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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Mishaps Cut 50 Per Cent
By eva Safety Program.

First tangible results of the State
CWA and emergency relief committees
safety program Is shown in a CON-
pilation of lost-time injuries in CwA
work, Just completed by A. v. Roilweder,
state safety division director.
The compilation, covering the period
from Nov. 16 TO Feb /, shows that lost
time miShaps have been slashed so per
cent from peak of 1927 per milliou
hours worked TO a low of 18.3. The
drop since inauguration of more than
score of safeguards for CwA workers
has been constant.
Although an average of 95, 1876 men
were employed in CwA work each week
during that period IN Minnesota there
were only s26 lost-time injuries, an
average of 81 per. cent per 100 men.
St. Louis County with 10,484 en-
ployed in CWA projects had 70 lost
time mishaps. Lake County with l82
employed had no lost-sime mishaps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Relief Workers Begin
Regional Conferences.

County relief workers this week will
begin a series of regional conferences
designed to facilitate welfare work
throughout Minnesota, it was just an
nounced at state relief headquarters.
The conferences will be held at
Fergus Falls, Crookston, Carlton, Mar
shall and a. fifth city to be determined.
. The meetings will afford county
workers am opportunity TO meet COL
leagues. to exchange opinions and ex-
perienceS, and TO solve various social
problems by round table discussions.
according to Benz. E. Youngdaf1l, di-
rector of the relief division, state CWA
and emergency relief committee, who is
arranging for the conferences. Assist
ing him i'm conducting the meetings
will be Grace Guilford, in charge of
field work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
GIRLS State
TANK MEET
Virginia Mermaids Will Defend
Title Friday and Saturday,
March 2 and 3.

The annual State high school girls
swimming meet takes place tonight and
tomorrow, March and 8, at the Roose-
welt natatorium, Virginia. The Virginia
high school girls will be the defending
champions. Virginia teams have cap
tured the girls title for the past four
years and look like repeaters this
season. A record entry is expected for
the meet. Last year lat girls partici-
pated in the championship swim.
Heading the list of crack aquatic
stars at the meet will be Miss Anne
'Govednik, sensational girl swimmer of
Chisholm, member of the U. s. Olympic
swim team in 1882 and holder OF five
National titles. Olga Mako, holder of
two state high school records in the
backStroke, will be the outstanding
performer for the defending champs,
Virginia.
All preliminaries except diving will be
held Friday evening with all of the
finals set Tor Saturday night. The
preliminary diving will be run off on
Saturday afternoon.
Ely will be represented at the meet
by the local high school girls tank
team which has made quite present.
able record in dual meets the past
season. While not expected to win the
championship, the Ely girls have some
fine performers who no doubt wiz come
through TO score for the locals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Summer Resort
Operators to Meet.

The annual resorters' conference of
the Minnesota Arrowhead association
will be held at Virginia in the recre-
alton building on Tuesday, April II,
according to S. v. Saxby, fiscal direc-
tor of the association.
Problems of resort owners and plans
for the coming summer resort season
will be outlined at the conference A.
G. Anderson, operator of the Birch
Point Inn at Lake Vermilion, will
preside
All member organizations of the
association will be invited to send
delegates to the conference. A round
table discussion will be conducted by
the resorters following noon luncheon,
Mayor Purcell E. Barker and James
Montague, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, will welcome the dele
gates, according to G. c.. Vanderpoel,
who together with Mr.. Saxby is plan
ming arrangements for the session.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
BOARD MEETS
ON eva WORK
Money Available for the Com
pletion of West Chapman
Street Project.

The st. Louis County CWA Mediation
Board met here with the local COM
nittee on Monday and arranged for
program of employment
On February 10Th orders were re-
ceived to reduce the number of men
employed ON CWA projects in the city
and on the 18th lottery system was
utilized to bring the forces down to 81
from the 81 employed.
The lottery system was used for the
purpose of getting immediate action
and several of those taken from the list
were not satisfied. The board felt that
the system was not all that was desired
but the orders we're to curtail the forces
at once to avoid delay and keep the
projects alive.
The Mediation Board here Monday
listened to complaints and most de-
serving of those laid off were classified
according to their qualifications, de-
pendents, etc., with the result that a
crew of 81 will be employed ON the
reduced time system until about the
middle of March on the Chapman
Street project.
In the meantime an effort Is being
put forth TO secure further allotments
for Ely and money for several have
been applied for with prospects that
they viii be granted and CWA work
extended until late into the spring and
perhaps the summer.
The work at the Ely airport is at a
sbandstil1 in line with the orders dis
continuing work ON all airports
throughout the country pending fur
tfler orders. The prospects are that
this work viii be resumed at no late
date and the port completed.
The laying of of percentage of men
on CWA work also affected those work
ing in the woods, cognizance Of which
also was taken by the Mediation Board
here Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

The attempt made to kidnap
a newspaper publisher in the
hope of getting ransom money,
is the height of something or
other. When country news
paper publishers are put in the
class of wealthy brewers, bank
ers, oil magnates and others, it
certainly proves that either the
kidnapers were nuts" or that
they had secured their infor-
nation from somewhat un-
reliable sources. Ask a banker
to show you a country news
paper publisher with money
and he will tell you "there amt
any such animal" This puts
us in mind of the story, where
after SO years of thrift, industry
and perseverance and the
death of an aunt who had
willed him $20,500, a country
publisher died leaving a fortune
of $20,532. However, the
country publishers are flattered
by the kidnap plot in which
one of their number was to be
spirited away in trunk and
held for ransom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
HONOR COURT
MAkESAWARDS
Boy Scouts Are Presented With
Awards Before Large At
tendance Monday.

The Washington Auditorium was
comfortably filled on Monday evening
when Boy Scout Court of Honor was
conducted and badges awarded de-
serving candidates who had completed
work in their several divisions.
DR.. George T. Ayres acted as chair
man of the Court assisted by E. G..
Jones and Thomas Murn, members of
the Board of Review and Court of
Honor. Dr. Ayres acted as chairman
in the absence from the city of Chair
man E. C. Bolitho. The Rev Alex
Tamminen, another member of the
Court, was also unavoidably absent.
With appropriate ceremonies the
following were presented with their
awards: Ray Baribeau, Carlo Columbo,
the Rev. j. T. Dixon, John Dragavon,
G. G. Haugen, Matthias Smrekar, E. j.
Joncas, William Jones, Lauren Leino,
William Mcfarland. Thomas Murn, Sig
Olson, Gust Robertson, Wilfred Robert
SON and Jack Smrekar.
First Glass Scouts Clarence Robert
son and Milton Stenlund
Second Class Scouts Marvin Theno
Richard Cardew, Harold Robertson,
Earl Bird and Dale Needing.
William Mcfarland was made Star
Scout and Charles Strachan was made
a Life Scout
Merit Badges
Ben Richards, scholarship; Charles
Strachan, camping, electricity, personal
health, safety and public health; Leslie
Ornandy, civics; William Jones, camp
ing; Clarence Robertson, Woodworking;
Wflfred Robertson, music and scholar
ship; Clifford Bird, handycraft and
cooking; Richard Mcfarland, civics and
cooking; Joe Turk, woodtuning ana
woodworking; Edward Buckley, civics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
CITY LEAGUE
BASKET BALL

Play in the second week of the last
half of the city basket ball league finds
the BlackhawkS and Swansons con-
tinuing to hold down the top and sec
ond places in the standings, respec-
lively. The Kay Jays are in the third
notch, the Arrowheads in fourth with
the Italians fifth.
The fight for the coveted play-o
positions is a three cornered affair as
the Swansons and Blackhawks are
practically assured of finishing among
the first four. The kay Jays, Arrow
heads and Italians will have to fight it
out for the two remaining spots. The
Italians will have to go some to reach
the play-offs, having lost six games to
date. They were the victims of a sur
prising defeat at the hands of the lowly
Hawkeyes Tuesday evening who chalked
up their first win of the season at the
expense of the Italians.
Following are the standings of the
teams after Tuesday nights NAV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Parent Teacher Meeting
Thursday, March 8th.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Ely Parent Teacher Association will
meet in Room LOG of the Memorial High
School ON Thursday evening, March g.,
at 8 o'clock
Following the regular business meet
ing, Mrs. Charles Smith, program chair
man, win take charge of the evenings
main features. Mrs. Byrd BrowneH will
discuss the topic, Growing Up
Emotionally" Miss Lucella Bridson
will offer several vocal selections and
Miss Irene Thomas will render some of
Memberships works Practical prob
lens of every day occurrence in the
home and the school will be introduced
for general discussion.
Members and friends of the PIT. A.
are urgently requested to be present
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
On This
Occasion
Just q few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

While we were in hopes that
Judge Martin Hughes of Hib-
bing would land the supreme
court berth vacated by the
death of Judge Homer Dibell,
we were somewhat disap-
pointed when Governor Olson
named District Judge Julius j.
Olson of Warren to the
position. Not disappointed in
the man named but dis
appointed because the st. Louis
County applicant failed to land.
Judge Olson is rated as one of
the best district judges in the
state and no doubt will fill his
new position with honor to
himself and to this great state
of Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
LOCAL CAGERS
WIN AND LOSE
Ely High School Quint Loses
to Biwabik and Wins From
Mountain Iron.
By @Shammy" Somrock.

The Ely high school basketball team
broke even in two games last week
losing close fought game to Biwabik
at the range city Wednesday with a
score of 81 to 10 and then coming back
to the front two days later to swamp
Mountain Iron here with 35 to IA
count. The locals were decidedly off
form against Biwabik but reached the
peak of performance against Mountain
Iron.
Biwabik Game.
With Kajala, rangy Biwabik center,
running wild in the first half, counting
five goals from the field, the Ely high
team bowed to Biwabik at Biwabik last
Wednesday with score of q TO 49,
Biwaibik took am early lead in the
contest and with Kajala leading the
attack rolled up an to lead in the
opening period. Ely hit the Scoring
column IN the second frame but could
not cut the range teams lead, the half
ending with the score at Is and /.
The local defense bore down in the
third stanza, holding Biawabik score
less while stepping out to count seven
points. The score at the close of the
period stood Is to IL for Biwabik.
The final period was played ON even
terms and although Ely threatened on
several occasions they could not over
come the Biwabik lead. The final score
was Biwabik 81, Ely 10.
The whole Ely team took a hand in
the scoring while Kajala led Biwabik.
Stukel, Ely center, did not fare so well
in the scoring, having his hands full
of Kajala. who gave him a very busy
evening.
The lineup:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
ELY'S EIGHTH ANNUAL SKI
TOURNAMENT next SUNDAY
Ely Ski Club Will be Hosts Visiting Ski Jumpers Next
Sunday; Riders From Duluth Coerane, Hibbing, Haley,
Virginia and Ely to Compete

The Eighth Annual Tournament OF
the Ely Ski Club will be held next
sunday at the ski slide south OF the
city.
The jumping at the slide will begin
at 200 O'Clock with the preliminary
runs and trials by the several riders
present in connection with the men,
bers of the Ely Club.
Riders from Duluth, Coleraine, Hib-
bling, Virginia and Haley will be here
All of these cities and towns were
represented at the last tournament
held here and were very much pleased
with the reception rendered them
Representatives of these cities are
winter sports enthusiasts and Ely, with
an abundance of winter sport facilities
is recognized as the prospective winter
sport center of the state.
Among the jumpers who will be here
for the tournament Sunday are Harry
Tregillis. Ronald and Rolf Mangseth of
Coleraine; George Kotlarek of Duluth;
Stanley Bennick of Virginia. All of
these are headliners in the ski jump
game and prize winners at the various
events in which they participated in
this winters tournaments.
While these jumpers are recognized
as leaders, they have nothing on some
of the Ely boys, particularly Joe Priy-
atel, who opened the eyes of the Duluth
jumpers and also those of Coleraine
this year. Priyatel is considered the
local ski star and will make a daring
twin jump in company with RENO
Tuomala at Sundays tournament A
five man team of the Ely Ski Club
will be in the competition and several
other riders in the exhibition runs and
jumps
The officers of the Ely Ski Club for
this year are:
President Otto Sarkipato.
Vice President-Joe Priyatel.
Secretary and Treasurer Leonard
Klun
Hill Captains Jokela and
Robert Tuomala.
Publicity Manager Sark-
patio.
The Ely boys will be hosts to their
visitors at dinner to be served at the
Community Center after the meet on
Sunday at which the prize winners will
be awarded their trophies
Should the weather be favorable,
there is no question but what an
enormous crowd will be present at
Sundays tournament. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everybody to
come out and buy tag even if not
able to remain during the entire after
noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

1t was rather gratifying to
note the attendance at Tues
days meeting of the Ely Com
mercial Club. While the at
tendance was large, each meet
ing should be attended by every
business and professional man
in Ely. The Commercial Club
should be a clearing house for
all matters pertaining to the
city where personal expression
for the good of the community
would be given free reign and
matters which vex could be
ironed out. See the proceed
ings in another column and see
what held the attention at
Tuesdays meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

Next Weeks Games
Monday, March 5.
SwanSonS VS.. Hawkeyes
ArrowheadS VS.. Kay Jays
Tuesday, March 6.
Gophers VS.. Tigers
SwanSonS VS.. Italians
Wednesday, March !.
No league games on account of Ely
High playing at District Tournament.
Thursday, March 8.
Ely Gas vs. Gophers
ArrowheadS VS.. BlackhaWkS
Friday and Saturday March and 10.
Semi-finals and finals of District
tourney at Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
MARGARET MUSIcH AWARDED
GOLDEN EAGLET SCOUT HONOR
Highest Award in Girl Scouting Presented Miss Margaret
Musich at the Washington Auditorium by Spring Session
of the Court of Awards

The Spring Court of Awards for the
Ely Girl Scouts was held Friday even
ing at the Washington auditorium.
1t was rather a thrilling occasion due
to the fact that another Girl Scout,
Margaret Musich of Troop No. 6, was
awarded the Golden Eaglet, the highest
award in Girl Scouting.
Mrs. George T. Ayres, chairman of
the Court of Awards, made the presen-
tation in her usual efficient manner
and in neat address.
large attendance was present to
participate in the ceremonies preceding
the award. Following the presentation
of the Golden Eaglet to Miss Musich,
fifty Scouts were awarded merit badges
for which they had industriously
labered and had shown unusual pro-
ficiency. The following received badges:
Second Class-Patricia West, Mar
jorie Rikhus, Barnetta Agnew, Emily
Slogan, Rosemary Murn, Carol Chinn,
Alice Newgord and Lois Childers.
Tenderfoot Badges EVelyn Dyhr,
Mildred Koivunen, Lorraine Koivunen,
Elsie Korpi, Betty Halamik, Mary
Krnichar, Peggy Lambert, Florence
Lindbeck, Jacquiline Jackson, La Veryne
Telamik, Christine zergaij, Lois Thiel-
man, Edith Bohinc, Patsy Bottani,
Eleanore Bobnik, Rose Kozar, Ruth
Erickson, Shirley Kochevar, Angela
Mikalich, Marcia Martin, Marian
Rautio, Agnes Simonick, Mary Struna,
Lillian Takkunen, Mary Kerse, Angela
Poljanc and Waynetta Hill.
First Aid-Ingrid Erickson and Mari
gold Santineau.
Swimmer Marigold Santineau.
Cook-Clara Herseth and Mary
Dragosh.
Child Nurse Clara Herseth and Mar
jorie Berglund.
Health Winner-Merna Maxi.
Scholarship Marjorie Berglund
Life Saving-Helen Cherne.
Needlewoman-Dorothy Paun, Anges
Alar, Marjorie Berglund, Emily Slogan,
Lois Childers, Mary Dragosh, Gloria
HusSey, Alice Merriam, Ruth Martinetti,
Carol Chinn, Marjorie Ekstrom. Mabel
Lampi and Evelyn Thompson.
DreSSmaker-Ingrid Erickson, Alice
Hayden and Vienna Savola.
Observer-Clara Herseth.
Bird Finder-Helen Cherne, Barbara
EkStrom and Marjorie Ekstrom.
Handywoman-Barbara Ekstrom, Enid
Herranen, Alice Hayden, Rosemary
Murn, Ruth Martinetti, Mabel Lampi,
Barnetta Agnew, Evelyn Thompson,
Mary Ellen Ojala, Katherine He4seth,
Clara HerSeth, Patricia West and Mar
jorie Rikhus.
Five Year Service Stripes
Matchiner. Rose Tisovich, Eileen Lo-
masney and Mrs. George T. Ayres.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
ELY SECOND in
STATE MEET
Hibbing Swimmers Win State
Title; Ely is Second; Klun
Retains Crown.

A we'll balanced Hibbing high school
boys swimming team won the State
high school swimming championship at
Hibbing last Saturday by placing in
seven out of possible eight events on
the program The champions scored a
total of "a, points for first place Ely
placed second with Is points Other
schools scored as follows: Virginia II;
Chisholm 10; Minneapolis West 8;
Aurora 4; Winona 3; Duluth Denfeld
Q; ST. Paul Central l.
The Ely team won two firsts in the
meet, upsetting the dope by edging out
Hibbing in the 160-yard relay finals
after the Hibbing team had won the
event in the preliminary trials ON
Friday. Ely's other first place was
garnered by Leonard Kun, 1893 State
diving champion, who retained his
crown.
The locals scored in the following
events: First in the 160-yard relay;
second in the 180-yard medley relay;
TuomikoSki, second in the S100-yard
breaststroke; Sutherland, second in the
lOo-yard backstrokee Kun. first in
diving Ely's winnipg relay team was
composed of Tuomikasi, Sutherland,
Klun and Pellikka
Hibbings medley relay team broke
the existing state record of 1:515 when
they negotiated the 100 yards in the
time of 1902. The former record was
set by Virginia high school in 1892.
Bloom, Hibbing anchor man in the
medley, made victory in the event
possible for his team when he over
came yard handicap in the last leg
of the race to nose out Ely. Hibbing's
time in the medley race also eclipses
the national interscholastic record of
Isl. The meet summary follows:
160-yard relay-Ely CTuomikosh,
Sutherland, Klun, Pellikka), first; Hib-
bling second; Virginia, third, and CHS
holm, fourth. Time, 1:221.
1o0-yard breast stroke-Andrick vir-
GINA, first; Tuomikoski, Ely, second;
Miller, Duluth Denfeld, third, and
Rapoyich, Chisholm, fourth. Time
1895.
40-yard free le-Bloom, Hibbing,
first; Holzinger, Winona, second; MUIR
phy, Hibbing, third, and Krasovetz,
Aurora, fourth. Time, :203.
200-yard free style Ostrander, Min
neapolis West, first; Ahola, Hibbing,
second; Shebich, Chisholm, third, and
zavoral, st. Paul Central, fourth. Time,
2:281.
100-yard back stroke Stake. Hib-
bing, first; Sutherland, Ely, second;
Johnson, Hibbing, third, and Lesar,
Aurora, fourth. Time, 1869.
100-yard free style Lindvall, CHS
holm, first; OstTander, Minneapolis
West. second; Murphy, Hibbing, third,
and Leighton, Virginia, fourth. Time,
:57.6.
Fancy diving-Klun Ely, first; Lame,
Virginia, second; Larson, Eveleth, third,
and Edwards, Hibbing, fourth. Points,
1880.
1S0-yard medley, stake, Marsland,
Bloom, first; Ely, second; Virginia,
third. and Aurora, fourth. Time,
1:502. oNew record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

A Superior postal clerk, who
had only one more year to serve
before being retired on a
pension, recouped his waning
fortune by rifling the mails
and was sentenced to a Federal
penitentiary on Monday. The
judge in passing the sentence
left the prisoner and others
whose fingers itch for easy
money some food for thought
when he said "you could not
have taken a more effective or
complete way of wrecking your
life"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

We wish to congratulate the
Ely swimmers who participated
in the State meet at Hibbing
on Saturday. The small team
of four in attendance put up
the finest exhibition of
swimming ever witnessed in
any of our state meets we are
told by authority on such mat
tiers. Never before did a four
man team garner a total of %
points and it probably will be
a long time before such a re-
cord will be repeated. To
Messrs. Tuomikoski, Suther-
land, Klun and Pellikka, under
the able coaching of Max
Herseth, is the credit due for
the fine showing made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
EplUOrfh League Meeting.

Miss Barbara Schmid will be chair
man of Sundays meeting of the Ep-
worth League. Miss Isabelle Nankervis
will be prayer leader and Miss Berniece
Needing will be topic leader. Miss
Edith Mcneil will have a special sub
ject. Topic will be Missionary" from
the Epworth Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Forestry Information
Available to Public.

Recent bulletins and pamphlets issued
by the Minnesota Division of Forestry
Department of Conservation, for general
distribution are Forestry in Mime
sofa" sItasca State Park and Forest, s.
Forest Laws of Minnesota" and "An-
swer to your Questions" Additional
bulletins are being prepared.
During the past year approximately
5000 pieces of literature were sent out
by the Forestry Division
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Exhibit at Minneapolis
SpOrtsnaen's ShOlc.

Ray Hoefler, secretary Of the Ely
Commercial Club, was In Duluth Friday
where he conferred with executives of
the Arrowhead Association In regard
to the exhibits to be made by the
Association in connection with the st.
Louis County Club. the Virginia, Tower
and Ely Commercial Clubs, at the
Northwest Sportmen's Outdoor and
Wild Life exhibit TO be held IN Min
neapolis from April tot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

A Michigan man, aged 81,
a resident in the U. S. since
1862, secured first papers in
Duluth last week. He said he
filed for first papers thirty
years ago in Michigan but
failed to follow up the require
ments and his papers more
than Z years old were invalid.
Better late than never.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

Kakela, Mountain Iron.
Mountain Iron Game.
Sma,ting from the defeat at Biwabik,
the Ely cagers came back ON the re-
bound Friday, TO smother Mountain
Iron under a IS to IA count. The
locals had things their own way during
the game displaying some nice team
play TO score consistently.
The Ely five scored first with Noun
tain Iron coming back to tie the count
at two-all. The locals stepped away at
this stage going to the front and mark
ing up to 2 lead at the close Of
the first quarter. Continuing their fast
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

Governor Floyd B. Olson, in
order to spike the political
slate-makers, on Monday filed
for the third term as governor.