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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
Electric Ear.
New Gadget to
Regulate Mil

The electric ear principle Is being
applied in the milling of ores. First
test of an electric ear to regulate
feed to a ball mill is being tried
out at the Getchell mill In the
Potosi mining district of Humboldt
county, Nevada, where the appa-
ratus has been attached to three
huge Hardinge ball mills in the
Getchell plant.
The device consists of a micro
phone and an electric circuit which
is governed by the sound made
by the ball mill operation. IF the
noise made by the mill Is loud, it
means that it is not getting enough
feed and the electric ear automatic
ally remedies the deficiency by in
creasing the feed supply. Lessen
ing of the sound of the machine
causes the electric ear to automatic
ally close the feed circuit until the
ball mill is receiving the exact
amount of feed it can handle.
The device is said to work per
fectly and plans are going forward
to apply the same principle to
other units of mill machinery. Mill
men call 1t making a mill Feat by
ear" The principle might easily
revolutionize milling efficiency.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15

than one by one and one-haIf inches
in size are known as punch mica.
Larger undefective sheets are
graded as plate or sheet mica. Trim
ming waste and very small pieces
are classified as scrap.
The present development of the
Custer mica industry began about
four years ago when Mrs. Gladys
Wells started development of mines,
located several years before by her
late husband, and began buying
mica from other mines and rifting
it in her garage.
Her business gradually grew but
il was not until the war increased
the demand and cut off the Indian
supply that the Black Hills industry
flourished. Previously the industry
had been dormant since 1911 when
Westinghouse Electric closed its
local mines.
Among the largest producers here
are the Ashville Mica company of
North Carolina, which is operating
the old Climax mine as the Climax
Mining company and the Perfec-
ton Mica company of Chicago,
which is working the Buster mine,
as the Black Hills Mica company.
Harold Eyrich and Monte Humph-
reus are mining one of the oldest
properties, the Great Western mine,
which was opened in 1907 to pro-
duce mica for stoves. Jim Koch, a
nephew of Mrs. Wells, is operating
the Victory mine, one of the rich
est of the mica properties.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
LEND-LEAsE TOTALs

Leo T. Crowley, foreign economic
administrator, has announced that
shipments of lend-lease goods to
the u. S. S. R. to the end of Oc-
tober, 1913, amounted to So, $50, 443,-
600. OF this total, 81 ,991 100000 were
military items.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15

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of prospectors.
Mica is essential in the manufac-
ture of electrical apparatus for
Americas war machines, such as
insulation for generators and con-
densers.
The Black Hills have long been
one of the few places in the United
States where mica was produced
but the mineral brought little &C
tivity to this community until war
cut off the supply from India and
wartime industry at the same time
vastly increased the demand.
Almost overnight mica became
vital mineral and its mining was
made more profitable by consider
able boost In the market price.
H. H. Stewart, inspector of mines
in South Dakota, predicts that
South Dakota will rank as No. /
state in the nation in the produc-
ton of mica in 1913, surprising
North Carolina for the first time.
During the first six months of 1913,
was larger than for the entire year
1912, when 152, 1865 pounds, valued
at SOS, 2S2, was produced. Figures
for 1943 win not be available for
several weeks.
At the beginning of 1912 only
three mines were in production in
the Black Hills. Mica is now being
ok &v~r
the area. Four mica rifting plants
are now in operation in Custer and
a new plant has been opened at
Hill City, neighboring town.
When mined, mica is formed In
books" of many thin leaves, which
are separated in rifting plants to
the desired thickness, trimmed,
graded and prepared for shipment
to industrial centers. It Is usually
mined by drilling. although some is
hand-picked.
Mica is marketable only through
the Colonial Mica corporation, a
subsidiary of Metals Reserve, itself
a branch of the Reconstruction Fl
nance corporation. Colonial has Of
fees here with Hubert o. DeBeck
as manager.
Although the present mica min.
ing industry is a wartime develop
ment, DeBeck believes the prospects
for long term development of the
local fields are good. The estimated
potential production of the Black
Hills has been placed at one and q
half million pounds yearly by Con
gresham Francis Case.
In the past, development of Black
Hills mica has been hindered by
the low prices at which Indian mics
has been sold in the United States
and also by popular conception
that "specked" mica, containing
iron oxide, could not be used salts
factorily.
Tests of the domestic "specked
mica, according to Congressman
Case, have shown that this type O
mica, of which there is a larg
amount in the Black Hills, can b
used successfully for electrical In
sulation.
The largest rifting plant in tn
Black Hills is being operated b
federally-backed Colonial corpor;
ton The plant is located in tn
Custer community hall and employ
more than 200 persons.
Top grade prepared mica is wort
SIS a pound, $4,000 a ton. Mic
falls into three general grades I
sizes. Pieces free of cracks an
other visible defects and not MOI
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
Notions Gold Output
Appears Stabilized

According to the American Blu
reau of Metal Statistics, the pro
duction of gold in the United States
appears to be stabilized at about
10000 ounces a month. OF this
total, it is estimated that $4,000
ounces come from copper and lead
smelters and refiners, with 10000
ounces coming from copper, (al-
most entirely as a by-product), and
about 5000 ounces from lead
smelters and refiners.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15

Most girls attain their ends by
not taking enough exercise.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15

Sixty Black Hills Mines Working
To FIJI War Demand for Insulation

CUSTER S. DA wartime mica mining boom has struck this
community South Dakoas Black Hills where discovery
gold 20 attracted of Americas coou rhes
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
Answers Your Questions
on Prospecting

This complete. procticul. pocketsized guide
book gives muny fucfs helpful 10 the pros
pector, minsr. and field engineer. Covers
equipment and methods. geologic and min
erulocic data. identification of important
minerals. and scores Of reloted facts for
practical use.
Handbook for Prospectoxs end
Operators of Small Mines
BY 81 w. von Bsrns- See Ehsse d0tG
wits Aid 10 Prcspecsors
o4O pages. S40o Lows Pertaining to
Revised by Minino
~ s'SA Geology in Pros
Simply end concise pscfnq
ly. this book pre- Ouicops
SCENTS everything the Smpllnq and As
pructicul mon CON a1v,nn
use In the field. from o--,.--.
the m ost efficient -
suuinsnl. 10 making
field tests. Prucsicd morKes ana
uses Of geology and Press
mineroloqy ms ak Ifsuimsns
pldined. Minerals Developing and
ere covered fully us Equippinq
to their occurrence. Glossary Of Terms
and vuluss. Ussd IN Mining
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15

A young mans hardest problem
is to find a girl attractive enough
to please him and dumb enough to
like him.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
By ROD THOMAS.

George w. Huguely, jr., co-pro-
prietor with E. P. Knollman OF the
Bethesda Bowling Center, was the
top buyer and one of the leading
statesmen in the bowlers' War Bond
campaign sponsored by The Star
which ended Sunday far beyond its
goal of S5,000O00.
Huguely, who sponsored a team
which bowled dozen War Bond
matches, the drive reaching climax
Friday night at his plant, invested
to the extent of s65,000. He bought
a $1,000 bond for every match his
team rolled with the proviso that 1t
be matched by the opposition.
Assisted at Rival Plants.
He contributed greatly to the sue
cess of rallies held at alleys other
than his own. A lumberman, he
chopped wood" from start to finish
of the campaign, timing strokes
with telling ones delivered by Hugh
w. Arbaugh, president of the Bowl
Ing Operators Association; John w
(BilD Wood, superintendent of the
Lucky Strike, Hi-Skor and King
Pin, for years a pillar in the struc-
ture of bowling both as sport anc
business; Gait Davis, the Rosslynite
Eddie Goldberg, chairman Of the
Arlington section of the campaign;
Perce Wolfe, who headed the Prince
Georges County effort, and Arville
Ebersole, chairman Of the Nationa
Bowling Council, who, when las
seen, was busting for other scenes te
give an ever-strengthening hand ir
the bowlers' national try for $3.50.
100000 in war savings.
These worthless, abetted by leader
Evening star., 1944-01-11

A difference of opinion on how
to pitch to the Pirate outflelder
played a leading role in the
Brooklyn revolt. Manager Leo
Durocher told Pitcher Bobo New
som he failed to carry out pitch
ing instructions when Di Maggie
doubled. The ensuing discussion
provided the spark that set OF
the mutiny before the game the
next day.
Joe Hoover of Detroit was the
runnerup strikeout king in the
American League, carrying his
bat back to the bench 101 times.
Bill Nicholson of the Chicago
Cubs was second to Di Maggie in
the National circuit, tanning 86
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Cards, Easy Winners
Over Ga||audet, Seek
Bridgewater Scalp

Catholic University's basket ball
team is headed for Bridgewater, Va,
ready to run its winning record to
even more sizeable proportions
against the Eagles tonight after
trimming Gallaudet, 57-27, last
night at c. U. Gallaudet beat Bridge
water by 10 points last month so
comparative scores make the Red
birds big favorites to gain their sixth
win in seven starts, their only set
back having come from Navy.
Last nights triumph was the sec
ond for c. U. over Gallaudet this
season by 20-point margin. Tight
defenses and the hefty scoring punch
presented by Dick Scanlon and
Johnny Mercak Of the Cardinals
again were too much for the Blues.
The game was eight minutes old
before Gallaudet got its first basket
and shortly before the half C. U.
was enjoying a 17-2 lead. With
Coach Johnny Long of c. U. send
ing in his second-stringers, the
Blues managed to cut this to 22-9
halftime edge.
After the half the Cards again
romped into another hefty lead,
taking a 55-23 edge at one point.
Scanlon's % points were high for
the game, followed by Mercak's 16.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
HugueIy Ace Buyer, Salesman
In War Bond Bowling Event

of the District, Maryland and Vir-
ginia War Finance Committees and
members of The Star sports staff,
made up a winning team which, 1t Is
planned, will be held intact for
home-front war efforts, not restrict
ed to bowling.
Alley managers who haven't done
so are requested to turn in tonight
at The Star sports department all
tournament scores. At last accounts,
Bill Cartel Of the Columbia led ths
men in gross sets with 48-492 and
Merrie A. Slechta, who competed at
the Penn Recreation, was high
among the women with 48-455. 1t
was reported enormously that 426
set rolled from scratch by Lorraine
Gulli at the Takoma Recreation was
entered in the tournament. The
writer accepts full responsibility for
the error. Miss CULTS tremendous
score was rolled against Frances
Wilson in a bond exhibition match.
One of the few tournament rules
required that at least four persons
occupy two adjoining drives.
Keith Rolls 453 From Scratch.
Highest scratch set reported for a
man was Eddie Keith's 453 at the
Lafayette. Shooting doubles with
Moe Meade in a bond affair, Keith
fired games of ISL, 1853 and 1874. His
handicap of 3 gave him a gross OF
456. Meade rolled 1872 and the pairs S
total of 845, against Billy Towles
and Weddy Roberts, was one of the
best in the local history of duckpins
Keith and Meade represented the
Greyhound Liquor team, which de-
feated the Palace Tailoring Co
quint by 1,793 to 1,781. Sponsor OF
each team purchased a 81 900 bond.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

Williams list OF victims includes
many Of the best welters and mid
dleweights. Last December, for ex-
ample, he upset Sailor Steve Bel
loise. He also has beaten Lloyd
Marshall, who will fight Nate Bolden
for the duration" light-heavyweight
crown; Eddie Booker and Jose
Basora.
Holman is an elusive boxer with
a whiplash left jab and q singing
short right. He's a fast mover who's
hard to hit and also hard to hurt
when hit. In his 118 fights he
claims to have never been knocked
down.
Six-round supporting matches
send Nose Thomas against Jimmy
Bell, Harry Diduck against Don
Bacala and Tiny Balastrina against
Bobby Brown. A four -heater opens
the show at S.45.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Williams Picked to End Streak
OfHubert in Fiqht I oniqht

Holman Williams, Chicago colored
middleweight, who Is one OF the
busiest and also one of the best
fighters in the game today, dis
plays his wares tonight at Turner's
Arena in 10-round match against
Tee Hubert, transplanted Albanian
who has won nine straight matches
here.
The tall, angular Hubert is con-
ceded only an outside chance of
spilling Williams, who has lost only
10 of lib battles and who soon ex-
poets to fight Jake La Motta for the
duration" middleweight crown.
Still, Hubert, with his straight, solid
punches and ability to take pun
ishment, promises williams an in
teresting session. and Promoter Joe
Turner confidently expects . ca
pacity crowd.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
BY the Associated Press,

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.-Amer-
ica's richest golf prize, the $12,500
Los Angeles Open championship, is
the latest conquest of Harold (Jug)
McSpaden Of Philadelphia.
After winning four of his last six
tournaments, the Quaker City pro-
fessional triumphed in another yes
terday at the Wiltshire Country Club
with a 72-hole total of 278.
He finished with rush In the
final 18 holes to post a scorching
sc, five under par, and beat the
best previous 72-hole score for the
open over this course-a 285 in 1888
by Craig Wood, the New Yorker
who holds the National Open cham
pionship for the duration.
Plays Consistent Game.
jug won his newest laurels and
s4,375 in War Bonds by consistency
in all departments of the game. His
four rounds were 69-72-71-66 for
the par II course.
Johnny Bulla of Atlanta, who won
the Los Angeles Open in 194l, fin
ished second this time with 28l to
pocket s2,125. His last round was a
par performance made in the face
OF McSpaden's previously posted
score.
Leonard Dodson of La Jolla, Calf. :;
Wood and Toledos Byron Nelson
tied with 282s for next place and a
prize of SLIPS each. The veteran
Willie Hunter of Santa Monica,
Calf, was a stroke behind to collect
s625. Tied for next place with 2S5s
and winning 1887 each were Olin
Dutra of Los Angeles and Jimmy
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Banks Thrilling Win
|0ver CreeIman Gets
Bout With Anqott

The chance of a lifetime now faces
Billy Banks, popular little District
colored fighter, who gains a match
with Sammy Angott, National Box
ing Association lightweight cham
pion, on February 7 at Uline Arena.
It will be an over-the-w weight bout
but should Billy manage to upset
the champ it almost certainly would
call for a rematch, with the title on
the line.
In two years of ring warfare
Banks has fought so matches, many
against good boys, but this is the
closest he's vet come to getting a
crack at title. Billy earned his
match with Angott by upsetting Vic
Creelman, New York sailor pre-
viously undefeated in 80 fights, last
night at UGne Arena.
Banks Gets 81 Decision.
Angott, of course, will be the big
favorite, but he's due for a busy
evening against Banks off the form
the latter showed last night. The
decision was split, with Referee Ed
die La Fond and Judge DR.. ]. E.
Trigg giving the nod to Banks and
Judge Jimmy Sullivan seeing Creel-
man as the winner after eight torrid
rounds.
There wasn't dull moment as the
two 135-pounders poured out streams
of leather all the way. Creelman
scored narrow margins in the Sec
ond and third heats after an even
first round, making good use of a
left jab, but thereafter Banks him
self got the range with his left
hand, frequently tagging Creelman
with stiff jabs and Furnishing
hook.
The infighting, too, was good, with
both beating a TATTOO on ribs and
midsection. The sixth and seventh
rounds went to Banks, but Creelman
staged comeback in the final to
stagger Billy with a looping right
to the face. but it wasn't enough to
overcome the edge he had built up.
Big Crowd Is Thrilled.
AAic AIiCApCCICOIy large CTOWQ Oh
2,275 that poured $4,44070 into the
Liberty A. c. Golfers was treated to
another ding-dong battle in the
eight-round heavyweight brawl be-
tween Oklahoma Eddie White and
Danny Cox, with White earning his
seventh straight victory here. Eddie
ignored Cox's stiff left jab to wade
in and beat his opponent around
the head and body, three times
sending Cox to the canvas.
Aaron Perry won his 10th fight
by chilling Red Brown Of Detroit in
2:22 of the second with a right to
the head. Brown was subbing for
Hubert Samuels, who failed to show
up. He's under suspension by the
District Boxing Commission until
some satisfactory explanation is
forthcoming.
In the opener, scheduled for fou1
rounds, Bee Bee Washington scored
a TKO over Eddie Sparks in 2:07
of the second.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Cue Rallies by Hoppe
Overcome Cochran
Rv the Assoniatld pr.s,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Champion
Willie Hoppe led Weker Cochran
his rival for nearly 80 years, 500 to
AL today as the two cue artists en-
tered the second days play here in
their 1900 point cross country
three-cushion billiards match.
Hoppe put on one of his charac-
teristic scoring sprees to win last
nights block after Cochran had
taken the afternoon session, so to
46, in 46 innings.
The champion, with runs of 9, 6
and 4, registered "a points in the
last II innings to overcome a 40-to-
80 lead and win, 81 to 40, in As in
nings. Cochran, former titlist from
San Francisco, had high run
of 5.
The match, a nontitle affair, be-
gan in Kansas City last week. where
Hoppe finished with a 400-to-342
lead. The Chicago phase is over
the 600-point route, lasting through
Saturday.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Loop 10 Plan Postwar
Growth al Meetings
Opening tomorrow
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-National
Football League club owners will
meet with Commissioner Elmer Lay
den tomorrow and Thursday to null
over player prospects for the 1914
season and to hatch ideas about
postwar expansion of the profess
sional sport.
Layden today made it emphatic
that the main purpose Of this huddle
was to chart plans for next fall when
the league will expand to its prewar
size Of 10 teams. Cleveland will be
reactivated and the Philadelphia
Pittsburgh combine will separate.
There will be talk of New fran
chises. San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Buffalo, N. Y, formally have
applied and Baltimore has dis
patched feelers. It is questionable,
however, If any definite action will
be taken, or If any representatives
OF the groups seeking the franchises
will attend.
Boston May Field Club.
Last June franchise was granted
to Ted Collins Of the radio for opera
ton in Boston and his attorney, Will
liam Shea, is expected to report on
the prospects of fielding a team in
1914. If Boston Is ready to 60, the
league probably will welcome it. It
is likely that the other applications
may be tabled until April when club
owners and coaches convene in an
Eastern city yet to be named for
the annual draft of collegians and
1914 schedule making.
Layden exudes optimism for 1914.
He believes there will be enough
players to go around, and then
some, and there even are indications
that the team player limit may be
increased from % to the prewar
quota Of 80. Popular stars, such as
Sid Luckman Of the Chicago Bears,
now an ensign in the Merchant
Marine, will be missing, but the
commissioner vows new ones will
come along"
THE fans make their own heroes"
he said. They'll get just as many
thrills as ever. They thrive on ac-
tion-the league will give it to
them"
Player Deals Are on Fire.
Players deals are rife. Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh are seeking to
build up teams for the 1914 cam
paign, while several other clubs are
searching for players to replace those
who will return to Cleveland.
Among those absorbed for 1943 when
the Rams suspended were Dante
Magnani and Jim Benton of the
Bears. Chet Adams Of Green Bay
and Riley Matheson and Ben High
tower of Detroit.
Since the close of last season,
coaches and club owners have been
compiling player data for 1914 and
should have their problems at their
finger tips when they meet with
Layden.
AS for the protests of Ralph Briz-
zolara, business manager Of the
Bears, and George Preston Marshall,
president of the Washington Red
skins, for being fined $500 apiece for
their dispute at the pro champion
ship playoff December as, Layden
had mo comment" when asked If he
would give them q hearing.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

times. Nicholson, however, led
both leagues in runs batted in
with 1913.
Another unsought distinction
that of grounding into the most
infield double plays-went to Jim
Bloodworth Of Detroit and Sid
Gordon Of the New York Giants.
The Tiger second sacker hit into
% twin killings, two more than
Rookie Bill johnson of the cham
pionship New York Yankees.
Gordon was induced to smack
into rs double plays. Babe Dahl
gren of the Phillies, recently
traded to Pittsburgh. was runner
up by bouncing in % double
plays.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
x-Jockey Robertson
Finds Training More
Fun Than Riding
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 11.-After II
years of booting race horses home.
Alfred Robertson admits he gets q
bigger bang nowadays as a trainer
sitting in the grandstand watching
other guys shoot at his record.
You see more of the races from
this angle" declared the little man,
satisfied now that he has saddled
his first winner-Doubt Not-a win
ner on opening day at Hialeah Park.
During his riding career his Gus
tomary view of the stretch was a
clear track with the others punched
behind. He retired as a jockey last
year, having won more races and
earned more for owners than any
living rider. His purses through
1943 hit $3,185 900.
There's more work to training
'em than riding EN-" he remarked.
TITS an all day job, every day. But
it's good to sit back and enjoy it
when the horses come down to the
finish line. And it's better to put
your feet under the table and get
three square meals day without
worrying"
ALI was just kidding about that
last, for he is one jockey who saved
his money and retired with a bank
account. In addition to his training
duties for Christopher Ranch he is
an owner himself with a pair Of
promising yearlings-Lively Man and
Metta's Doll-which he thinks bear
watching.
The thrill of seeing Doubt Not
race home, he declared, was the
greatest in his experience. Now he
Is after more victories.
The Christopher stable includes,
in addition to Doubt Not, such
likely starters as K. Dorko, Argonne
Woods and Speedy Reward, which
has been nominated for the Widener
Stakes, top money race of the winter
season