became city in
1890, served four consecutive one
year terms, 1891-2-3-4. Pengilly wa.
succeeded by p. r. Vail who served
as mayor in 1866.
Then u. S. Grant McMahan head
ed the city government in 1897-8-9.
M. E. Gleason was FAMED mayor in
1912, and in 1904-5 MIR. Vail again
served the city at mayor.
Five years went by before Olof
Knutson became mayor in 1910 and
again the following year. Then John
A. Harri was named to two consec-
utive terms, in 1914-15.
In 1916 the city adopted charter
and named its first mayor for a two
year term the following year. None
of the men who held the mayors Of
flee since that time have been re-
elected until Tuesday when Mayor
Kapsch was given his second term,
according to records in the office of
the city clerk. Others have served
two and three terms as mayor IN
different periods.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
LAST
ONE TO ENLIST

Pvt. Thomas Stember, who
was sworn into the army at
Fort Smelling last Thursday,
is probably the last Elyite to
get into the service via the
enlistment route, now that
the personnel for all branches
of the armed forces will be
secured through the selective
service system.
Private Stember, who was
just 18, was in his first quar-
ter at the Ely junior college
at the time of his enlistment.
He is still at Fort Smelling.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Vesper Service Sunday

Lois Mae Sondstrom, Stuart Tapp,
Kenneth Curnow, Richard Wegen,
Gerald Patterson, Edward Shepel,
Mary Lindbeck, Shirley Johnson, Bet
ty Handberg, Edward Mantel, and
Lynn Pearson.
Others appearing are:
Soprano solo group-Margaret Val
entine, Arlene Pirila, Marion Herrala
Evelyn Danielson, June Trudgeon
Julia Chimzar, Emily Chinn, Ellen
Nissila, Clara Tonkovich, Dolores
Haapala, Laurel Edwards.
Alto solo group-Norma Laako, Ruth
Perttula, Mae Pirila, Dorothy Lehto
Lois Maxi, Florence Startz, Josephine
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The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
AZ YOUTHS TO
REGISTER HERE
First Group of 1S-Year-Olds
to Sign Up for Army in
Draft Office Friday.

An estimated AZ youths residing in
the Ely territory who will become
18 years of age during the last
six months of this year will sign up
for the draft within the next three
weeks. The number in the local draft
district is expected be reach 80.
The first registration period be-
gins Friday.
The registration here will be con-
Quoted in the draft office in the city
hall for men who have reached their
18th birthdays since the registration OF
June 80, 1912. This means that youths
born on or after July l, 1924, and on
or before Dec. 81, 1924, will be required
to register this month. Those becom-
ing 18 after Jan. will register on
their birthdays.
Three registration periods have been
set up, as follows:
1. Those whose birthdays came in
July and August register during the
period Dec. IL through Dec. IL.
2 Those whose birthdays were in
September and October register dur
ing the period Dec. Is through
Dec. "a.
3. Those whose birthdays are In
November or December register dur
ing the week of Dec. 26 through
Dec. 81.
The office hours at the registration
place are 9 a. m. to p. m. on the
days specified. Citizenship does moi
determine registration. All males re-
siding in the United States who are
within the age group must register.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Officers Reelected by
Finnish Accident Assn

The Finnish Accident and Sick Ben
eft association reelected its slate of
officers at meeting conducted last
week. They are: Matt Laitala, presi-
dent; Gust B. Maxi, vice president;
Elmo Lepisto, financial secretary; Elmo
Wiermaa, recording secretary, and
Mike Somero, treasurer.
The association will hold its annual
meeting Jan. 8, when three trustees
will be chosen. The association now
owns $4,000 in war bonds.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Music, Speech Depts. of High
School, Junior College to
Present Program.

A vesper service by the music and
speech departments of the Memorial
high school and Ely junior college is
scheduled for Sunday at 5 p. m. in
Washington auditorium.
A program of tableaus, recitations,
choruses and solos will be given under
the direction of Miss Gwendolyn Freer,
dramatic director, and Miss Dorothea
Skeel, music director, with Miss
Therese Fleming as accompanist.
Those taking the leading roles are
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
SALE OF seals
TOTALS $1,000

Approximately $1,000 in tuberculosis
Christmas seals and bonds have been
purchased here to date to set a new
record. This was revealed by Miss Ann
Novak, campaign chairman.
The final sales figure will be well
over the $1,000 mark, because many
persons have not yet made returns.
An increase in the purchase of both
seals by individuals and bonds by or
ganizations was responsible for the
good showing, Miss Novak said.
Last years sales totaled $706.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
BROTHERS
Two Sets Now Holding
Public Office Here.

Ely now has two sets of brothers
holding public offices.
Joseph Klun, Jr., alderman-elect, is
a brother of Anton D. Klun, director
of school district No. II.
Alderman Toimi Ahola and DR.. T.
Ahola, school director, are brothers.
Alderman Ahola is also commissioner
elect of the fourth district.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps

The U. S.. department of agriculture
paid high tribute to the farmers of
st. Louis county for achieving success
in the Food for Freedom" goal in the
production of 1,84l 900 dozen eggs this
year. The rise in production was ac-
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The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
KAPSCH HEADS UNION.

John Kapsch was named president
of the fourth district county employees
union at a meeting held last week
John T. Richards is financial secre.
tary and L. M. Brownell, recording
secretary.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
To Consider First Class
3 Gas Books This Week

The first of the class B and G gas
oline ration applications will prob
ably come up for consideration this
week, according to the war price and
ration office.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-10
KAPScH Reelected MAYOR

TOTAL CITY PRECINCT VOTE
1st End 3rd 4th 5th 9th Total
44O 1892 400 43O Alb 573 -2638
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Superlatives At
Nathan's Creek
Named By Seniors

Prettiest girl, Virginia Church,
most handsome boy, John Wiley
Goodman; cutest girl, Mary June
Miller, boy, Lloyd Goodman; best
all round girl, Martha Va. Miller,
boy, John Wiley Goodman; best
dressed girl, Velma Tucker, boy,
Sidney Absher; best girl athelete,
Mildred Atwood, boy, Sidney Alb
sher; friendliest girl, Mary June
Miller, boy, Lester Church; most
popular girl, Josephine Shatley,
boy, Dayne Saunders; best girl
sport, Wilma Dare Absher, boy,
Marvin Pennington: latest girl,
Lucy Lee McNiell; teachers pet,
Thompson; biggest flirt, girl Mary
Lee Wietherspoon; neatest girl,
Helen Woodie; class m on k ey,
Martha Va. Miller: biggest flirt,
boy, Lloyd Goodman; class baby,
Lucy Lee McNiel; teachers pet,
John Wiley Goodman; most digni-
fled, Helen Woodie; most studious,
Martha Va. Miller; quietest girl,
Velma Tucker;most business girl,
Hazel Deane Garvey, most likely
to succeed, girl, Josephine Shat
ley, boy, Richard Sheets; most
ambitious girl, Grace Little, boy,
Albert Kelly; best natured girl,
Asleen Little, boy, Roger Sheets;
most original girl, Virginia
Church, boy, Dayne Saunders;
best speaker, John Wiley Good
man; most cooperative, H azel
Deane Garvey; most careful girl,
Jean Hunt, boy, Roger Sheets;
most polite girl, Maize Bare, most
mischievous, Zenna Mae Jones;
best citizen, Sidney Absher; neat
est boy, Albert Kelly; quitest boy,
Lester Church; most attractive
girl, Lucy Lee McNiel, boy, Rich
ard Sheets.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
CAPTURES JAP SPIES

RIO DE JANEIRO,-Two Jap
anese naval officers posing as
agriclturalists were arrested at
the port city of Belem and large
caches of japanese arms uncov-
cred this week in the interior
state of Sac Paulo, hotbed of fifth
columnists, by Brazilian author
tiles pressing a nationwide drive
against axis subversive activities.
The japanese, Unidentified as
Iossio Yamata and Krota Ushl,
were found in possession of their
officers uniforms, photographs
of ships and strategic Brazilian
developments, maps and spy re-
ports. Arresting officers on es-
pionage were around Belem, stra-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Raj BRINGS DOWN
IL ENEMY PLANES

Royal air force fighter, pilots
shot down Is German planes
Sunday in great sweeps over
northern France and the English
channel to divert German planes
from attacking British naval YES
sells retiring from the ''comman-
do" raids on st. Nazaire.
An air ministry cpmmunique
said five British planes were lost
in a continuation of the RATS
nonstop spring aerial offensive.
The communique which describ-
ed the sweeps said that the Bri-
fish pilots gave the German air
force zone of its liveliest days in
months"
"The Huns were all over the
Skies" the air ministry said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
RECORD SNOW STORM
IN WASHINGTON, SUN.

Washington - The heaviest
snowfall in Washington's records
for almost two decades crippled
the capitals traffic Sunday and
felled thousands of trees lining
it's streets.
Officially the weather bureau
recorded an eight inch fall in
downtown areas but bureau re-
representatives. said they had been
informed that in some of the
outskirts the snow was from Is
to 18 inches deep.
All roads into heavily wooded
Rock Creek Park were closed be-
cause of crashing trees. The
snow, too, brought active duty
for the auxiliary police force re-
cruited by the civilian defense
agency. It's members were called
upon to aid in protecting motor
lists against hazards of falling
trees, branches and power lines.
tegic coastal city at the mouth of
the Amazon river.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Helton News

James MILFORD Porter spent the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Porter. He said
a dozen or more boys read his
copy of the Post. The parents
or friends of the Ashe boys in
service can help them by sub
scribing for The Post.
Mrs. J. A. Porter, Mrs. N. l..
Cooper, Mrs. Blaine FISHERMAN
and children, Lewis and Annie,
visited Mrs. R. c. FISHERMAN
Wednesday,.
Mr.. Eugene Deboard and fami-
ly moved to Pennsylvania last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Halsey and
children spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nile Eller have
moved to Pennsylvania.
Rev. E. A. Eller attended the
Ministers Meeting at Sturgills,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Cooper
and children: Shirley, Jerry and
Lowell, visited Mr.. and Mrs. N.
L. Cooper, Sunday.
John Barker had the misfor-
tune of losing his milk cow last
week.
Charles Shaw and family have
moved to the Charles Hurley
farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Don Francis spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Francis.
Mrs. Billy Spencer, of Stur-
gills, spent the week end with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. A.
Eller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Mcclure
have moved to BAIL GrifEth's
farm near Rugby.
Rev. E. r. Mcclure preached
very interesting and inspiring
sermon at Little Helton Baptist
church Sunday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
AFTER STRONG ATTACK

German mechanical forces,
$4,000 strong, launching their
heaviest attack since the battle
for Moscow, have suffered ma
jor defeat in five-day battle
on the Kalinin front which cost
them 2,450 killed, an enormous"
number wounded, Is tanks and
% planes, the Red army report
ed Sunday.
Supported by so tanks, masses
of artillery and a strong force Of
planes, three German divisions
and two regiments made a SUI
preme effort to pinch off a Rus
sian salient and reach a strate-
gic river bank, only to be driven
back from one of the bloodiest
n ttlefieldk of the war, Soviet
dispatches from the front north
west of Moscow said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Obituary
MRS. ETTIE WADDELL

Mrs. Elite Porter Hash Wad-
dell was born April 9th, 1875 and
died February 4, 1912, age sc
years, 9 months, rs days. She
protested hope in Christ about IS
years ago and joined the Brethren
church and remained a member
until death.
She was married to Lee Hash,
August II, 1890. He preceded
her in death on May. II, 1908.
Unto this union were born 8
children-7 boys, 2 girls, all iv-
ing but one, Katie Debonis, who
died December Is, 1912. 49,
Those living are: Victory Hene-
gar, Marion, Va; Frank Hash, A
berdeen, Md; Herbert Hash,
Grassy Creek, N. c.; Cecil Hash,
Perryville, Md; Clarence Hash,
Perryville, Nd; Ralph Hash, New
Town, Pa; Hardee Hash, Grassy
Creek, N. c.; George Hash, Ger
ny, w. Va.
She was married to J. E. Wad-
dell, April 81, 1921. He died Ju-
ly 4, 1922.
I had a talk with her and she
said there was nothing in her
way. She told her daughter,
Victory, that she was ready to
go.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs. J.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
MORE LATIN FIRMS
ARE ON BLACKLIST

WASHINGTON-The state de-
partment this week announced
that this government had black
listed 871 additional firms and in
dividuals in Latin America and
179 others in European neutral
countries.
The new blacklist makes to-
tai of 5,365 firms and individuals
in the other American republics,
and 2,073 in Portugal, Spain
Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey
which this government deems
acting for tn benefit of the enemy
and with which United States
citizens are forbidden to trade.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
CHINA HAS VOTED
FOR CONSCRIPTION

CHUNGKING - The Chinese
executive Yuan has announced a
national general mobilization act
giving the government almost I'm
limited power to cDnscript the
country's man power and materi-
al resources for an about effort
against the japanese.
The announcement said the
new act was the result of pro-
posals made by Chang Kai-Shek,
"who foresaw the present Pacific
war and it's effects on China's
situation and had planned and
prepared to meet them in antici-
patton of conditions now exist
ing"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02

her in place of calling on the Red
Cross, so everyone gave her things
she could use to start house keep
ing again. Now they are collect
ing scrap metal and preparing
to donate it to Red Cross.
HONOR ROLL
Trout Honor Roll for seventh
month: Ruth Oliver, Coy and
Truit Reid, Junior and Jim An
derson, Martha, Edgar, bessie,
Wayne and Pauline Rash, Beula
and Earle Canter, Helen Eller,
Bill and Clay Perkins, Pauline
and Roy Latham, Clarence Bower,
Geneva Eldreth, Opal Milan, Lois
and Jewel Ashley, Connie and
Vada Roark, Fred Rash, Ella Mae
Eldreth. Joe, Juanita and Jean
Lewis, Butler and Charles Milan,
Edna Parkins, Shirlie Canter,
Marylie Stevens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
TIRE PRODUCTION is
DOWN 70 PER CENT

New York-Production of au-
tomobile tires in February total
ed 1,112,9O7 castings, a decline of
1877 per cent under January and
a decrease of 1874 per cent below
February 1941, the rubber Manu-
facturers' Association announced.
Stocks of tires in the hands
of manufacturers as this month
opened were 4,552,7O2 tires, COM
pared with 4,550,068 a month
earlier, but 54.6 per cent below
the 1O,028,8O3 a year ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
OF State World During Past Week

ing defeat the axis, Sir Stafford
Grips disclosed in an official
statement on the proposals he had
discussed with Indian leaders
during the past week.
Whether the plan granted the
Indian demand for complete free
dom was matter of interpreta-
ton, for as a dominion, India
would have the right to secede
at it's own choice from the British
commonwealth.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
CLERK BLOWS UP ON
AXIS NAMED BABIES

BAHIA, Brazil-Several years
ago a member of the pro-Fascist
Integralista party registered with
the city clerk the birth of his
first son, Mussolini.
Last year the Integralista reg
istered his second son, Hitler.
The Integralista appeared be-
fore the same clerk Saturday to
register his third son, Hirohito,
the clerk lost his temper and beat
the family-minded pro-Fascist
until police arrived.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
GERMANS CLAIM 16
SHIPS ARE SUNK

Berlin-The high command
said that German submarines
operating in the Northern Allan
tic and off the American coast had
sunk Is merchant ships totaling
10000 tons.
A comunique from Adolf Hit
ler's headquarters reporting the
'new" German U-boat successes
did not specify the period of time
covered. It said the ships includ-
ed eight large tankers aggregat-
ing $4,000 tons.