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The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
Another Right Hand

Jack Dempsey recently recalled
another right-hand grenade that did
him little good many years ago.
I had just asked him the hardest
punch he ever took.
''There isn't any argument about
that" Dempsey said. ''It came from
Firpo's right hand at the start of the
first round. I'll never forget that
one.
81 knew Firpo was dangerous, so
I made the mistake of trying to win
with the first punch I threw. This
was a left hook. But in my over
eagerness I threw the punch before
was set and missed.
"That left me wide open. I tried
to step backward and actually
thought I was out of range. But
Firpo had rubber right arm. His
big fist kept moving and it landed
just under my left eye, up around
the cheek bone If he had connect
ed with the chin I might be dream
ing yet. AS it was I was knocked
to my knees and I honestly thought
part of my head had been blown
away. The guy couldn't box, but he
could certainly hit. I still hadn't
recovered when he caught me again
and went through the ropes. They
say I broke a lot of rules in that
fight. Maybe did. I was trying
to keep from getting killed after
that first punch took and if there
had been an axe around I would
have used that"
recalled one odd angle of the
Dempsey-Firpo roundup, the most
sensational of all ring battles, which
the old Mauler remembered.
had talked with Bill Brennan, a
rough and tough campaigner who
had just lost to Firpo.
"That guy" Brennan told me,
'thr0ws rocks. Look at my head"
Bill's head was full of Jumps.
Before the big fight went up with
Bob Edgren, one of the best of all
boxing writer's, to see Dempsey.
told Dempsey what Brennan had
told me-that Firpo had a rubber
right hand that could nail an op-
ponent who thought he was two or
three feet out of range.
81 remember that now," Jack
said, 'but I didn't believe it at the
time. I know or at least I knew
what range is and I figured that if
could keep two or three feet away
he couldn't hurt me, even if he
landed
''But old Bill Brennan was right.
"After had missed that left hook
had enough speed left to swing
back out of range. Sure, I saw it
coming, but 1 never figured the bum
had brick in his hand. 1t kept on
coming. And suddenly I thought
I'd lost part of my head. He just
happened to hit me too high. I hate
to think what would have happened
if that big fist had landed two inches
lower"
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
WHEN MOTHERS SHELVES
WILL REALLY COUNT

FOOD MERCHANTS, especially
those operating the larger chains,
tell us we will be short, very short,
on canned fruits and vegetables be-
fore the winter is far advanced. 1t
is then the well-flled bins and
shelves of the home cellar will look
especially good. 1t is then we will
offer special praise to mother for
her forethought in stocking the FAM
lily larder. 1t is then we will appre-
ciate to the full the advantages of
living in a rural community or on
farm where a garden was possible.
That Victory garden may well rate
higher in February than it did in
August-thanks to Mother.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

Have you any last words before
I pass KIP on you?" the sergeant
asked.
ates of the men with your culinary
delights, as they say in the Army
cooks manual?"
''No supper tonight" he explained
airily. "We're just changing cycles
and there amt nobody here but the
noncommissioned officers, like my
self. I told them to go and eat next
door.
''This is the life, little man." He
yawned. Nothing to do, nothing to
worry about. Just lie around, read
and listen to the opera. Sans souci,
as we French say-without care"
The first sergeant looked over his
| glasses with rather unpleasant
| gleam in his eyes. He glanced sig
nifcantly at the top of my head, so
I removed my cap. The first SER
| geant adjusted himself in his chair
| and cleared his throat.
Private Hargrove," he began
slowly and deliberately, "the govern
ment of the United States, to whom
| no task seems impossible, has tack
led the job of pulling you little Of
| the way out of your abysmal ignor-
ance. With complete faith that heav-
en- will help them in this job, they
have begun a series of lectures about
why you are being trained to fight,
whom you are being trained to fight,
and all the other little things you
should know"
eyes, sir" I said hesitantly, run
ming my finger around the inside Of
my collar. "You mean the radio
lectures on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons"
From four until four-thirty," the
| first sergeant said. ''The entire pop
ulation has been invited by Upstairs
| to gather in the mess halls to hear
and discuss these lectures. Yester-
day afternoon you weren't on hand.
Have you any last words before
pass KIP on to your"
"It's a rather long story, SER
geant," began.
Here we go again." sighed the
sergeant. Have chair and begin
breaking my heart. It will make
you feel better to have that off your
chest before you go to the kitchen"
Sergeant" / asked him, "were
you ever editor of high-school
newspaper"
''Is this long story about me or
your" the sergeant asked. please
continue with your story"
"Well, sir" I continued, "on1y a
high-school editor could know the
pain that is in my heart. Only he
could sympathize with me. I have
gone back to my old job had years
ago. I am again true high-school
| editor. I am editor of the Replace
ment Center section of the Fort
Bragg POST
Meeting such dignitary is one
of the greatest occasions of my Ife,"
the first sergeant said dryly.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
AND THE ENEMY

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
That phrase appeals to US. We like
the sound of it. We picture it as rep
resenting a decisive, conclusive, def
mite beating of the Hun, the Jap and
their satellites, and we are for it.
But just what does it mean to
the enemy peoples? Does it call for
an unconditional surrender of their
armed forces, their armies and
navies and their war production
facilities? Does it call for the abdi-
cation of their governments? Does
it call for these, plus the surrender
without conditions of all the people,
their lands, homes, business and
other forms of individual wealth?
Hitler would have the people of
Germany believe the Allies are de-
manding the unconditional surren-
der of all the people of Germany
with the confscation of their individ-
ual wealth. He pictures for them
an armed taskmaster, internment
camps, forced labor, the breaking of
home ties, the obliteration of nation
al culture and national trade for a
long, long period.
If Hitler's definition is correct,
there are comparatively few Amer
leans, in our present frame of mind,
who would urge any softening of
that definition. If he is not right,
if those who have named the terms
have something less drastic in mind,
it might hasten the day of internal
collapse in Germany if that less
drastic definition were given to the
German people and the German
armies. The President did part
of that in one paragraph of his Of
tawa speech.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
WRITER'S INSPIRATION
"A FLAXEN HAIRED DOLL
Released by Western News

SEEKING AN INSPIRATION,
something to write about, stopped
before a store window in my town.
Sure enough, there it was, faXen-
haired, blue-eyed, red-cheeked, pref
tily dressed little lady-a doll.
) That doll had been produced to sat
isfy the motherly instincts OF a lit
tie girl. An object on which to law
ish an instructive mother love. 1t
told me story of thousands of work
ers employed in the making of dolls,
a story of food and clothing and
shelter for many thousands Of faml-
lies created by that motherly in
Stinct of our small lassieS and our
ability to satisfy that appeal.
1t brought to my mind the condi-
tions in many other countries IN
which little girls have that same
motherly instinct; of countries
where that instinct must be, and is,
satisfied with a rolled up rag with
a string tied around it-a doll with
out the reality of fiaxen hair, blue
eyes, red cheeks and pretty clothes;
of lands where that motherly instinct
does not provide comforts for homes
by making jobs for workers. 1t also
brought to my mind the days of our
grandmothers, our great and great
great-grandmothers who, as little
girls, had to be satisfied with rag
with a string around it as doll.
That faxen-haired, blue-eyed doll
pictured for me the difference in our
American standard of living of today
and in the time of our grand and
great-grandparents, and in our
standards and those of many other
nations. 1t illustrated the necessity
of maintaining our standards, not
alone for our small girls but for all
of us, and as an incentive for
achievement on the part of people of
other nations.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
eS0N "6 ~ quiz with answers offering
"A AAAfA60a information various subjects

4. Approximately Is to l.
5. Dionysius.
6. Acadia.
Z. Furniture.
8. About 26 miles.
9. The liver.
10. The only time that an object
may be placed on an American
flag is when it is draping the cask
of a war veteran, and the only
objects which may be so used are
his helmet, sword and the floral
tribute from the one who was clos
est to him in life.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
- 1XEii
4

IN GETTING ready for his next
l meeting with Bob Montgomery,
Beau Jack is concentrating on some
plan that will keep his jaw away
from Montgomery's right hand.
1t was fast and unexpected chin
tagger in the first round that won
for Montgomery in their first meet
ing.
AS Beau Jack was in the middle
of a busy fusillade, Montgomery
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
CHAPTER XIII

Well he said, hemming and
having little, three stripes means
he's just a plain buck sergeant. Six
stripes is a master sergeant. I'm a
supply sergeant. That's two grades
above a buck sergeant and one
grade below master sergeant. I'm
expecting to be a master sergeant
in month or so. That's as high
as you can get.'
81 didn't say anything for a while; !;
just sat there looking like was
letting it soak in. Then asked him,
real calm-like and ignorant, How
many stripes does a private first
class have?'
$50 help me, he looked like he
was going to choke for a while.
Then he came back with a snappy
answer in a fash.
WELL he said, 'first-class pri-
Yates have one stripe, just like us
supply sergeants, only their stripe
is bottom-upward from ours. Their
stripes point down.
"Well, sir, I thought I'd die. I
almost popped trying to keep from
laughing, but I kept straight face.
Then I said, Things sure have
changed since I was in the Army.
Back then, three or four years ago,
supply sergeantS were just plain
buck sergeants and first-class pri-
Yates were the only one-stripe men, >
YEAH he said, sort of weak
like, time changes lot of things
"That was all he had to say. He
looked sort of foolish and pulled the
cord to get off at the next stop.
$50 there was another bull ses-
sion shot to hell. Maybe it was
for the best, though. I didn't have a
chance against a fellow with that
much talent"
I ran out of cigarettes this after
noon near my old cooks battery, so
I thought I'd drop in on First Ser
geant Goldsmith, who smokes the
same brand that I do. Sergeant
Goldsmith is the old type of top SER
geant, with a heart of CT shoe
leather and a voice that would put
the stoutest bugle to shame.
"Great gods and little paychecks,
he rallied. Look what's loose again!
What's the latest, little man, or
aren't reporters supposed to know?"
''The only news I've heard today"
I told him, helping myself to cof-
fin nail from his desk, sis that
they're sending all the first SER
geants in the Replacement Center
to Panama for hard-labor service de-
tachments. Polish your brass and
you might make acting corporal be-
fore the wars over"
"Oh, it's lovely to run into an old
top sergeant who can't put you on
kitchen police when you sass back at
him"
well, son." said Goldie, "any
time they need an instructor in coal
hauling or fertilizer pitching, I'll
write out recommendation for you.
We were going to give you spe-
cialist's rating in cavalry sanitation
before you left u.s."
"You haven't got light, have
your" I asked, taking the lighted
cigarette from his hand. I dumped
three more fags from his pack into
my hand and stuffed them into my
shirt pocket. "Our photographer
smokes too," I explained.
battery tells me-" he said, "that you
spend so much time on KIP that the
boys all think you're the mess SER
geant."
"How are things over here" I
asked him, "now that I've left and
you have to get somebody else to
do your reading and writing?"
You're a sweet little lad, Har-
grove" he purred. "We really do
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

ton photographs on a mOOnleSS
night.
miss you here. When you were here,
I never had to worry about where I
was going to get another man
when there was stovepipe to be
cleaned or street to be swept. Now
I have to go and search around
search, mind you-for someone
who's been bad little boy. Never
had that trouble when you were
here"
Sergeant" I told him, propping
my feet on his wastebasket, ''you
never miss the water until it's gone
under the bridge. This battery owes
a lot to me. Look out there at that
grass growing in front of the orderly
room. That grass wouldn't be there
much less be that green-if l
hadn't spent time and labor sprin-
king it with fertilizer. And think
how much cleaner the windows were
when I was here to wash every one
of them every week. III bet you
haven't had clean floor in the bat
terry since I laid down my mop"
"How's sergeant Ooton making
out with his grocery budget?"
asked. Trying to feed you on
forty-two cents day? The last time
I saw him, he was working out plans
to feed you on Buncombe County
turnip greens or pay you to eat at
the Service Club"
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

SuQQe Qenly whipped
one to the point of
Be aus chin and
from that point on
the Augusta whirli-
gig was never quite
the same.
Beau Jack admits
that it hurt him
plenty-that it "did-
MT do me no good. I"
For a few seconds
Beau had an idea
that in some way
4
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
See Here,
Private Hurgrove!
bu Marion HorUrOve ws..-
Y MOf1Of1 HQfQrOvc

with plenty of extra KIP duty because Of
his failure at times to grasp some of the
fundamentals of army life, he has be-
come quite familiar with the Company
kitchen. He has learned the finer points
of "goldbricking" and has mastered the
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

THE STORY so FAR: Private Marion
Hargrove, former feature editor of
North Carolina newspaper, has been in
Quoted into the army and has completed
a good portion of his basic training at
Fort Bragg. Classified as a cook and
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
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g & a We &

elements of army slang. AS we pick up
his story here, Hargrove Is listening
to a bus driver in a nearby town expand
on his former army career. Hargrove
suspects (and rightly SOP that the truth IL
being stretched. The bus driver speaks:
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
The AnsUers

l. For our country.
2. Six = Jugoslavia, Rumania,
Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and
Turkey in Europe.
3. Matthew 7:12.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
New Jumper.

COLLEGE girls, business girls,
~ young wives all love the jump
er! Here's a new version which
you are going to like very much.
The jumper buttons in back; the
blouse is a round-neck style.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

his dome of thought. He would just
as soon not have this action dupli-
Gated when they meet early in No
Vember.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1853 is de-
signed for sizes IL, 13. Is, II, 10. Core
spending bust measurements %. 81, 80.
IS, 81. Size 13 (31) jumper requires 3ls
yards 39-inch material, blouse, yards.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
SOLDIER VOTE

NO MATTER which side of the
political fence you may be on, do
not count the soldier vote before
il is cast. Of the men in the armed
service in November of next year
very few, if any, will have the priv
ilege of voting. In many states
absentee ballots are not permitted.
In those where they are permitted,
they are mailed only on request,
and with the complications involved,
requests will come from but a
small percentage.
WHEN GERMANY QUITS, re-
gardless of when that may be, we
will not throw away our ration
books. The need for food production
and conservation will be even great
er then than now There are mil
lions of starving people in Europe
whose lives will depend upon the
productivity of American farms.
WHAT OUR SENATORS and rep
resentatives heard while they were
at home on leave should be reflected
in what they do during the next few
months.
DREW PEARSON has been cred
tied with having closer touch with
those responsible for many New
Deal policies-and that does not nec-
essarily mean the White House
than any other Washington CORE
spondent. Drew Pearson tells US il
is improbable the President will
seek fourth term. Wonder if that
statement was inspired from inside
or outside the White House.
THE WAR MAY LAST UNTIL
1949 but few people, including Hit
ler, think so.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
Give YOUR
COLD THE AIR

Open up that cold-clogged nose. Feel this
real prescription-type medication soothe,
shrink. Caution: Use only as directed.
Be sure you demand Penetro Nose Drops
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

Maury Sher, my old buddy when
we were together in the student
cooks battery, had been on an ex-
tended furlough. Before he returned,
I had left on three-day pass for
Charlotte. We had not got together
for two or three weeks, so I went
over to his battery to look him up.
The battery street was almost
empty; the mess-han door was
locked. The mess sergeant was no
where to be seen. Finally I found a
soldier who had seen Sergeant Sher
in his room, so looked for him
there.
The sergeant lay on his lazy back
on stilted bunk in his cadre room.
reading Dorothy Parker. The win
dows of the room had been equipped
with fimsy green curtains, and par
tally Debated holiday balloons fiut-
tered against them. On the wall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

DIDN'T THINK I'D COME DOWN
HERE WITHOUT FIRST EkPT%lhIS
YOUR GUM DID YOU, Won 8AROGN?
Evening star., 1943-01-03

SCIENCE PROVES TING esFFtafiscfi You will give
your family more sItamiss this winter by in
sisting on California oranges for juice! Five
years of independent scientific tests. prove
that California naveIs have more vitamins
c and A per glass. Plus valuable amounts Of
vitamins Bl and G, and calcium. Remem-
Der: California sends you the bigb-Sitamin
orange juice.
Evening star., 1943-01-03

you CAN SEE the s,FFtRtneti The high-vita-
min juice Of C<hfe,sis oranges has deeper
golden color, an inviting sunniness. 1t
promises you extra health and enjoyment.
vov CAN TASTE nx esssERfMeti One sip. and
you'll know your eye was right! You'll say,
Here's real orange Aavof!". born of Cali
fornia's fertile soils. year round sunny days
and cool nights.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
BEST FOR JUIcE-~>e~<

PVT HeAlIH N NsRy ussoN Dox with bieb- nitsmia
,sis oranges. California navels are absolutely
seedless, easy to peel, slice or section perfect
for school and worldly lunch boxes. Naturally
sweet, they save you sugar in desserts, fruit cups
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Noted Pianists In
 Excellent Concert
Appearance Here of Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson
 Ranked With Seasons Most Popular Events

forces very worthwhile. They ex- celled in intricate running passages as in the Bach fugue, the rippling runs in Saint-SaenR' Summer Wind" and the arrangement of Liszt's "Campanella." With an as- sured style and facility they achieved remarkable results, the art of piano playing at its best.
 While both artists were at their best in this facile finger work, pro- ducing bell-like tones clear cut and perfect in the rapid running pas sages and the more brittle style of Milhaud's "Saaramouche" suite, they played beautifully in the legato passages of Grieg's "Nocturne", and the lovely aria "Sheep May Safely Craze" by Bach. the last named one of the most enjoyable of the pro- gram numbers, which was made 2 singing air under their Skillful fingers.
 A piece that brought out the highest degree of technique was Brahms variation on Q Theme of Haydn" in which the artists ex- celled, their playing marked by a lively interest in the theme they were devolping and embellishing In the successive variations. This alone was enough to distinguish the musicians.
 The duo artists opened their pro. gram with Handel'S Arrival of the Queen of sheba" from solomon" following with the Bach aria, then the Fantasia and Fugue of Bach. Next came the variations of Brahms that we mentioned. The Suite, "ScaraInouche" by the con- temporary French composer Darius Milhaud was given @ short descrip. ton by MT. Robertson and was a to the rest of the program which followed along classical lines pretty closely. Also played was Mendelssohn's Scherzo from Mid summer Nights Dream" And the Qrieg and saint-Saens' pieces were followed by the concluding La Campanella." All of the compost tionS were expertly arranged for two pianos, the Nocturne arranged by the two artists.
 There were several added num- bers which the duo pianists gen. erously offered. These were ar- arrangements of Gavotte by Gluck. LisZt's "Liebestraum," Beethoven's Turkish March, and Q repeat playing of the Brazilian Dance part of the Milhaud Suite.-M. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

not seriously injured when admitted to the hospital, her condition be- came worse, and she succurnbed April 26, 1942.
 The coroner found that the "lo- cality was very dark and the de- ceased appeared in front of the Murphy car at what was described as c fast walk" Murphy did not see the woman until the actual mo- ment of striking her, according to the finding. Witnesses examined were: Catherine Maunzeu, 26 Finer aid St.. Motor patrolmaIl John J. Mcdonnell. Mary Murphy, 60 South street, and Patrick Murphy of the same address.
 Copeland was instantly killed and Thomas died soon afterward when 8 panel truck operated by Thoms struck a wire cable fence on the Naugatuck Waterbury highway July 10, 1042. Thomas lost control of the car flor some unknown reason" and there was no indication of criminal negligence, according to the cor- oner.
 The following witnesses were questioned: Motor patrolman John Culleton, Alfred Hunter, Vine street, James E. Steward, 86 Locust street, Wilbur Wright, II Wood street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
OCD MESSENGERS
 COMPLETE COURSE
Boy Scouts Formally En. rolled in Service; Finger.
 prints Recorded

The Oftice of Civilian Defense has initiated twenty-one Waterbury Boy Scouts as OCD workers, as of last night, when their fingerprint- ing at the city hall made 1t official. These newly-made OCD messengers have completed a training course given by Scoutmaster Robert Bro- deur of Troop 15, and the first of several hundreds boys who will be- come civilian defense messengers.
 OCD representatives. Mrs. Mary Sweeney and Miss Peggy Dwyer, presented credentials to the follow ing Scouts: Alfred Dostaler, Edward Fowler, Robert Scannell, Troop A; Robert Dezinno, Robert Robinson, and Ralph Ferraro of Troop 26, and Rodolph Laliberte, Maurice Nor mandin, Frank Tutolo, Gerard Cyr. George Perreault. Clarence Fortin, Dwight Graveline, Jacques Lavergne, Emil Drolet, John Dionne, Roland Parrizo, Donald Parrizo, Ernest Michaud, Roger Label and Arthur Boucher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
ANDERSON SCHOOL HONORS ANNOUNCE
Girl Students Share Hon. Ors in Eighth Grade, Re-
 ports Indicate

The January honor roll for An. derson school has been announced aS follows:
 GRADE VIII A group-Beverly Conrad, shir. ley Peterson. B group-Myron BaZarian, An. thony Biancardi, Mildred Geremia Edward Mercier, Barbara zecha Shield Murphy.
 GRADE VII
 A group-Mary Mar1no, Francis Mercier.
 B group-Nancy Clark, Marie Hil- ton, George Leavenworth, Joseph Macary, Georgina Masone, Ralpf Saturno. John Wtberg, Marie Va naSSe.
 GRADE VI
 A group-Willian Brennan, Juli' Field, Lillian Somna.
 B group-Jean Hayward, Wini fred Leary, Barbara Sirica, Mildred Wooster. GRADE V
 A group-Mary Lou Leightle Kathleen Mullen.
 B group-Judith Campanaro Donald DeSsereauX, Lois Hayward Jacquelin Livermore, Janice Walk CT. GRADE W
 B group-Rosemary Bianchi, Ar lene CzarZasty, Jane Leightle, RutE RcsaSco, Hugo Wtberg.