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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Hot and Cold Wate,

Ii two equal quantities of water.
hot and cold, are placed under iden-
ucai natural freezing conditions, the
cold water will freeze first, because
OF the time required to remove the
heat from the hot water.
1t Is true to a limited extent. how
ever, that water which first has
oeen heated viii freeze more rapid
~ than unheated water, provided
tney nave the same temperature
when subjected to freezing, because
OF the difference in density and the
amount Of dissolved air.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Tictinp Had No Difficulty
In Identifying Suspect

Mrs. Blank had burglary.
When the news got about, a neigh
Dor called on her in great ex-
citement.
81 saw one of the burglars!"
she declared. He was standing
just inside the gate, evidently
keeping watch for the men in
side. He was a little man, shah
billy dressed. I couldn't see his
face properly. He had an old hat
pulled down over it. He kept
glancing furtively at the house"
what time was this?" asked
Mrs. Blank.
"Just after eleven"
Mrs. Blank stiffened. ''That was
Mr.. Blank" she said icily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
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AMERICAN SYSTEM
AND OUR TOTAL WEALTH
Released by Western Newspaper Union.

AND OUR TOTAL WEALTH
We ARE INCLINED to envy those
who have more than we have Of
what we refer to as money. We fire.
quently fail to differentiate between
money and wealth, but they are very
different. Those who demand a
more equal distribution of the money
OF the nation fail to realize just how
little such division would mean.
Today we have more actual money
than ever before in the entire his
tory of the nation. In amount, it is
three times more than it was in 1918.
The total is just about 1512 billion
dollars, and that total is increasing
at the rate of about one-haf billion
do&ars per month. Such an amount,
and such monthly increase, adds
to the danger of uncontrolled inf1a-
ton An uncontrolled imitation would
prove more disastrous to our Amer
lean institutions, our American way
OF Hfe, than the war in which we
are engaged.
But dangerous as such a sum of
total money actually is, and large
as 4 may seem, if it were distribut-
ed equally among all of US, we would
each receive, as our full share, less
than $40. That is about two weeks
wages for the average worker in a
war industry plant.
OF the wealth of the nation, money
IS but small part. That wealth
consists of the plants in which we
work and the machinery they con-
tain; the railroads; our homes and
buildings; mines, forests and utiIi-
ties; the automobiles, trucks and
BUSES IN which we ride; our cloth
ing and home furnishings; the live
stock and equipment on our farms,
and the farms themselves. Wealth
consists Of everything on which a
Va4ee can be placed. The total of it
all is estimated at around 375 bill
lion dollars, or a little over $4,000
Tor each one of US.
Any attempt to equally divide the
wealth of the nation would mean the
destruction of that wealth. It would
mean the destruction of our produc-
ton facilities and our Jobs, but
through the jobs we hold, week by
week, and month by month, we are
continually distributing what our
wealth produces.
We do not all receive an equal
share Of what is produced, but in
fairly reasonable way, each one re-
ceIVes that share which his ability as
a producer warrants. We do not all
have equal ability, but we all do have
equal opportunity to develop our pro-
ductive ability. Some farmers can
produce more from an acre of
ground, because of applying better
methods, than others can, Just as
some men in factories can do a bet
ter OF more intricate job than 9TH
ers. But each has the same oppor-
tunity to do his best and is reward
ed N proportion to what his ability
warrants.
Such is the American system, the
American way of life. That system
has given US, as a people, the high
est standard of living the world has
ever known. has raised the stand
ard Of those with least ability pro-
portionately with those of greater
ability.
We will never attain the miIleni-
UNI by an effort to pull all down to
a common level.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

formed lads to jump into them. Clubs
are formed for them, so that their
evenings shall be safe, sandwiches
are piled up by the thousand, cards
and games are collected. They must
be protected from dangerous amuse-
ments, they must be filed with good
beef and coffee, warmly clad; there
must be music, and girls with whom
to dance. But in peace times, more
shame to us, hungry and idle and
shabby lads roam the streets al
night and fall into all the mischief
that idleness and poverty and cold
and hunger and shabbiness encour.
age. And we punish them for it.
Love Is Power Behind Good.
It is hard to see the light of Gods
law through our stupidity and the
darkness of our vision. But it lives
on; 1t inspires us in every bandage
that we roll, every cookie that we
bake, every sweater we knit. Love
IS the power behind them all, and il
Is to that love that we must trust,
When a sense of helplessness and
hopelessness overwhelms you, then
remember that stronger than all the
leaders put together is the miracu.
Ious force Of prayer. Remember
that no woman, her heart sick with
anxiety over the absent sons, her
brain bewildered and tired by the
problems that loom vaster and vaster
above uS-no woman ever interrupt.
ed her dishwashing or her ironing
to meel down and say the old PRAYER
that begins, "Our Father" without
arising from her knees stronger in
courage and refreshed in spirit.
Every prayer that goes to God
is spark of light in the dark. II
finds some bitter need somewhere.
on the cold mountains of China. in
the crowded huts of India; it eases
some suffering, it softens some blow.
Send your gift of prayer, if you
like, to today's most heartbroken
mother; send it, if you like, to the
boy who is lying half-conscious in
some base hospital, and have his
nurses wonder why he is suddenly
H@ISSA, WHY LS Ids 1dI1Gu at last INTO
a healing sleep?
Fantastic to think that we can
send prayer abroad, to spread peace
and blessing among those whom we
never will know, and whose thanks
never will reach us? Well, there
are many fantastic decisions in this
world, such as that money brings
happiness, or that a beautiful girl
Is always happy girl. We fool
ourselves about half the things we
know, or think we know.
But not about prayer. Peace and
infinite good are as plentiful as the
air we breathe, as close as the air we
breathe.
In every spare moment enter into
the empire of Gods peace, spread
this union of prayer all over the
world and perhaps, when the war is
won, and the days of readjustment
come, we will find it stronger than
we have ever dreamed, we will find
ourselves worthy to formulate the
plan that shall bring us little near
er to the Kingdom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Information Please

An Information Please" forum
to answer the where's and when's
of war-town recreation was held re-
Gently in Washington, D. c., by the
Council of Social Agencies with de-
tense recreation groups co-operat-
ing. Questions were framed to draw
answers from the panel of experts
on available recreation activities, ia
cilities and consultation services in
the community. A directory for pub
lie distribution incorporating this in
formation is contemplated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Discarded Silk Stockings
Help Keep U. S. Guns Booming

American ingenuity has scored another triumph Millions of
pairs discarded silk hosiery hitherto useless for textile reca
nation serving important bags
Woven from reclaimed silk powder bags used to hold expo
matter the discharge shells from major
caber guns Since silk burns completely and leaves ebers
hence eliminating the necessity of cleaning the barrel during
action these rcharged without loss of valuable time
In the first month of the collection campaign American
turned $500 900 pairs of discarded silk stockings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Doomed Their Class

When Ragusa, now Dubrovnik,
Jugoslavia, was annexed to Austria
in 1914, all the aristocratic families
OF this city, which had enjoyed the
status of sovereign state, were so
Inundated that they decided 'tnot
to breed slaves" and entered into a
compact to become extinct. So their
daughters entered converts, their
sons never married and, eventually,
with the exception of two families,
they achieved the death of their
class.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
RURAL AUDIENCE SHOWS
FUNDAMENTAL CULTURE

ON A RECENT EVENING I sat
on the platform of a rural commu-
nifty hall and listened to a war cor
respondent tell a rural audience
what he had personally seen on the
battle fronts of Europe, France,
Asia and the Far East. The speak
er was not an orator, but he was a
keen, well-trained observer. He had
none Of the mannerisms of a trained
orator. He was not delivering a
prepared address. He had a story
to tell of things he had seen and
people he had talked with. He told
that story in simple, unaffected
way which appealed to that rural
audience.
was as much interested in
watching people of that audience as
I was in listening to the speaker.
They were there to get information.
They were appreciative of what that
young man told them. They did not
miss the lack of oratoricaI effort a
city audience would have cIassed as
essential to a cultural presentation.
These rural people wanted facts;
they wanted the truth, and to that
correspondent they gave their un-
divided, enraptUred attention. How
different from the cynical, bIase at
titUde of many city audience, or
the undue effusiveness which covers
a lack of understanding of what has
been heard. Such things are accepted
as evidence of culture, but the fun
damental culture was to be found in
that rural audience. It is such peo-
pie who cause America to tick and
keep US going in these strenuous
times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Old Fashioned Charm
For Slips and Scarf

A LII the charm of a bygone day
\ is in this colonial girl motif
picture bonnet, bouffant skirt en-
HANGED with a bit of embroidery
and scallops, puff sleeved blouse.
Gracefully she lends her charm to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

Silk stockings tohich can no
longer be tUorn are being collected
in stores throughout the country as
shorUn in picture aboue, for con-
version into porUder bags. Many
tUomen's clubs, too, are engaged in
this important toork.
Right: Removing the cotton
parts from discarded silk stockings
before processing into potUder
bags. Here Mrs. Mary GLadu, So,
cuts and sorts the material.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
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|MeRRf6O-Q0uND |
| MI GA oREW HEARS0N
Washington, D. G..
NEW TOMMY CORCORAN

No announcement has been made
yet, but the President has a new
Tommy Corcoran"-astute young
Joe Casey, ex-congressman from
Massachusetts. Make note of him.
He will play an important role back
stage around congress.
But where Tommy the Cork and
Ben Cohen frequently rubbed con-
gress the wrong way, Casey's No. l
job is to promote White House-con-
gressional harmony.
Casey is also making some OF.
surveys for the President. One of
them is to see whether members of
the War Production board are de-
iberately slanting their actions to
smear the New Deal.
Another OF. probe is of Elmer
Davis Office of War Information.
Casey believes that shrewd, public
minded Davis could be of great
value to the administration if asked
to pass on more government moves
in order to gauge their effect upon
public opinion. Casey, therefore,
may recommend that FDR submit
all directives and executive orders
to Davis before release to the public
On the congressional front Casey
plans more visits to the White House
by bipartisan groups, which may be
able to give FDR better advice than
Harry Hopkins.
Note: So far Casey has refused
to accept any salary, but is slated
later for a post in Jimmy Byrnes'
Office of Economic Sterilization.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

side and center vanities, to match
ing dresser scarf and pillow slips.
On the larger pieces, a rambler
rose fence continues the motifs to
the desired length.
You will use outline, lazy daisy, French
knots and buttonhole in doing these colo
NAL lady bedroom ensemble designs. and
hot iron transfer 1854. Is cents, viii
bring them to you. Send your order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

Any stockings made entirely of
silk or containing mixtures of silk
are useful for conversion into porU-
der bags. They should be toashed
before they are turned in for recIa-
nation.
Left: Se,oing primer caps for
porOder bags from cloth made of
discarded silk stockings. Fifteen
pairs of old stockings provide suf-
fcient cloth for an average size
po1Uder bag.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
WHY STAIN DECLINED

The diplomatic grapevine has
brought new reason why Stain
didn't want to join the backgammon
party at Casablanca-the danger of
being dragged into a political dis
cussion over future boundaries of
Europe.
One year ago Foreign Minister Lit
vinoff flew to London, took the mi
tiative in discussing postwar bound
aries. But the British were gun-shy.
Since then Stain has reversed his
policy of advance boundary agree
ments, has announced a policy of
self-determination of nations. With
large Russian and Slavic blocs in
Poland, the Baltic states, Rumania,
this means a good slice of eastern
Europe would join Soviet Russia.
However, some U. S. plus some
British leaders now have reversed
themselves about not agreeing on
boundaries in advance. Perhaps
fearing that Russia might reach too
far, they want to work out prelim-
mary peace plans now rather than
haggle over them at the conference
table.
This advance dealing of the bound
airy cards, according to the diplo-
matte grapevine, was what Stain
wanted to avoid at Casablanca.
Note: What Russia wants after
the war is a slice of Finland, one
half of Poland, the Baltic states, the
Carpathian provinces of Hungary,
the Dobrudja from Rumania, all of
Bulgaria, which is very pro-Russian,
enough of Jugoslavia-also pro-
Russian-to secure an outlet on the
Adriatic; and an outlet on the Per-
sian gulf. This would give Russia
direct access to the Mediterranean
and the Indian ocean. Obviously
Churchill, who says he wasn't made
prime minister to hquidate the en-
pire, can't be enthusiastic about
that.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
LEON HENDERSON
AND THE U. S. PUBLIC

It was not what Leon Henderson
did as price administrator that
made him Objectionable to the
American people. 1t was what he
said to which they objected. As
people, we are loyal and patriotic.
We are, one and all, for doing what
ever is needed to win this war. In
dividually, we may not always agree
as to what is needed, but we will fol-
low instructions, we will play the
game in accordance with prescribed
rules.
PEACE WILL LEVEL all ranks in
the armed forces of the nation. The
uniform of the buck private, who
took his chances, who did the hard
work of the camp and field, will
mean as much, or more, than the
uniform worn by the captain, major
or what-have-you, who occupied a
swivel chair in Washington.
IF THE South Pacific sharks can
digest them, they must be getting
fat on the Japs our leathernecks and
doughboys are providing in those
waters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
RED ARMY

United States military observers
explain recent Russian successes in
terms of a development not general
ly realized in the United States
liberation of the generals from po-
itical domination.
Under the system which prevailed
in Russia in the early months of the
war, the Red generals were respon-
sible to the political commissars.
This made them overcautious, pre-
vented daring, resolute action.
Then came the requirement that
commissars themselves take mill
tary training and indoctrination.
simultaneously their authority over
the generals was removed.
Now the Red army is run by the
Red army.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
Though the Russians admitted
Brig. Gen. Pat Hurley to the front
lines, they still have not revoked
their ban on foreign military observ-
ers. Their explanation-for what it s
worth-is that they would have to
admit japanese observers as well,
since they are still at peace with
Japan Most impressive to
Americans who have been anywhere
near the Russian front are the ear
nest but improvised supply methods.
Across the Russian steppes come
food and ammunition for the men at
the front-behind team of caribou,
or oxen, or on the shoulders of men
afoot. Any way and every way, the
people of Russia keep supplies NOV
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23
Engagement Announced

The engagement Of Miss Ellen
Harsh. of Eglon, w. Va, to Wayne
Wheeler. Of Grand Rapids, Mich, was
announced at a dinner held Sunday
evening. September 10, in her honor.
The house was decorated with fall
flowers and the dining room table had
a center piece of candles, forget-me-
nota and daisies.
At the individual places was a
corsage and the place cards had on
them a photograph Of the diamond
and the name card Of her fiance.
The guests were Misses Nellie
Martin. Jean Miller, Nellie Harsh,
Mrs. George Winters and Mrs. Ell
wood Edebuln.
Miss Harsh is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Harsh and graduated
from Aurora High school in 1889.
She attended Bridgewater College,
Bridgewatcr, Va, Manchester College,
North Manchester, Indiana, and grad
uated from the Bible Training School
Of Bethany Seminary in Chicago in
1912.
Mr. Wheeler is the eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wheeler, of Grand
Rapids. He was graduated from
Grand Rapids schools in 1913. He is
employed with the Pennsylvania Cen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23

HI;W;,&,:,1
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r Asst winter was hard on
IL field seed production-a
lot of it was winter killed dur
ing the severe weather. Along
h with the weather, labor short
N ages and increasing Lend
% Lease shipments have cut
Es1 down on supplies available to
8s patrons. Some seed STOCKS are
M going to be very short
M particularly legumes. Southern
States seed men report that
Red, Mammoth ard Alsike
Clover will be on the short side
N .. alfalfa will be scarce.
and the supply of Crimson
M Clover will be about 2023
ssa smaller than last year. Vetch
gs3 and Rye Grass supplies are also
limited and small grain
seeds are definitely short.
& All this emphasizes the i'm
~ portance of ordering seed early.
IKE Talk over your plans now with
your local Southern States
Cooperative Service Agency
s and book ahead for your own
A protection.
gs; Once you've had a good
M dose of the Red Measles, you
E don't have to worry about
E them from then on. That's
s what happens to Clover and
N Anthracnose disease. Clover
EsAE THAT D gown III INC Alu-
M western and Eastern states
M where Anthracnose is preva-
~ lent develops a resistance to
M this disease. That's why all
Southern States Clover Seed is
M selected from the Anthracnose
ss belt. This Anthracnose-resis-
M tant Clover Seed is clean,
E hardy and highly resistant to
M injury from this disease which
is common to Southern States
@ territory.
X
Remember, feed starts with
seed. Through Southern States
N Cooperative which had its be-
So ginning in 1923 as the Virginia
Seed Service, farmers have
been providing themselves
M with high quality adapted seed
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23
Firemen Answer Two
Alarms In Two Days

Oakland firemen were called last
Thursday and Friday to eXtinguish
two fires.
The first blaze occurred at the
office of the County Roads garage,
where a spark from some welding
ignited quantity of gasoline nearby.
Workmen there had succeeded in put
ting out the fire before the firemen
arrived.
The second call came from the
home of Wade H. Mason, on Third
street, due to flue fire, last Friday
afternoon. The blaze was eXtinguished
with slight damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23
School Enrolment Up

Enrolment in the Oakland High
and Oakland Elementary schools has
increased since the opening of the
torn on September 7.
Oakland High school now has 556
enrolled, an increase of "A over the
opening days figures. There are now
115 seniors, 1913 juniors, 149 soph-
ignores, and 1G4 freshmen.
Enrolment at the Oakland Ele-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23

Remember, feed starts with
seed. Through Southern States
Cooperative which had its be-
ginning in 1923 as the Virginia
Seed Service, farmers have
been providing themselves
with high quality adapted seed
Cor the na ct fuartu wears.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-23
LOCAL NEWS

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Mrs. Lctitia Birmingham, of Long
Beach. Calf, was in Oakland Monday
visiting with relatives and friends
Miss Donna Jane Littman left Sun
day for Washington college, Fred
cricksburg, Va, for the ensuing
school term
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land company OF NJ mute Moh Oh NARY
land at last hl&hl $ assembly,
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.,. +:o,n a+tandf,a to busfross
Miss Kathryn Butt returned to Bal
,imore on Sunday after having spent
several DAYS here with her mother.
Mr.. s. +. Butt. while rocupcrating
fron > t9usiI operation.
Mrs. klcharJ StempeL ana oaogh-
ter are visiting TRENDS In FotjSNilie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12

cross section of American sports
writing in the ''hig fight camp than
at any baseball bivouac.
If we can toss aside the reStric-
tons of the individual baseball
hangout in Florida and concentrate
upon that inimitable clearing house
of spring training information -
Tampa-we must admit hiatt the
coverage of baseball conditioning
has its talking points. Because never
to our knowledge was there a city
which proved such a perfect host
to sports writer's. Tampa always sent
all out. And so did most Of the base
ball writer's.
But when you come to the big
fight camps, brother, you have some
thing far more expansive and inten-
sive, even though that camp may be
pitched in Spectator, N. Y, where
the God-fearing natives became
convinced that the rest of the world
was a madhause, judging by the
antics Of the sports-writing repre-
sentatives who trekked through that
picturesque pine-scented spot, 300 or
400 strong, from all hailwicks from
San Francisco to Berlin, Germany.
Self-Defense
The factor that made a fight camp
an institution without parallel In
the semi-sane strata of American
life was the emphasis upon the motif
of "self defense" Anyone who en-
tered the portals of those major
fight camps put his life, or at least
his limbs, in jeopardy.
We haven't the space here to
regale you with anecdotes about the
collins in which live but inebriated
reporters and photographers were
shipped out, and the hurly-bur1y
that ensued in express cars when
they started knocking on the lids
Of their CHASTITY sarcophagi.. Nor
about the electric chairs; the bot
tom-bored row-boats; the Mickey
Firms; the frog-inhabited beds; the