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Evening star., 1943-11-27
Allies Take Sahe|beru
Above New Guinea I
Invasion Sector !
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AL
LIED HEADQUARTERS, Nov
27,-A menacing 2,400- foot high
jungle plateau from which Japa-
nese had overlooked the New
Guinea sector where the most
important invasion of the South
west Pacific is possible was in
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's hands
today.
Australians who had followed
closely behind 26-ton tanks as far as
the tanks could crash their way
through the dense growth stormed
those heights yesterday at Sattel-
berg, slaughtered the Japs in their
dugouts, drove survivors in fight
along trail to, the north and seized
the field guns and military equip
ment they abandoned.
Sattelberg, first major enemy posi-
ton to fall since the capture on Oc-
tober 2 Of coastal Finschhafen,
miles to the southeast, looks down
on the Huon Gulf, where Gen. Mac
Arthur's ground troops are separated
only by the narrow waters of Dam
pier Strait from Westen New Brit
ain. Loss of New Britain would tear
apart Japan's entire South and
Southwest Pacific position inasmuch
as Eabaul harbors the warShips and
planes for the defense of the sec
tor-New Guinea. New Britain, New
ireland and the Northern Solomons.
Accomplished by Hard Fighting.
The capture OF Sattelberg> nine
days after the drive opened from
near Finschhafen was a feat accom-
plished by hard fighting, deadly ac-
curate air attacks and the brilliant
work of American engineers in
keeping the supplies moving.
So difficult and treacherous was
the battle-ground that today's COM
munique paid this tribute:
In this gallant attack, the most
difficult operational conditions due
to mountainous jungle terrain were
encountered and overcome"
The frantic defenders broke for
the Wareo trail into the northern
jungles after three forces of Aussies,
moving in from as many directions,
threatened them with encirclement.
Two More Jap Cruisers Blasted.
In the air. Allied bombers probably
added fifth and perhaps a sixth to
the total of japanese cruisers sunk
this month. United States BLACK
Cats"-Navy Catalinas which usually
fly at night-hit cruiser during the
dark hours Of Thursday morning IS
miles northwest of Rabaul. Heavy
explosions shook the warship and
fires broke out below decks.
The previous night, Liberator
bombed cruiser northeast of Ga
rove Island, which is in the Bis
marck Archipelago near New Brit
ain, probably destroying it.
The battle for Bougainville was
largely an air one, although South
Pacific headquarters of Admiral Will
liam F. Halsey did report a new
landing of troops and tanks from
boats near the Piva River mouth on
the upper end of the beachhead at
Empress Augusta Bay. Although
shelling destroyers had paved the
way for this operation, Jap 75-mm.
guns on nearby island managed to
inflict some casualties and damaged
some ships before the destroyers re-
turned and silenced them.
On Bougainvilles northern tip, SO
tons Of bombs from Liberators
smashed the Bonis Airfield so devas-
tatingly that War Correspondent
Spencer Davis, who went on the
raid, said it obviously had been rem
dered useless.
Evening star., 1943-11-27
Churchill Conferring
With StoIin, Swiss Hear
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERN, Nov. 27.-Foreign diplo-
matte circles reported last night that
Prime Minister Churchill Is confer
ring with Premier Stain, either as
prelude to a tri-partite meeting in
cluding President Roosevelt, or as
substitute for it.
British Foreign Secretary Eden
was said to be with Mr.. Churchill.
No confirmation here is possible,
but informants believed the talks
had been in progress for at least two
days.
Evening star., 1943-11-27
Allied Flyers Smash
81 Jap Planes in
Attack on Formosa
BY J. REILLY O'SULLIVAN,
Associated preSs Uor

HEADQUARTERS OF THE 14th
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,
China, Nov. 26 Delayed Striking
at part of the Japanese Empire
itself, China based Mitchell bomb
ers and long-range fighters carried
the air war to Formosa Island in a
Thanksgiving Day raid that
smashed the big airbase at Shin
chiku and cost the enemy at least
81 planes.
All our planes and airmen re-
turned safely from the big island
fortress 80 miles off the China
coast between the Philippines and
Japan proper and astride the Japa-
nese sea lanes to Southeastern Asia
and the Southwest Pacific.
CThe raid, announced first by
the Toxic radio Friday, was con-
f1rmed last night in a United
States headquarters announce
ment.
(Chungking dispatches said
the Chinese press jubilantly ac-
claimed the raid and Sac Tang
] Pao, the Chinese Army mouth
piece, declared it was "the open
ing of an Allied air offensive
based on China.D
Japanese Caught OFF Guard.
P-38 Lightning fighters led the
low-level attack which apparently
caught the japanese off guard with
only few planes in the air.
With air opposition knocked out
at the start and enemy planes trying
frantically to get off the ground, the
Mitchell bombers of both the 14th
Air Force and the Chinese American
composite wing covered the airdrome
and installations with tons of frag-
mentation bombs. Then the blazing
guns of the Mitchells and theil
fighter escort mopped up what wa.
left.
Fourteen japanese bombers were
destroyed on the ground and 81,
bombers were shot from the air,
seven fighters definitely we're shot
down and another fighter was de.
stroyed on the ground. Enemy
planes shot down also included two
German Junkers-52 transports anc
one German Stuka dive bomber,
Airdrome Left Blazing.
Crew members, who returned in
time for turkey dinner, said the
Shinchiku airdrome, on Formosa's s
northwestern corner, was left
smoking from many blazing planes
and buildings.
The raiders, who escaped un-
scatched, said they stirred up mostly
small arms fire and saw some jap
anese firing from the ground with
machine guns. Three Mitchells
picked up few minor bullet holes
The fact that the mission was
carried out by medium-ranee
Mitchells and not by long-ranee
heavy bombers significantly en-
phasizes the extended orbit OF
American operations, carrying them
ever closer to Toxic.
Evening star., 1943-11-27
Actress Virginia Bruce
ColIupses on Set
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclAted PfeN.
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 27.-Sueen
Actress Virginia Bruce collapsed yes
terday while working on a studio set
and was taken to a hospital for
observation.
Her physician, DR.. Maynard
Brandsma, said she was suffering
from incipient pneumonia.
Evening star., 1943-11-27
Heads Baptist Institute

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27 fR.-
DR.. Dule Kimbrough Mccall of
Memphis will be installed as presi-
dent of the Baptist Bible Institute
here next Thursday at ceremonies
expected to attract prominent Bap-
tist leaders from over the South,
Evening star., 1943-11-27
Airdrome Left Blazing.
W members, who returne
for fllrkev dippnr eoiG

Place . stamp in that vacant
space In your War savings stamp
book; 1t will help put the Axis on
the spot. -. -
Evening star., 1943-11-27

DAMAGED OFFICE OF VATICAN GOVERNOR-The caption
accompanying this photo radoed from Bern. Switzerland
New York yesterday described showing the bomb damaged
interior of the Office Vatican shattered
window door eft and other debris the floor
controlled Rome radio reported City
November and that four bombs dropped undent
fled plane Allied headquarters two days later denied the
report. A P. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1943-11-27

Congress in Brief
~ the Associated Press.
Senate and House:
In recess until Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
SOLDIER is STUMPED
Can't Understand Australian inn

An Ely soldier of Finnish
descent who has just arrived
in Australia didn't have any
trouble with the Finnish lang
uage here but he can't under
stand Australian Finn"
81 met a couple of Finnish
people here" Pvt. John E.
Ojala said, ''but they talk such
peculiar Finn that l can't un-
derstand them"
Private Ojala, in a V-mail
letter to his mother, Mrs. Arne
MARTHA, declared he found
the Australians English Pc
culiar too"
The Ely soldier, who enter
ed the army last April, said
that during their ocean voyage
the doughboys out-sailed the
sailors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
FOR THE War
Copper, Stocking, Button
Collections Soar.

Ely's grade and Junior high school
students collected total of 1886
pounds of valuable copper, brass and
bronze in a drive that ended Friday.
The Washington building turned in
922 pounds, the junior high, $50
pounds and the Lincoln building, 164
pounds. The students were given free
tickets to picture at the Ely theatre
shown Saturday morning.
A drive recently sponsored by the
juniors of Memorial high obtained
enough silk stockings to measure 51a
miles in length if they had been placed
end to end. The "hay stock" of dis
carded stockings weighed about 200
pounds.
The Juniors are sponsoring the COL
lection of buttons for the American
Red Gross, which at last count had
reached the staggering total of 90 500.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
On This
Occasion
Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

The indictment by the grand jury
Of jacob L.. Pete and John Richards
was considerable of surprise to the
men indicted ana their friends in the
district. Comment will be withheld by
The Ely Miner until after the trial
which will establish the innocense or
guilt of the indicted officials. Nat
urally, it is not known what was I'M
earthed by the grand jury. However,
We have served on grand juries and
know the best man living can be in
dicted if the prosecutor can can secure
witnesses enough to tell enough to the
jury. The jury hears only one side of
the story. The accused has not
chance until he can tell his story to
the court at the trial. An indict-
ment does mean the guilt of the ac-
cused but it has tendency to height
en- the idea of guilt in the eyes of the
general public. Only the court trial will
clarity the case. Some seem to think
that the indictment is movement
on the part of the south end COM
misSionerS to detract attention from
their Surfeit of districts and are using
the range commissioners as the goat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Buy War Bonds and Stamps

While our boys in service are offer
ing their lives to make the country
safe, appeasment writer's and political
science shouters are filling the papers
with Germany should not be punished
for what they have done and are now
doing to the belance Of the world and
that America should work for the re-
construction of not only Germany, but
of the whole world order" The writer
is not of the bloodthirsty kind but
firmly believes in the biblical parable
of IAN eye for an eye and tooth for
a tooth" However we take exception
to the clause which admonishes us to
turn the other cheek" after having
heen riven a wallcp on one. "Do unto
others as they do unto you" is a much
ha ter motto when dealing with crooks
in private, political or public life. We
are a firm believer in the hangman's
moose, firing squad and guilliotine in
dealing with sabateurs and un-Amer-
icans throwing monkey wrenches into
the machinery of orderly government
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
RATION CALENDAR

Feb. 20-Last day that canned pro-
ducts can be purchased until ration
ing under book No. 2 starts. No canned
products coming under the order sold
after midnight for one week.
Feb. 22-Fuel oil stamps for period 8
expire. Their value is II gallons.
Feb. 23-Registration for book 2 in
Ely territory starts at 4 p. m. in the
Washington school.
Feb. 27-Book can be secured up
to noon on this day.
Feb. 28-Deadline for inspection of
tires on passenger cars owned by B and
c mileage ration coupon holders and
for tires on all commercial vehicles
(Deadline was Feb. %, but it has been
advanced to Feb. 49,
Mar. Point rationing, with cou-
pons from book to be used on can
ned commodities, goes into effect.
Mar. 13-Persons who do not have
war ration book No. can register with
local war price and ration board for
both books / and 2.
Mar. 31-Deadline for inspection of
tires owned by holders of A mileage
ration coupons.
Apr. 30-Fuel oil stamps for period
No. expire. Good for II gallons each
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Don't Be a Hoarder.

1t is not necessary to go to war to
meet death or be injured. According
to the annual report of the National
Safety Council, coming out of head
quarters in Chicago, there were $4,000
people killed and 100000 injured on
the home front in 1912. The cost of
these injuries and deaths to the ma
ton is figured at $780, 100000 The
time lost through non-fatal injuries to
workers alone was equivalent to a
shutdown of the nations entire ship
building and aircraft industries for 81
days. A bright spot in the survey
however was the 8 per cent decline
in the all-accident toll as compared
with 1941. resulting in the saving Of
$500 lives. The traffic category made
the largest contribution to the i'm
provement, down 80 per cent, or 1920
from the all-time high of 10000 in
1941.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
More Volunteer For Armed F forces

The bus will leave as soon as the neces-
sary induction papers have been hand
ed out.
Four of the six volunteers are from
this city.
They are Toivo Hernesmaa, Joseph
Zupec, william Bolka, and Fred j.
Koplan.
The other two are william F. john
son of Soudan and Arthur A. Hill of
Tower.
Additional men who may apply for
voluntary induction by the first of next
week will be included in the contingent
The district will be credited with
the extra number over the quota.
The group, the first to be composed
entirely of volunteers for two years
may be assigned to any branch of the
service. The nucleus of the contingent
was formed in mid-January, when a
group of Ely youths set out to organize
bus load of volunteers to compose
the next contingent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
SIX COMPLETE
FIRST AID WORK

Six persons have completed an adj
vanced course in first aid given by
Mrs. Rex Larson.
They are Charles L. Merhar, Joseph
Mistek. Mrs. Saima Ola, H. M. Peters.
Miss Frances Spooner, and Mrs. Anne
Trezona.
Mrs. Larson commended her class
highly by saying that, judging from
their classwork and examinations, they
will make excellent teachers. Evan NJ.
Thompson, Duluth, director of first aid,
water safety, and accident prevention
for the American Red Cross, gave the
class members the course on How to
Teach"
Members of the class are qualified
to form a rescue squad which can go
into action in case of an emergency
here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
SCALP A JAP drive
BRINGS IN Y KNIVES

Twelve hunting knives have been
turned in to The Miners "Scalp a
Jap" collection, and many others
have been promised by persons who
said they would bring in their Jap
cutlery within day or two.
Six of the knives were contributed
by a man and his wife who have q
special score TO settle with Japs.
Two were brought In by women.
The knives are being sent to Ed
Shave of the Minneapolis Star
Journal and Tribune. which has
been designated an official clearing
house for the collection of knives for
our boys In the Pacific. The knives
in good condition are sent immediate
ly to battle while those which are
not are repaired and sent on.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Debler of
the Spalding location brought in the
six knives. Their son, Pfc. Donald
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Community Chorus in
First Concert Sunday
Will Make Debut With City
Band as Winter Series
is Inaugurated.

The newly organized Ely community
chorus will make it's first public ap-
pearance at the opening concert of the
winter series to be given by the Ely
municipal band Sunday night.
Composed of 35 voices, the chorus
was formed about three weeks ago
especially to appear with the band at
its coming concerts.
The concert win be given in Wash
ington auditorium, starting at 8
o'clock.
Frank ". Di Nino will direct the
band, while Mrs. Floyd Dunstan is in
charge Of the chorus. E. C. Bolith
will act as narrator.
Two numbers by the band, Scepter
of Liberty Concert March,, by Olivia
dot, and Overture Southern Cross,
by Yoder, will open the concert.
The band and chorus will then COM
bine in giving The Morines' Hymn
and The Army Air Corps dedicated to
the men who fly.
Tres Jolie Charming, a waltz by
waldteufel, and Friml Favorites, by
Friml- Grofe, will be presented by the
band, followed by Go Down, Moses, a
negro spiritual, by the chorus.
The closing band selections are The
Blue Room, by Rogers-Bennett; Mem
DRY Lane, by Conrad-Bennett, and
Rose-Marie, by Friml-Bennett.
AS finale the narrator, band and
chorus will present AS America Sang,
Gy Coons.
Community chorus members are:
Sopranos-Lois Sandstrom, Lois An
derson, Mary Lambert, Mrs. Kehus,
Mrs. John Palmgard, Mrs. Charles
Lassey, Mrs. Ed Edwards and Mrs. R.
East.
Altos-Mrs. Howard Hall, Miss Rosa
line Mantel, Miss Phyllis Palmgard,
Mrs. H. Nixon, Mrs. I. Erickson, Mrs.
Aura Maxi, Miss Llama Haavisto.
Tenors - Andrew Herrala, Edward
Shepel, Laurin Leino, Chester Hill
man, Toini Lepisto.
Bass-Lloyd Carlson. Rennold The
no, clifford Bird, Lynn Pearson, Frank
Shepel, and Charles Lassey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
begin CHECK OF
SCHOOL DIST. II
Two State Examiners Here on
Petition of Free Holders
of Local District.

Two representatives of the state
public examiners office are making
an examination of the books of school
district No. Il, covering a six-year
period.
The examination is being made at
the request of group of voters and
free holders of the district, who recent
ly petitioned the state public examiner
that the audit be made.
A. F. Violette and G. B. Mccain are
the examiners in charge.
The examination, which was started
last week, will require several more
weeks to complete, Mr.. Violette said
A report will be filed with the Of
flee of the public examiner, headed by
joseph T. Langlais, and another with
the local school district.
The examination will begin with the
shool year which started Aug. l, 1886.
This is the first audit made by the
state examiners since 1928. Account
ants from private firms have onducted
ants from private firms have conduct
ed the examinations yearly since then.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Contingent Now IL Members
Over Quota; Special Bus
Will be Used.

Joseph w. Shega, Ely, volunteered
late yesterday to raise the total
number of new volunteers to seven
Six additional men have vol
unteered for military service,
increasing the next contin-
gents number to 80.
This is IL over the quota
of ~ assigned the local draft
district.
A special bus will now be used to
take the men to Fort Smelling for their
final examinations.
The group viii leave Feb. Is, one
week from today. Its members have
been asked to report at the city hal
here at $50 a. m, an hour and Ii
minutes later than originally ordered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

ID. Debler, is missing in action in
the Philippines.
Mrs. Jalmer Ola and Miss Dorothy
Kobe were the latest to contribute
to the scalp Jap" collection, bring
ing in their knives late yesterday.
The parade of knives from Ely TO
the Pacific was inaugurated early
Friday morning, when Arthur For
selius brought in a wicked looking
instrument which still bore traces of
last years big game season.
Forselius was followed by Reginald
Cowling of Winton, who contributed
two highly priced cutters that he has
carried with him on countless will
derness trips for 20 years. Veteran
SINNERS, these knives know all the
angles to the business of cutting.
Stanley Modin, director Of the rec
reation department, added brand
new knife that had never been used.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Ely SKI Cub to Sponsor
Dance, City Tournament

The Ely Ski club will sponsor dance
Feb. 81 to raise funds 20 send group
of riders to meet in Coleraine next
month The dance will be held in the
Community Center and Gene Marines
and his band will play. In charge Of
the tickets are Marvin Janeksela. Rob-
ert Hedloff, and Lionel Larson, and
publicity, Arthur Murphy, Richard
Hedloff, and Stanley Modin, director
of the recreation department which is
sponsoring the club.
Club members are endeavoring to
complete a slide at the golf course in
order to conduct city tournament in
March. They will work on the jump
on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The next club meeting is Monday
at 6:54 p. m. in the Community Cen
ter cafeteria.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
UNION TO Hold
PUBLIC MEETING
Municipal Workers to Explain
Agreement, Relations With
Local City Council.

Local union No. 1856, State, County
and Municipal workers of America
have called public meeting for to-
night for the purpose of discussing its
agreement and relations with the city
council.
The meeting, to which all city Of
ficials have been invited, will be held
in the Community Center, starting at
7:30 o'clock
H. R. Mueller, Duluth, regional di-
rector of the union, a CIO affiliate,
will be present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Must Register Alphabetically
for War Ration Book No. =
Hou to Get Ration Book 2

er, your household has Of CONNER
cially canned fruits, vegetables, fruit
and vegetable juices, canned soups,
chilli sauce, catsup, and other processed
foods your household had on Feb. q,
1913.
Do not include canned olives, can
ned meat and fish, pickles, relishes,
jellies, jams, preserves, spaghetti, mac
aroni, or noodles.
You do not have to report home
canned foods.
From the total number of cans re-
quired to be recorded can be subtracted
FIVE cans for each persons to whom
book 2 is to be issued. This is the
number that is to be reported.
4. Record the number of pounds Of
coffee owned on Nov. %, 1912, minus
one pound for each persons to whom
book is to be issued whose age as
stated on war ration book is Il years
or older. This is the number that
must be reported.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
BOLITHO HONORED
AT MINES SCHOOL

Wayne Bolitho, sophomore student
at the Missouri School of Mines and
Metallurgy, has been presented GER
tificate by the Blue Key National Hon.
or Fraternity in recognition of scholas-
tic attainment asd service. Among the
students chosen for this honor, Wayne
was the only one selected who was in
his first semester He entered the
school last fall.
Wayne is member of Lambda Chi
Alpha fraternity. He has enlisted in
the vi naval reserves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18

Here what residents of the Ely ter
ritory must do to obtain war ration
book No. 2:
1. Delegate one adult person to reg
lister for all members of the family or
household.
This person, when securing book 2
for members of his family or house.
hold, must have with him the names
of each member of his household and
serial number of book issued to them.
This information may be secured from
book l which must be brought along.
2. Bring in all copies of war ration
book No. / (sugar, coffee and shoe
book held by members of the family
or household. You cannot get the new
point book unless you show the old
one.
Do not discard book I because it
viii continue to be used.
8. Make list to report how many
cans, jars and bottles, ounces or larg-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-02-18
Verne Johnson Awarded
Lieutenunt's Commission

Verne Johnson has completed his
officer training course in the anti
aircraft branch of the coast artillery
at Camp DAVIS, N. c., and has been
awarded a second Heutenant's COM
mission He is now in Ely on furlough
He will drive by auto to Santa Monica
Calf, where he will report for duty
at the end of his 24-day f1rlough.
Lieutenant Johnson was graduated
from Memorial high school in 1886. He
entered the army last July.