White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
llINTY COUNCIL OF
: DEFENSE IS BUSY

.,e White Pine Count ooui9''
1he which was initiated as the
DEL result Of the wish to Ely OF Gov py-
the fe'u III n. A. lennon, En-
ern0i eddie and A. Grant Miller
,'"resenting the state co"nea, q The pe
fens'' consists of the County Com
eoun'" as ex-onicio members and
nFs ,ol,owing appointed by the
Of 'n' commissioners ". n. NC
eoan,' \ witeher, Fred West }. '.
Gu, press Dray and chas. D.
au'P., of Ely; Arthur Smith and
sns"" nonse of East Ely; Len stone
uogan and w. s. Scott, OF Nc
Np ~ u Gregory, of Ruin and
enp, uaboney, of Kimberly. Since
ep "rqanization R. c. North, the
10 of the Board of County
."n,ss,oners. has been appointed
oousa,or Of the Council. and FRED
p,.s, va. elected to act as Secretary.
The council Is in charge oil all war
.%.,,yittes for White Pine County ex.
asaliug the work pertaining TO 1000
"a fuel and in view of the fact
Ia, MI II. A. Lennon, who is the
.~..utive officer OF the State Council
:. nsfsnse. has now been made Fed
s,.l Food Administrator for the State
:, Nevada TO succeed Mr.. Henry M.
uort whose resignation was occas-
,oned by i'll health.) the Council OF
netense is cooperating In the work
., tho Food Administration. Since
,s organization the County Council
hss been Meeting at least once and
sometimes twice each week. and Its
MANNERS have found that their func-
inns are not merly ornamental, but
that there Is a great deal OF real work
involved As one of its first duties
The Council has been engaged In or
eanlzing community councils throu-
an, the County. The first community
eouncil organized was at Baker, on
March 23rd, when advantage was
aiken of the occasion OF a Red Gross
dance al that place. TO organize a
community council. Messrs. Arthur
smith and Chas. s. Chandler, as
members Of the county council. to-
aether with u S. Elliott, County
FOOD Administrator. and !. NJ. Lock
mart. Of the Speakers Committee.
Visited Baker on that occasion. Dur
ing an intermission In the dancing
a war meeting was held. at which up
vsrds Of 100 people were addressed
On war topics by Messrs Lockhart.
Chandler and Elliott. At the con-
elusion Of the meeting q community
council was appointed, composed OF
aesrs. Frank Sellstrom. Guy Savai
T NJ. Baker. Frank Christopherson
and Alfred Bellander. Later this
community council met and organiz-
ed by the appointment of Mr. Frank
sellstrom as Chairman and Mr.. Guy
sayal as Secretary. Mr.. Elliott APP
pointed Mrs. 2. NJ. Baker as Food
Administrator for Baker.
On Friday evening. March 29th.
advantage was taken likewise of the
occasion OF a Red Cross dance at
Preston. for the organization of a
community council there. the County
Council being represented by Messl >.
J II. Gallagher and Press Dray. with
hessrs. J NJ Lockhart and n. l..
0uayle as speakers. After the as
femhled citizens had been addressed
by Messrs Gallagher. Tockhart and
Quayle, a community council was
organized consisting of c. Herman
sen. Jr., Chairman. Miss Devona Jen-
sen, Secretary, Peter Lauritzen.
Martin Petersen and Mrs. Herbert
Alfred.
On the afternoon OF March 31st a
meeting OF the citizens of Shoshone,
shinsle Greek and osceola districts
was held In the Single Creek school
mouse In Spring Valley and address
ses on war subjects made by Messrs.
H. W. Edwards. Chas. s. Chandler
and W. S. Elliott. Mr.. Arthur Smith
eelng the other member of the coun-
" council present. AZ this meeting
d community council for the people
VI these districts was appointed and
organized, consisting of Mr.. Ed. Rob
'nson, Chairman; Albin Kirkeby.
secretary and Richard Swallow. Al
"e same time Mr.. Ed. Robinson WAS
appointed Food Administrator for
.ne shingle Creek district and Mr..
hlchard Swallow as Food Admins
ra.or for the Shoshone district.
IN the evening OF Tuesday, April
4uo' a Red Cross dance was held at
huhd, at which the assembled citizens
we're addressed by J. II. Gallagher.
the County Council. and George