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EIGHT THE IRONWOOD TIMES Friday, May 13, 1938 HUB MANTHEI HOWE, In Marquette Mining Journal When I came home, one of the first columns written was on "Urban dwelling has no least appeal for me." I had several kick-backs. Some folk agreed, and two or three persons who had lived In Chicago for years said: "But I love Chicago." A couple, former Chicago residents, charge that upper Michigan small towns are not hospitable to newcomers, and hold that people In stores, attendants In hotels, and folk encountered along the way In Chicago have always been gracious and courteous. Now, in my articles, I must have expressed myself most ineptly, for there was no intention of suggesting that Chicago folk were not friendly they have an opportunity to be. I'd Be More Cautious My goodness, I had pleasant conversations with the policeman In the union station who, because I liked watching the swirling crowd, patted my shoulder and told me to come again; had a palaver with a Negro girl shining shoes and some women In the washroom, and in the store was a clerk who was extraordinarily patient and gracious about waiting for me to make up my scrambled mind, the folk who hold a brief for Chicago would not agree, but I would be much more inclined to walk up and address any person I chanced to encounter in a small town than to open a conversation with just any person in Chicago, or any large city. It is much easier to check up on folk in small towns.

Of course, folk who have been born and reared in Chicago make friends, for human beings are garrulous and, given a few years' residence, are bound to make acquaintances, but if I had to go to Chicago, or to Marquette, a complete stranger, I'd rather take my chances on making friends quicker and more easily in the little town. It's Natural Caution One woman said It took two years to crack the shell of Marquette's smug coolness; and she felt Chicago would be kinder. Maybe, but there is an explanation of this and other up per peninsula towns' reserve In go Ing ahead fullsled length to establish friendships. For instance, if you chance to be Introduced to people In Chicago, you can be your gushingest, be as friendly as you please, and all the while be quite aware that If you chanced to be unwise In your verdict about the desirability of being friends with the new acquaintance, because of the distances In Chicago and the Impersonality that a town of that size brings, you can gracefully withdraw from the association without it being obvious or difficult. That Is not a thing so easy to do In a small town where one Is likely to encounter the same old folk frequently.

Then, too, It seems to me that the woman who holds a brief for Chicago and has found upper peninsula town folk unapproachable and unfriendly, may have overlooked the fact that the road to friendship has to be traveled by both persons. A girl who has been reared in Chicago and established her friends there through school days and church affiliations, may have been accepted at her best. Those friends would make allowances for her oddities (and we all have them), and would give her devoted loyalty and friendship. One Has to Sell Self nd I'm not blaming them. They were rying to beat the hurrying hands of he clock.

There is something about hordes 'f rushing people, milling crowds even when on pleasure bent) that somehow oddly repellant to me. 'osslbly It is because I am too much an individualist, but the human )eing seems to lose something of his stature of personality, his human quality when he gets in a mob. He becomes more like sheep, rats, that run in packs. The rush and racket of a city like Chicago, the dust and dirt, are, it ieems to me, bound to take their toll if nervous energy. Now, I adore Chicago for a brief 'isit, a round of theaters and restau- like the rush and scurrying for i little while, but then I want to get back to where the lake shore is jasily reached, where one can look at the quiet hill-top south of town and be a bit quiet.

If our upper peninsula towns really are inhospitable we'd better turn jver a new leaf, but possibly we are lot so inhospitable as thoughtless or unaware of how to make friendly overtures. Airmail Service To Foreign Countries Foreign Air Service showing Air Port from which the mail leaves United States. Argentina, leaves Miami, Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday and arrives at Buenos Airls Friday, Sat- irday and Wednesday. Brazil, leaves Miami, Sunday and Wednesday and arrives at Rio de Janerio Thursday and Sunday. Chile, leaves Miami Tuesday and Saturday and arrlives at Sandiago Friday and Tuesday.

China, leaves San Francisco Wednesday and arrives at Hon King the following Wednesday. Haiti, leaves Miami Sunday, Wednesday and arrives at Hong Kong Port An Prince the same evening. Hawaii, leaves San Francisco Wednesday and arrives at Honolulu on Thursday. Mexico, leaves El Paso, Texas on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and arrives to most cities same p. m.

Peru, leaves Miami Tuesday and Saturday and arrives at Lima on Thursday and Monday. Puerto Rico, leaves Miami Sunday Wednesday and Friday and arrives at San Juan same p. m. Philippine Islands, leaves San Francisco Wednesday and arrives at Manila the following Thursday, Venezuela, leaves Miami Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and arrives at Maricarba Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Australia, leaves San Francisco Wednesday and arrives In Darwin in 13 days.

Austria, leaves London daily ant arrives In Vienna the same day. Belgium, leaves London dally and arrives at Antwerp, Bi(usslHs the same day. Czechoslovakia, leaves London da lly and arrives at Prague the sam day. Egypt, leaves daily except Monday and Wednesday and arrives In Cairo in 2 and a half days. Ethiopia, leaves Rome Monday Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda; and arrives at Addis Ababa In 4 days.

leaves London dally and arrives In Barcelona dally. Sweden, leaves London dally ex cept Sunday and arrives at Stock holm the same m. Syria, leaves London dally excep Monday and Wednesday and arrives at Beyrouth in 4 to 5 days. U. S.

of Soviet Republic In Eur ope leaves daily and arrives a Moscow In 3 daya. U. S. of Soviet Republic in Asia leaves daily and arrives at Vlad ivostok In 6 days. When one goes to a new town, past experiences, records of friendliness, are not known.

As a stranger one has to sell himself, and one is naturally shy, a bit retiring, with a reserve that to others may look almost like hauteur, the going will be slow and a bit rough. Sometimes we have an abrupt manner of speech, a wry smile due often to nervousness, and though we may be ever so hungry for companionship, we simply can't make the first move toward getting it. Where the one Chicago woman speaks of two years devoted to getting the first bit of friendly notice, I know of women who have come into this town and in much less time than that have become integral parts of the community. Possibly we are stand-offish in the peninsula, but I don't think so. I do think that frequently we are not especially gracious, not from a lack of friendliness, but because this climate with its wide range of temperatures is distinctly stimulating and we go hurrying about and in the shuffle sometimes lose of manners.

What's the Use? But that is beside the thing 1 wanted to get across in that former article about Chicago. The thing that appaled me was the harried, taut, driven expression on the face of the folk I saw hurrying to work that morning. There was no evidence of happiness. Not a single one of the hundreds had time for a smile. I'm quite sure if one had put queries to them in the early morning rush he would not nave been met with anything but the moat scant courtesy, Wall Maps Available Marquette, Uppe Peninsula Development bureau ha a few large lacquered wall maps the Upper Peninsula available fo the office walls of members and ad vertisers, and they will be furnish ed on request.

The maps are of thi lure type which has been so popula in the district and elsewhere. The 1938 supply of enameled out door display signs has been for the free use of members anc advertisers, and they will be in th hands of advertisers and bureau members who want them by May 15 or June 1. The signs are on th same order as those placed by the downstate tourist organizations and they are now accepted by thous ands of summer visitors as the mar! of good service. Watch For Marked Fish LANSING, May angler can help make their favorite spor better by being on the alert fo marked fish in their catches thi season. Any fisherman taking a trout whic is carrying a tag Jn one of its jaw or which has one of its fins is asked to cooperate with the iusti tute for fisheries research of th department of conservation by re porting the catch, giving the specie and the date and location of cap ture.

Reports should be made to th CCC creel census patrol ou th water; to the fish division of the de partment of conservation, Lansing or, to the institute, located at th University of Michigan, Ana Arbor XPLAIN USE OF MOTORS WHILE FISHING IN STATE )an Raess Issues Instructions For Those Uninformed ichigan Department of Conservation Ewen, Michigan, May 9, 1938 he Ironwood Times ronwood, Michigan. Dear Sirs: Due to various complaints that ave been received by this office, elative to the unlawful methods by hich motor boats have been and are eing operated. Instructions have een Issued to Conservation Officers enforce Act 215 P. A. 1931, a opy of which is attached hereto.

This law was adopted by the legls- ture as a safety measure, and to reserve the rights of those people hose lives and property may be en- angered by the reckless operation such motor boats. You will note that the Law applies boats which operate both on Inand lakes and the Great Lakes. Par- cular attention will be applied by he officers to the portion of the law elating to the requirement of lights nd mufflers. Your cooperation on publicity in his matter will be greatly appreci- ted. Very truly yours D.

H. Raess District Supervisor Motor Boat Regulations Act 215, P. A. 1931 An act to require all motor boats, lunches and other water craft pro- elled by gasoline or other Internal ombustion engines, operated on the nland waters of this state and the aters connected with the great ikes, or while being operated with" one-quarter mile of the shoreline the waters of the great lakes or heir connecting waters, to be equip- ed with mufflers, underwater ex- or other suitable devices to eaden sound; to regulate the rate speed and use of motor boats on aid waters; and to repeal act number fty-one of the public acts of nine een hundred fifteen, being sections ixteen thousand six hundred eleven nd sixteen thousand six hundred welve of the compiled laws of nine een hundred twenty-nine. The People of the State of Michigan warrant.

Sec. 3. Any officer duly xuthorized to make arrests, includ- ng any officers of the department conservation, may and it shall be lis duty to arrest without warrant any person violating any provision of his act in his presence. Penalty. Sec.

4. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- of this act shall be deemed uilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars or en days in jail for first offense; by a fine of not more than twenty dol- ars or twenty days in jail for a sec- and offense; by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceed- ug ninety days, for a third offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment, In the discretion of the court. Repeal. Sec. 6.

Act number fifty-one the public acts of nineteen hund- fifteen, being sections sixteen housand six hundred eleven and six- een thousand six hundred twelve of he compiled laws of nineteen hund- twenty-nine, is hereby repealed. mact: Muffling engines of water craft; ixception as to races; operation and peed of motor boats; application of act. Section 1. Hereafter any motor joat, launch, or other water craft, he motive power of which Is an internal combustion engine using gas naptha, or other like energy operated on the inland waters ol his state or the waters connected with the great lakes, or while being operated within one quarter of a mile of the shore line on the waters of the great lakes or their connecting ivaters, shall be equipped with a stock factory muffler, underwater exhaust or other modern or improved device capable of adequately muffling the sound of the exhaust of such engine; and such muffler shall be kept and 'emain closed, and such exhaust or device shall be kept in proper work- Ing order by any person or persons operating or in charge of such motor boat, launch, or other water craft, at all time when such engine or engines are in operation, except in a publicly announced and properly supervised motor bont race, regatta or speed trial. No such motor boat shall be operated on any of said waters in a reckliess manner or at an excessive speed so as to endanger tho life or property of any person on said waters, having due regard to the presence of other boats, bathers, persons engaged in fishing, or objects in or on such waters and of any other condition existing, and no person shall operate such motor boat on said waters at a rate of speed greater than will permit him to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead: Provided, That this act shall not apply to motor boats launches or other water craft subject to the provisions of act number one hundred thirteen of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be in contravention of any existing valid federal regulation but shall be deemed in addition thereto where not inconsistent therewith.

Bow Light. Sec. 2. Any such motor boat operated on said waters during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise shall be equipped with a light on the bow which can be plainly distinguished at a distance of five hundred feet. Officers authorized to arrest with- Race On In Nine State Forests LANSING, May year state foresters have a unique race vith the weather man, and it's on again now in nine of Michigan's 12 state forests.

Spring plantings of trees, in the state's reforestation operations, de velop a competitive angle because changing temperatures are a limiting actor in the work. The only period during which young trees can safely be taken the nurseries and planted where is between the time the frost leaves the ground and the time the weather becomes warm enough to awaken the nursery stocks from their winter dormancy. As soon as the weather becomes warm enough to revive growth, the trees cannot be re moved from the nurseries and planted without injury. The same kind of a race develops in the fall, except that it is In the reverse. Then the plantings must be completed between the start of the fall rains and the time the ground freezes.

The race this year is specially important because of a large accumulation of stock at the Hlggins lake nursery. Due to prolonged drouth conditions, planting opera tions suspended in the fall of 1936 and resumed only on a restrictec basis in the spring of 1937. As a re suit there are now approximately 1( million trees now at the nurserie; ready for planting and about 17 million more will be ready by fall all of which should be planted by not later than the spring of 1939. Re duction of the amount of CCC labo available for the work has furthe complicated the situation. Plantings are now underway on all except the Fife lake, Ogemaw and Alpena state forests.

The trees being planted, all pines, are three years old. Locomotive Inspection Made LANSING, May in- pection of locomotives, a procedure which has greatly reduced one of he worst forest fire hazards of the past, has been made already this ear at all the railroad terminals Michigan. Further inspections will be made during the remainder of the forest ire season at regular intervals, in conformance with the railway forest Ire laws which have proved to be one of the most important torest fire prevention measures since the umbering days when engines chugged through the woods scattering sparks on all sides. Improvement in the mechanical devices installed in locomotives as ire preventives in recent years has increased the effectiveness of the state's railway fire regulations, according to D. F.

Weir, supervisor of railway forest fire prevention. "The railway companies in their effort to cooperate in the prevention of fires caused by locomotives have nade great progress In the past few years," Mr. Weir says. "Several dif- types of spark arresters for ocomotlves have been invented and designs in ash pans have been Improved. The railroads have shown a readiness to experiment with and give serious consideration to many different kinds of preventive appli- cances." But, even with mechanically perfected fire prevention devices there will still be forest fires caused by railway operations.

Carlessness on the part of some railway employes, brake shoe fires, fires caused by hot boxes, the use of poor coal and other conditions which cannot always be controlled by either the state or the railways are listed by 'Mr. Weir as factors contributing to the state's fire hazards. Pike Lakes in U. P. Now Open to Fishing LANSING, May state's first closed season on pike lakes ends today in the upper peninsula, following by two weeks the termination of the closed season on pike lakes In the lower peninsula.

Beginning tomorrow it is again legal to fish for such species as pike, calico bass, perch and trout in the designated pike lakes. Fishermen are reminded, however, that the season on other than designated pike and trout waters, in both the upper and the lower peninsulas does not open until June 25. Try Times' Want Ad. It Fays. TJtiiiiiitMtiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiiiiifiriirjiitimriiiiiififiiiiiiitiiiilliittiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiitiiiiliiiiiiiitiilfiiiiiliiliilitiitiit'tiiQ Buy that piece of Kroehler Furniture you wanted now! a This season of the year is your chance to I buy that new parlor suite or any piece of furniture you have wanted at unusually low prices.

Come in today. McKEVITT KERSHNER PATRICK CO. 1 212 Suffolk Street Fish Planted Throughout State LANSING, May all of the millions of walleye fry hatched from more than 500,000,000 eggs taken from Saginaw bay this spring have now been planted in various waters throughout the state. The majority of the fry were planted on the grounds from where the eggs were obtained from fish taken by commercial fishermen. The annual transfer of the eggs from the bay to the hatcheries, and then from the hatcheries as fry, is a process which requires about 40 days.

Little time can be lost in planting the fry after hatching. This step must be completed in about four to five days to prevent them from starving. Upon hatching, the walleye fry lie virtually inert on the bottom of the tank. After a few days the little fish has absorbed Its food sac and gained strength. Developing a voracious appetite at this point, they swim up from the bottom and, unless they are put in water where they can find natural food, cannibalism and death result.

All of the eggs taken from Saginaw bay are sent to the state hatcheries at Bay City, Comstock Park, Thompson, Iron Mountain, and to the new hatchery at Lake Gogebic. Some of the eggs were sent to the Drayton Plains hatchery for eyeing, later returned to the hatchery at Bay City for hatching. IRONWOOD THEATRE TO-NIGHT and SATURDAY The highest point in Michigan, 2,023 feet above sea level is in the Porcupine mountains near the western extremity of the upper peninsula. Do Your Dusting With mm The Polish That Leaves No Greasy Film Otumi, Polishes in one easy operation. for tU ton ftnUihti.

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