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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-28
PIPELINE FAILS
TO ENTER RIVER
Second Successive Day OF
Trouble Develops On
Project

For the second successive day,
trouble developed, and the 708 feet
of cast iron pipe poised on the
elevated ramp by the Cape Fear
river, just above Navassa, failed to
slip into the stream, and the ''big-
gest headache of the new pipe
line to Hoods creek was scehdul-
ed to last another day.
Engineers and workmen. wait
ing tensely for the signal of the
white flags that would start the
drawing of the steel that is to pull
the heavy pipe into and across the
river, were disappointed Wednes-
day morning when the cable snap
ped a second time after few Sec
onds of towing, and repairs were
unable to be effected before the
tide had lowered too much.
City officials visited the scene
Monday and witnessed the same
type of incident experienced Wed
nesday. However,, on the second
day, the pipe was said to have NOV
ed approximately 10 feet toward
| its destination. Success was pre-.
dicted for the third attempt.
The cast iron line across the Cape
Fear is only line of its type in the
line to Hoods creek. 1t is 80 inch
es in diameter, and at present lies
on the ramp surrounded by 400 oil
| drums, by virtue of which it Will
be able to flo at into the river. When
| divers have removed the drums
| and the raft-like wooden partitions
affixed over the pipe, the pipe will
sink an estimated IS feet below
before the mean level of the river.
The divers will descend and do the
final piecing and patching neces-
sary.
The job of getting the pipeline to
its place on the river bottom re-
quires the coordinated effort OF
| approximately rs workmen. 1t is
an engineering feat which has de-
manded closest planning by the
experts. A. w. Baldwin, veteran OF
many river pipeline launchings, is
supervising this stage of the city's
pipeline laying.
Before the new pipeline, the re-
mainder of which has been con.
structed of cement joints made by
the Lock-Joint Pipe firm operating
near Navassa, is completed, ap.
proximately a mile and quarter
of pipe must be laid; something
like eight miles of work has been
accomplished.
The cast iron section across the
river will join the cement pipe run
ming from the Hilton pumping sta
ton, nearby, which marks the enc
of the city's old line. The new
pipeline will run into the old line
at the pumping station juncture.
AS the launching, of the link pro.
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ceeds, the city is fighting to win
the right from the War Production
Board to continue the pipeline ex-
tension from Hoods creek to King S
Bluff, where the water intake will
be salt-free for the present and
future generations. Enough evil
dence has been accumulated to
lead the authorities to believe that
the intake at Hoods creek will not
be permanently free of salt content.
Present at the launching attempt
Wednesday were c. W. Mengel,
consulting engineer for the Olsen
company; T. R. Cobb and B. G..
Jenkins of the U. S. Engineers Of
flee; c. F. Churchill and R. L.
Poole of the Federal Works Agen-
cy; Charles Pearson ret:dent en-
gineer for the Olsen finn; and Mr..
Baldwin and his assistants.
The third trial for the launching
is scheduled for Thursday morn
ing at high tide.
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Air Force Discredits
Tale OF Raid 7ip-Of

LONDON, Oct. 27. -tP-Amer-
lean Eighth Air Force lombard
ment officers, concerned about the
morale of their filters, took steps
today to discredit neutral report
that a tip-off to the Germans led
to the record loss of 80 Flying
Fortresses in the raid on the
schweinfurt bearing factory Octo-
Der IA.
The report was regarded by
some responsible persons here as
willy German propaganda which
at least had stirred up a controver-
sy.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the
Army Air Forces, asked about il
IN Washington a few days after
the raid, said he personally won
dered whether the Germans had
not had such advance information
Next the Army magazine "Yank''
said fatty Germany, through
means unknown, heard that the
raid was coming at least five
hours before it came. Someone,
after a couple of drinks, said some
thing that weighed heavily on his
mind. So when the Forts came
over Germany the Luftwaffe, OF
what was left of it, was ready,
willing and able
Targets are secret within small
group of officers until the bomber
crews are ''briefed" a few hours
before the take-off. Then thousands
necessarily know. 1t is conceivable
that word could leak out to an
enemy agent and be relayed in
the interval before the bombers
get across the enemy target.
However, responsible Eighth Ali
Force officers today cited facts
tending to discount the tip-off
report. The current gained by the
rumor raised official fears that il
might damage the fliers' morale
both by reflection on their integrity
and ON their future security.
These officers noted that the
Nazis had mustered a defensive
force of fewer than 300 fighters,
whereas if they really had had g
Itip-off they could have been ex
pected to rally as many as thou
sand to protect such an importan
target; that the defensive groune
smoke screen at Schweinfurt wa!
just getting going when the at
tackers got there; and that the
Germans were unable to launch {
strong defensive attack until after
vital damage to the target was
done.
! Combat crewmen pointed ou'
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CHEST QU0TASET
AT $l@.399,l2
Slightly More Than Half
Allocated To National
War Fund

The goal for the 'Communit.
War Chest campaign in Wilmington
and New Hanover county. which
will open during the week of No
vember 8, has been established a
S145, 1892, according to an an
nouncement made Wednesday BY
the board of directors of the Com
munity Chest and War fund fol
lowing a meeting >of the Executive
committee.
Of the total goal, slightly more
than half, $74,121.O4. is allocateo
to the II agencies of the National
War Fund. The remainder OF the
goal, ST. ,278.O8 is allocated 10 1he
10 local agencies of the Commuh-
ity Chest.
IN this about, au-inciusIve orlVe
the people of Wilmington and Ne"
Hanover county will be contrlDut-
ing to the USO and United Sea-
mems Service, both playing such
an important part in their serV-
ices to our fighting man ana Inc
Merchant Marine; aid to war prl-
soners. over 100000 men VINO
are being supplied with food and
medicine recreatlonal and educa-
tional material, relief to our allies
whose countries have been ravag-
ed by the enemy, assistance 10
our fighting allies, who are SO
calamity unfolding the principles
of freedom, and aid to refugees
who have been fortunate enough
to escape from their devastated
homelands, but who have been
left destitute.
In commenting on the goal which
was adopted unanimously, Presld-
ent Harriss Newman said, I'VE
have accepted the first step in
the challenge New Hanover coun-
ty faces in doing its share to
strengthen the military front. the
United Nations front, and the home
front, and l am certain that our
citizens will accept the second
step, the contributing OF the neces-
sary funds when the unprecedent-
ed need for this money is under
stood by them
The ALLEGATION to the war agen-
cies was based upon the quota
established by negotiations be-
tween the Community Chest and
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that German radio location instru-
ments are able to detect q raid
coming as soon as the Fortresses
get very far off the ground in Eng
land, and that every mile the
bombers proceed narrows the pos
sible target area, giving the en-
envy an increasingly good chance
to get his fighters there.
The filters themselves are inclin-
ed rather to ascribe the heavy
loss to the fact that their indirect
course kept them over enemy
territory four hours and II min
utes, and that on that day there
happened to be no simultaneous
raids on other targets to bewilder
and divert the enemy.
Many crewmen view the tip-of1
story as an amusing old wives
tale rather than anything to be
alarmed about, and there has
been no sign of harmed morale,
although Gen. Arnold's reiteration
of it caused some comment.
These filters trust each other
implicitly. Every mans own life
depends on his caution about care
less talk. The air bases here are
carefully guarded military reser-
vations, and while a number OF
civilians-workmen, farmers, local
traders and service people mainly
necessarily have access, there is
little chance that an enemy oper-
ative could gain vital information
like the selection Of target.
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and a graduate dietitian Of Teach
er's college, Columbia university.
Miss TAFT, who recently supervised
a service club cafeteria at Camp
Murphy, Florida, has extended an
invitation to soldiers on the post
to spend their evenings at the
cafeteria even though they are
taking their meals elsewhere.
The snack bar, where candy,
cigarettes, sandwiches and drinks
frdn the soda fountain are avail
able, will be open from 7:30 in
the morning until $3.50 at night
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The Navy maintains SO hos
pitfalls and seven convalescent
hospitals in the continental U. S.
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@oo&Avice
doutCOUCHS

Flor 4 persistent cough-one that has
lasted for days or lonser-see your
Physician. Don't try to treat such
cough yourself. 1t may indicate serious
condition.
z-For a cough due to = cold see your
druggist and get Mentho-Mulsion, the
modern, tasty cough preparation that
starts soothing relief from the very first
dose. Acts fast to help loosen tight
phlegm, soothe Initiated throat MEM
branes and allay the coughing. Comes all
ready to use-nothing to mix-nothing
to fix. Ideal for children as wen ~
adults. Druggists sell Mentho-Mulsion
on the understanding that you are to be
delighted or your money wilt be gladly
refunded. Use only as directed. (sds.l
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In. FISHER OPENS
ARMY CAFETERIA
Servicemen Can Procure
Low Cost Meals In
Honey Atmosphere

CAMP DAVIS, Oct. 27.-The new
cafeteria and snack bar at Fort
Fisher, which will open the first
week in November, will have a
main dining room where the SOL
diers from this anti-aircraft artll-
lery training center can have a
view of the ocean as they eat their
meals.
Major Leo S. Jobe, assistant
executive officer, remarked in re-
gard to the opening Of the cafe
terra that it. will serve a double
purpose. Since the recreation IA
cilities are limited at Fort Fisher,
the cafeteria will provide place
for the men to spend off-duty hours
as well as a place where they
can obtain we'll prepared food at
a minimum of, cost.
Cafeteria hostess will be Miss
Jean D. TAFT, native Of Montreal,
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the North Carolina United War
fund and was presented to the
directors by MIR. Newman, VINO
stated that New Hanover's quota
sis in line with the quotas OF
other North Carolina counties.
The principal services rendered
bv the war agencies include pro-
viding entertainment, recrealon
and off-duty housing to our flgnt-
ING men. sending food and med1-
cal supplies to the people OF the
United Nations, providing educa-
tional and recreational programs
for Americans who are in enemy
prisons. providing food and medi-
cal supplies in so far as possible
to friends in enemy occupied coun-
tries. sending medical supplies and
clothing and supporting hospitals
and nurseries ip unoccupied coun-
tries. and aiding refugees of the
United Nations who have fled to
unoccupied countries.
wilmington citizens may have
complete confidence in the bud
get presented by the National War
fund. They can be assured that,
as far as humanity possible, there
is no duplication, that relief will
reach those for whom it is in
tended, that shipping and distrib-
uting costs are held to a mini
mum, and that this program rep
resents the united efforts of pri-
vate and official bodies to meet
the tragic appeals which come
from all over the world" Mr..
Newman said.
The National War Fund agen-
cies which will share in the Com
munity War Chest are: USO, War
Prisoners Aid, United China Re-
lief, United Seamen's Service,
Russian War Relief, Polish War
Relief, Queen Wilhelmina Fund,
Greek War Relief, British War
Relief Society, French Relief
Fund, Norwegian Relief, Refugee
Relief Trustee, United Czechoslo-
vakia Relief Fund, United States
Committee for the Care of Euro
pean Children, and United Yugo-
sIav Relief Fund. Eleven of the
agencies included in the coming
drive were not included in last
years campaign, although the
USO and several others had sepa-
rate campaigns in 1912 before the
organization of the Community
Chest.
The ALLEGATION to the local agen-
cies was based on a report pre-
scented by the chairman of the
Budget and Admissions r~'0"''"'t-
tee, E. A. Laney. The Budget
committee carefully anal e
needs of the local agencies before
making its recommendations, Will
mington agencies which will par
ticipate in the money raised are
as follows: Associated Charities,
Boy Scouts, Brigade Boys Club,
Catherine Kennedy Home, Girl
Scouts, Public Health Nurse, Sal
walton Army, Sorosis Child Care,
Travellers Aid, and Y. M. C.. A.
49,
The Navy maintains SO hos
pitfalls and seven convalescent
hospitals in the continental U. S.
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TWO DAYS REMAIN

Only two days remain in
which to register for War Ra-
ton Book No. Nv as the CEN
ters which are found in all
, the Wilmington schools, will
close at 6 u. M, Friday.
The total issued Tuesday was
21,1S6, including 1865 white
and 6,218 Negro. The Wednes-
day registration was approxi-
mately the same as Tuesday,
according to H. M. Roland,
superintendent of schools.
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Meals will be served at ~.
lowing L wi hours: breakfast. ~ 7'so ''l
$3.50; lunch, 11:30 to IN ~
dinner, $50 to 700. Sold;o al
wish to linger over a Gun ~ VI
will be welcomed, " cote
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The German Army coot ,
recommends small amour. 0o''
soybean flour be added IN w. q
every item on the menu. ''l0E
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-07-15
twenty-five Years Ago
Friday, July 5, 1913.

Ely celebrated July yesterday with
out fireworks and shooting. Despite
the lack of this feature, good time
and a very patriotic celebration re-
suited. The parade was a dandy, COW
ering seven blocks in length. The ex-
ercises were held at athletic PARK,
where the Rev. John Blackhurst ana
Supt. H. E. White talked to the as
semblage and the children were pre-
sented with fruit instead of the Gus
tomary nickles. u. S. Grant McMahan,
M. j. Murphy, JOS. Rothman, Barth
Coffee and I. G.. Cox were in charge
of the observance. For the races ana
sports in the afternoon, thrift stamps
were the prizes.
Orders have been received from the
internal revenue department that
taxes must be collected for all enter
tainments at the rate of l cent for
each 10 cent ticket and making II
mandatory for those giving the en-
tertainments to pay the tax.
Mrs. Anton Wulotz, Mrs. Anton Per-
me and Mrs. John Otrin were hostesses
Sunday at picnic and lunch for the
benefit of the Red Gross. Jacob
l.. Greatsinger, past president Of the
D. & I. r. railroad, died Tuesday at
Elmira, NJ Y. : Cpl Frank En-
dicott, with the marines in France,
writes that he has been wounded. -
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National Forest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Duluth, Minnesota,
up to and including August Il, 1913,
for all the live timber marked or des-
ignated for cutting, and all merchan-
table dead timber located on an area
embracing about 1913 acres in Sections
"a and 25, T. SO N, r. 10 W., and
Section 10, T. SO N, R. 9 W., Lake
County, Superior National Forest, Min
nesota, estimated to be II NJ bd. #. of
aspen Sawtimber, 20 M bd. #. of spruce
sawtimber, 172 cords of rough spruce
pulpwood, 10 cords of rough balsm fir
pulpwood, 1900 birch tie bolts, and 400
birch lumber bolts, more or less. No
bid of less than $500 per NJ for aspen,
$500 per M for spruce, Sawtimber, $500
per cord for unpeeled spruce, S1.00 per
cord for unpeeled balsm fir pulpwood,
SOILS each for birch tie bolts, and s004
each for birch lumber bolts will be
considered. $4,000 must be deposited
with each bid, to be applied on the
purchase price, refunded, or retained
in part as hquidated damages, accord
ing to conditions of SALE The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved. Be
fore bids are submitted, full informa
ton concerning the timber, the con-
ditions of sale, and the submission of
bids should be obtained from the For
est Supervisor, Duluth, Minnesota, or
from the District Ranger, Ely, Min
nesota.
8-15 8-29
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Moved by Alderman Harri, support
ed by Alderman Koschak, that the Ely
Airport situation be referred to the
Ely Commercial Club for further in
vestigation and action. Carried unani-
mously.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, support
ed by Alderman Harri, that the neces-
sary expenses of the City Attorney in
attending the required hearings of the
Joseph zobitz case be authorized and
paid by the city as bills therefor are
submitted. Carried unanimously.
The Grievance Committee of the
State, County & Municipal Workers
of America, Local 1856, &C. I. o., ap-
peared before the council and were
granted permission to be heard in
Executive Session.
Moved by Alderman Harri, support
ed by Alderman Lenich, that the
Street Commissioner be authorized to
attend, at the expense Of the city, the
Water & Sewage Works Operators
School at Winnipeg, Canada, July 8
and 9, 1913. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Klun, that the
Acting City Engineer be instructed to
assign jackhammer operators to the
sanitary sewer and water main pro-
jects on full-time basis at $3.50 per
day and assign pipe layer on the
sanitary sewer project on full-time
basis at $3.50 per day, these men to be
taken from the city's regular labor
list. Carried unanimously.
The council went into an Executive
Session to meet with the Grievance
Committee from the S. c. M. w. A.,
Local 1856 &C. I. o..
Meeting called to order.
Moved by Alderman KoschaK, sup
ported by Alderman Klun, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimous
ly.
A. o. KNUTSON,
(SEAL) City Clerk.
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0PA ESTAbL ISHES CEILING PRICE
oNFooD FOR ELY, W|NToN, TOWER

An order establishing dollar-and-
cents ceiling prices for certain foods
sold at retail in this area, which In
cludes Ely, Winton and Tower, has
been issued by the OPA through the
Duluth Superior district office under
district order No. Z, general order No.
81, as amended. The order is law and
penalties for attractions viii result for
violations.
The order was issued Saturday and
became effective yesterday.
It covers community retail ceiling
prices on STA food items. It gives the
brand, size and price OF each item TOR
the group store where the item is sold.
The following classes of food are
covered: Baby food, cereals, packaged
cheese, coffee, cooking and salad oils
packaged dried fruit, evaporated milk,
processed fish, flour and flour mixes,
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honey, dydrogenated shortening. mac
aroni and noodle products, sugar, syrup
and molasses, citrus fruits and juices,
green beans, wax beans, corn, pears,
peaches, peas, tomatoes and tomato
juices.
All of the food items sold in retail
stores are not covered by the order for
the reason that accurate cost figures
on all commodities are not yet avail
able. AS soon as costs on other items
are obtained, those items will be in
Guided in the periodical nstings.
All retail stores in the area have
been notified to call for general order
No. by the local OPA office. Each
retailer is required to post his ceiling
prices and to display a sign which des-
ignated to what store group, l, 2, 3 or
4, his establishment belongs.
More complete information win be
given next week.
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FUNERAL HELD
FOR PEARSON

The funeral Tor william Pearson,
who died in a Duluth hospital Satur-
day after a short illness, was held on
Tuesday from the Pearson home at 906
East Camp street, and was attended by
a large number Of local persons and
by many from Duluth and the range.
The Rev. H. Russell Browne conduct
ed the services at the home and the
Masonic interment service was given
at the grave. Pail bearers were Josiah
Cock, Clifford Drolet, Art Solem, Rich
ard Pierce, william Nyberg and Ar
thur Limstrom. The Laing Mortuary
was in charge.
Mr.. Pearson was born in Duluth on
May II, 1883. He has been resident
of Ely for 80 years. For the past 20
he was employed as general surface
foreman for the Oliver Iron Mining
company and before that was engaged
as contractor and builder in this area.
Mr.. Pearson had charge OF a large
amount of construction work at the
White Iron beach, when it was in its
heyday, and of the private summer
homes in the area He maintained a
handsome summer cottage at the
beach, where he and Mrs. Pearson re-
sided every summer until his last ILL
ness prevented. A week before his
death and while he was in the hos
pital, lightning fired the cottage, which
was destroyed with all interior fittings
during fierce rain and electrical
storm.
Surviving are his widow, Esther, and
five brothers, Thomas F., John, Harry
and Douglas Pearson, Duluth, and
Arthur L. Pearson, Hill City, MINI. He
was a member of the local Masonic
lodge, the Range Acacia club, Aad
Temple and Scottish Rites, Duluth.
The following from out OF town at
tended the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. John Pearson
and Miss Winnie Fawcett, Duluth; Ar
thur Pearson, Coleraine; Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Sawyer, TWO Harbors; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Teller, Mrs. Lyle Hamm1tt
and Mrs. Hannah Johnson, Barnum;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Teller, Chisholm;
MI. and Mrs. Hjalmer Sundstrom, Mrs.
Elizabeth Holm, Mrs. Edward st. Vim
cent and Mrs. John Kangas, Soudan.
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Forty-nine Years Ago
From The Ely Times
E~sHau Irrlu 1904
Friday, July 6, 1894.

The Tower Gun club took first
money In the shoot in the celebration
of July with a score Of 1873 out OF
225 shots. The Ely club was second
with score of 81 out of 225. The eel
ebration was a grand success and the
parade was a sight to behold, with
music furnished by the Ely city band,
the Finnish band, and the Tower band.
Floats were numerous, with one of the
most outstanding depicting the hang
ing OF claim jumpers. Coxey's army
made a hit as did also the school
children and the calithumpians.
The horse race was won by Joe
Skala's horse, with DIR. Shipman's
second and M Hario's third.
The 100-yard race for men went to
R. A. Lowe, with Con Sullivan, second
and Thos. Dyer, third. That for boys
was won by Harvey Sheridan, Howard
Whiteside and James Roberts in the
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NOTICE FOR BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
sealed proposals will be received by
the Board OF Education of Independ-
ent School District No. II, Ely, Min
nesota, up to seven-thirty 7:3O) o'clock
P. M, July 20, 1943, for furnishing a
new or factory built G. M. G. 331 six
cylinder -in-head motor, COM
plete, and installing same in our C.
M. G. Model T-46 School Bus.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for 1919 OF the amount
bid, made payable to Anton D. Klun,
Treasurer, Ely, Minnesota, as guar
antee that the motor and installation
will be satisfactory in all respects.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
addressed to B. S. Richards, 600 East
Harvey Street, Ely, Minnesota, and
marked plainly on the outside "Bid-
Bus Motor"
The Board of Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
B. S. RICHARDS,
8-15 1922 Clerk.