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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
Scouts Present ShOIr
at CCC Camp Sunday

After scoring a hit with local audi
ences hast week, the third annual
minstrel by Boy Scout troop TIA was
presented Sunday afternoon before q
capacity audience of CCC members IN
the recreation hall of Camp 7l3 Ar
nangements for the show at the camp
were made by Lieutenant Paul Price
commanding officer.
With much of the dialogue changed
TO fit the occasion, the minstrel proved
q hit with the camp members. CCC
trucks transported the cast, musicians
directors and properties over the 40
mile route
Lieutenant and Mrs. Holt were Official
host and hostess in the absence Of
Lieut.. Price and the guests were &C.
corded a warm reception with dinnel
and tour of the camp following the per.
Torrance.
Lieut.. Holt, who is camp physician
addressed the Scouts on first aid and
Chief Forester Moore gave them an in.
StCuctive talk on game management.
Arrangements are being made TO keeI
the minstrel intact for presentation a:
3 part Of the entertainment program tol
the National SSCU Juvenile convention
to be held here in August.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
State LEGION
OFFICERS SPEAK
AT CONVENTION
Stafford King Heads List of
Legion Speakers In Main
Banquet Address.
MANY NOTABLES LISTED
Mrs. Nj. E. Withrow VIII Be the
Principal Speaker for the
Auxiliary Group.

Notables Of the American Legion
Legion Auxiliary and 40 and organi.
nations of Minnesota VIII be honor
guests and featured speakers on thu
program of the Eighth District Legion
convention TO be held here June Il, Is
and Is, according TO an announcement
this week from Harold Dillon, genera
chairman.
State Auditor Stafford King VIII 0e
the chief convention speaker State LIE.
gion Commander VIM Billy" Mitchell
of Tracy and District Commander W
NJ Nsllis of NaShwauk VIII be Other
headline Legion speakers. Harry G
Settler, Grand Chef de Care of the &C
and 8, viii represent the Legion's fun
organization.
Mrs. NJ. z. Withnow Of International
Falls, state president of the Auxiliary
and Mrs @. A. Roland If Proctor, dis
trict president, viii be the principal
speakers from the women's organization
Prominent in affairs Of veterans or
CARNATIONS in Minnesota, Mr.. KING is
most popular as featured speaker End
members Of the convention committee
here said they were fortunate TO secure
his services. He VIII deliver his ADDRESS
at the main convention banquet on the
evening Of June Is.
Various civic and fraternal organize
tons here are entering for the torch
light parade to be held on the first
evening of the convention, Mr. Dillon
said All entrants viii be in costume
and the parade VII be one Of the nigh
lights of the conclave.
The 40 and wreck" &c be staged
by the Voiture Locale No. IS Of Hibbing
on the first evening viii De another
entertainment feature. Plans foF a gala
program the first evening have been
completed with the wreck" and parade
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
new ccc CAMPS
FOR THIS area
President Roosevelt's Expanded
Program Includes Six More
Camps Near Ely.

President RooSevelt's new expanded
program Of emergency conservation
work includes the establishment of six
more CCC camps in the vicinity of Ely
and q others IN the northern tier of
Minnesota counties. The majority of
the new camps viii be located in the
Arrowhead country, according TO news
paper reports this week from Wash
ingtou-
No definite locations Of the new
camps have been announced, according
% local forestry officials. Il IS known.
however, that two Of the new camps
VIII be located near Ely in st Louis
county, three near here in Lake county
and one near Winton in Loke county
Ely viii be headquarters for a crew
Of 20 government surveyors who arrived
here Tuesday.
The presidents program provides fog
the establishment Of Sc new CCC camps
IN Minnesota and the enlistment Of
20.8o0 more recruits. In dispatch
from Washington, Robert Fechner. d.
rector Of emergency conservation work
said that the enrolment viii include
Is, 800 from Minnesota and $500 from
other states 10 be stationed IN this state
Enrolment VIII begin June Is and ths
number Of men working IN the state
viii be increased by approximately
1000.
Twenty-four Of the So camps VIII b
located IN national forests. six in stats
forests, five in state parks and one or
biological survey project.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
Ely Will Haze Modern, Compact
Water Plant With Completion Of
IMPROVEMENT Work Next Month
Water Treatment Against
Discoloration to Begin
About June 15.
SYSTEM is EXPLAINED
Local Consumption Higher
Than Average City of
Same Population.

Ely viii have the most compact and
the most modern water plant Of any
city in the United States using the
plant is completed about June IS, &C.
cording to city officials
The need for the new plant and its
modern equipment is thoroughly JUST
fisd by the fact that Ely consumes more
water during the summer than any
other average city Of its size IN the
United States. City officials pointed ouI
that the average consumption for q city
the size Of Ely IS 100000 gallons per day
while Ely consumes as much as one
million gallons per day during the
summer.
II IS doubtful that any other in
stitution in the city would hold as much
interest for the average citizen as does
the water plant To the layTnan Il IS
a confusing system Of tanks, fllterers
and machines Under the guidance Of
an official, however, the confusion re-
solves into a simple but interesting
story Of what happens from the time
gallon of water leaves Burnside lake
until q housewife in Ely turns on 5
faucet.
Sensitive gauges record the fact thai
a housewife has opened q tap 10 secure
water for the dinner dishes. PulSating
guage needles tell the operator an in
tereSting story Of the consumption Of
water in Ely. For instance, the greatest
consumption is between the hours Of
and 10 IN the morning.
After thorough tour Of the water
plant the laymau visitor has q new
sense of security. He has been shown
by officials that there IS always 800, 900
gallons Of treated water ready 20 be de-
lvered; that there are auxiliary pumps
in the basement of the old power plant
capable Of providing an enormous
amount Of water in less than an hour
in the event of fire
Il Is especially interesting 20 the
visitor TO trace the course Of q gallon
Of water from the time II leaves the
lake until it is ready for delivery
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
new BUILDING
FRONT STARTED
Brick Piles Melt as Walls Go
Skyward; Rush Work on
Fast Schedule.

With brick piles melting away and
walls climbing skyward with record
speed, construction work on the new
Baehr theatre building continued TO
move forward at rapid rate this week.
Tile and brick walls and interior par
titions were well underway last week
and construction Of the white art stone
front was begun Saturday morning. The
front viii be Of large white blocks with
corners and decorative designs in black
stone
Contractors said that the work was
running on the record schedule which
was set at the beginning of the job
Present plans call for pushing the COM
pletion Of the theatre and ground floor
as fast as possible. It is expected that
the theatre VIII be opened as soon as
the ground floor is finished and the rest
Of the building VIII be completed later
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
BASEBALL NINE
STARTS SEASON
Arrowhead Club Has Strong
Team of Veterans Out for
Practice This Week.

With a tentative schedule arranged,
preliminary preparations for the open
ing of Ely's baseball season were
launched this week as the Arrowhead
club began practice under the direction
of Manager Louis Kompare
Prospects of a strong team are bright
with almost an entire squad Of veterans
competing with some good new talent
for regular berths. According 10 the
lineup, Manager Kompare
viii have plenty of good defensive
material and strong hitting power
The teams pitching strength VIII be
greatly increased by the services Of
John Grahek. who IS starring for Wash
ington State college on the Pacific
coast, when he returns from school IN
June. Besides his work on the mound.
Grahek has done some heavy hitting
for the college nine
Other hurlers on the squad include
Martin KraIl, Albert Harri and Joseph
Roman. Their battery mates VIII be
John Deyak and Tony Colerich
Candidates for the field positions in
clude Fred Banks. Joe Svigel, Matt
Banks, John Glavan, Bert Madden,
Albin Gorshe and Doc" Romnes. A
star with the Chicago Blackhawk hockey
team. Romnes is expected to prove q
valuable addition TO the club. Besides
the list Of veterans several new candi-
dates are expected to report 70 Man
ager Kompare for a chance to make the
team
The temporary schedule thus far In
cludes home-and-home games with In
ternational Falls. Virgi1ia and Cloquet
Definite dates and additional teams vii
be announced soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
LIGHTNING r A c E S
THROUGH HOME ON
JOHN BOUSKA FARM.

Nature was evidently In a playful
mood last Thursday evening when
lightning struck the farm home of
John Bouska, 8 miles south of Ely.
Entering the house via incoming
electric wires the bolt, in the form
of a red ball of fire, raced crafty
through the entire house and
crashed out of the roof.
Following the electric wiring the
bolt blew out all the light sockets,
fuses and radio tubes. Insulators
were cracked to bits as occupants
of the house watched the ball of fire
race from room to room
Reaching the attic, the bolt
jumped to huge rafter, reducing it
to splinters before bursting hole in
the roof to escape.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
Council Delays Action
On Community Center
To Get More Details
Delegates From Ely Groups
Present Initial Plan at
Special Meeting.
FINE PLANS SHOWN
100000 Building Studied
at Session; Would Be
ERA Project.

Action on the proposed construction
Of q Community building here was de-
layed by the city council at a special
nesting Tuesday evening until more
definite information on the federal
governments new relief program could
be obtained. The meeting was called 70
hear a delegation representing various
organizations interested in the project
temporary plans were presented 70
the council with an estimate Of $4,000
as the total cost. Under the proposal
presented by the delegation, the city
would seek an ERA grant Of SIPS OO0
and float q bond issue Of $4,000. II
was pointed out. however, that the
federal administration has made no
definite announcement as 70 how the
new relief program viii be handled and
II VIII be necessary TO secure more in
formation before action can be taken.
Delegates present and the organiza-
tons they represent included:
Jack Gianotti, chairman. American
Legion; Mrs. A J. McMahan, Parent
Teacher Association, Catholic Women
Foresters, Girl Scouts, American Legion
Auxiliary, American Association of UNI
versity Women; Mrs. Peter Svetich,
various Slovenian ladies lodges and
clubs; John NordStrom, Swedish Fra
ternity Of America; Archie Hedloff and
John Debeltz, Labor Mutual Benefit
Club.
Mrs. Nike Gordon, Parent Teacher
Association; John Prola, Italian-Ameri
can Club; ?. J. Lindgren, Loyal Order
Of Moose; Mrs Emil Leino Ely Finnish
Temperance Society, Kaleva Ladies;
Mss Julia Maxi, Ely Business Girls
Club; B. o. Srachan, Oliver Iron
Mining Company; Mrs. Ruth King, Ely
Public Library; Ray Hoefler, Com
munity Service Center.
I haven't seen any similar project in
Minnesota where the need IS IS
genuine" VIM N Ingemann, St. Paul
architect, told meeting of delegates OF
various civic, fraternal and govern
mental organizations Monday evening
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17

Large Cast Scores Success in
Hickory Dickory," 3-Act
Comedy Production.

With a display of unusual talent,
seniors of Ely high school presented
their annual class play, Hickory
Dickogy," before large appreciative
audience Thursday evening at the
Washington auditorium.
Directed by Miss Mama Forbes, the
three-act comedy was capably handled
by the young thespians. The polished
performances given by every member
Of the large cast were distinct credit
70 Miss Forbes direction and the work
Of the staff composed of Frances Stokes
IN charge of the settings; Mary Mantel
costumes; Berniece Cardew, properties;
Sulo Kitllala. stage manager, and Jack
Beuk, business manager
Humor was the keynote of the pro-
duction and the players capitalized or
the comedy value of every line md
situation Il was excellent entertain
ment and wrung round after round Of
laughter from the audience. Written
by Dorothy Nichols. the comedy wa
especially appropriate for high school
production and was probably one Of the
best productions presented by seniors il
recent years.
Each Of the = members of the cas-;
contributed their full share to the sue
cess Of the show and all can well be
proud Of their part in the production
Il would be impossible for a critic tc
pick any stars" since even the minol
characters played important parts II
the shows success.
The cast included the Misses Angels
Tratnik, Mary Elizabeth Berg, Mar
Seine. Marian Lee, Lois Robertson
Esther Ahonsn, Elsie Tolonen, Julis
Skule, Eleanor T1rufa. Leona Slogan
Mary Jerich. Helen Anderson and Der.
nice Cardew, and the MeSSrs. Georg;
Nicholas. Edward Porthan, Thoma:
Thompson, Sylvester Yuma. Jack Purdy
Teuvo Ahola, Joe Bianchi. Joseph Cool
and Walter Roponen-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
Railway officials Here.

C. E Carlson, president Of the D. NJ.
q N. accompanied by Vice President P.
H. Van Hoven and other officials in
ciud1ng TRAFFIC Manager Ross, were IN
the city on May on their early season
tour OF inspection The officers anticl-
pate a good season Of shipments from
this range for the coming year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17

The season for waH-eyed pike, sand
pike, saugers. pickerel, great northern
pike, yellow perch and muskellunge and
stream trout, opened Wednesday.
Many fishing licenses have been sold
and scores Of fishing parties were out
on the opening day Reports indicate
excellent results for the opening
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
DIR. Schroeder Will
Conduct Baby Clinic.

Dr. Schroeder Of Duluth VIII conduct
the Free Baby Clinic 70 be sponsored by
the Ely Parent Teacher association,
Saturday. May Is. at the Memorial hign
school building. Mothers desiring =
morning appointment have been re-
quested TO call Mrs. Nike Gordon. tele-
phone z38-M. and for afternoon ap-
pointments call Mrs Charles Smith,
telephone %.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
New Oil Station.

j. A Rothman. local distributor for
Philips IS, has taken over the oil
station formerly operated by the
Workers Cooperative Association at
the corner Of Fifth Avenue and Sheri-
dan Street Frank and John Petek VIII
have charge Of the station
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17
ON THIS
OCCASION
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

While the posJofice department has
sent out a bulletin stating that pros
perity chain letters were unlawful, the
sending and receiving goes merrily on
with the daily starting of new chains 60
the ultimate harvest Of dimes. quarters
and dollars The mere fact that the
fad has been pronounced illegal does
not deter those wishing 70 share IN the
chain from sending out the letters.
While the poStof1ce department has
labeled the fad lottery, nothing can
be done about it as has been proven
wherever discoUagement has been at
tempted. First class mail cannot be
interfered with.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-17

Newspaper circles lost one OF rs best
known newspaper men in the northwest
Saturday when Gustav B. WoIlan died
at his home In St. Paul after short
Illness. aged So. He was Of the old-tims
newspaper fraternity, born in Glenwood
Minnesota, where he also took his first
newspaper job He was editor OF the
Duluth News Tribune in 1910 and from
there went to St Paul on the Daily
News. He was secretary 70 Mayor
Hodgson of St. Paul for two terms. He
also was executive secretary 70 Cover
nor Preus one term. OF late he has
Continued On Page For)
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
BIG TIRE FIRMS
CUT PRICES TO
NEAR COST

NEW YORK, Sept. % G.N.S0.
Leading tire manufacturers, who
have been enjoying for the past
year a 10 per cent profit on their
deliveries of original equipment
to automobile makers, have made
a downward adjustment of prices
to levels representing scarcely
more than the cost of production.
This development reflects a con-
certed effort on part of the prin-
cipal makers to capture a larger
share of the primary tire market.
The suppliers of the bulk of
original equipment tires and tubes
are Goodyear, Goodrich, Fire
stone and United States Rubber.
For many years manufacturers
took this business at an actual
loss, their recovery in some in
stances running as little as SO per
cent of cost. Slightly more than
year ago, however, the practice
of under bidding each other for
this business was effectively
curbed and as result, original
equipment prices were stabilized
on basis that yielded producers
margin of nearly 10 per cent
over mill-door cost.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
RULING
ON NOTE SALE.

The District Court of Appeals
today affirmed District Supreme
Court ruling that the purchaser of
notes illegally sold by the defunct
Park Savings Bank cannot be re-
quired to restore them to their
original owner.
Rufus F. PitZer had purchased
four $500 notes which had been
left with the bank for collection
by Miss Katherine M. Counselman,
since deceased. The notes had
been endorsed in blank and when
the bank sold the notes it kept the
proceeds of the sale.
Miss Counsel mans estate
brought suit to compel Pitzer to
return the notes on grounds that
he was required to ascertain
whether the bank had the right
to sell them. The suit was denied
under the ruling that Pitzer is
an innocent purchaser for value"
and was under no obligation to 60
beyond the representations of the
bank officials when they sold him
the notes.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
INCAR,
ONE IN TRAIN
ACCIDENTS :.

Two persons were killed and
two were seriously injured in au
tomobile accidents, and a 12-year
old boy was killed by a train in
the washington area over the
weekend. ,,.
Dead in traffic mishaps were
Ted Burell, 26, Of Greensboro.
N. c., and Joseph Self, %, Of
Milford, Va.
The injured are Benjamin F.
Wood, of Benedict, Md, and N.
w. Tabor, 80, of 1888 Seventh St,
N. E. ,,,.
Boy Killed Instantly.
Charles Stuart, o ward Of the
Board of Catholic Charities, was
instantly killed when struck by q
Baltimore & Ohio train as he
started across the tracks that sep.
arate Brentwood and Cottage
City, Md. He lived with Mrs.
Mary Fisher, Colmar Manor, Md.
Mr.. Burrell was fatally injured
on U. S. Route l, south Of Fred.
ericksburg, Va. He was driving an
express van which ran head-on
into a van driven by Fred Loflin,
%, of North Carolina, who was
only slightly injured. ~
Mr.. Self died of injuries Suf.l
fered when an ice truck he was
driving crashed into a tree at
Bowling Green, Va. He was taken
to Mary Washington Hospital at
Fredericksburg, Va, and sue.
cumbed to his injuries late yester.
day.
Skull Is Broken
Wood was in Providence Hos
pital today with fractured skull
suffered when the automobile in
which he was driving collided
with another car near Benedict.
Md.
Mr.. Tabor is in q serious condi.
tion in Sibley Hospital. He lost
his arm when two Capital Transit
busses collided at Twenty-second
Street and Bunker Hill Road, N. E.,
yesterday. His arm was hanging
out of the window when the crash
occurred.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
STEEL ACTIVITY
OFF 7 POINTS

Steel activity last week eased
off only 2 points to So per cent of
capacity. despite fur>ner delay on
the part of automobile manu-
facturers in releasing steel Incl
dental to model changeovers. and
slackening of tin-plate produc-
ton, states the magazine Steel.
While operations were holding
up we'll, with larger automobile
tonnage expected almost daily, in
tereSt of the steel market we're
centered on the increasing volume
Of raw-materials orders and ship
ments. Scrap prices resumed
their advance on broad front.
Pig iron deliveries are 40 per
cent over last month. Coke ship
ments up 40 per cent. Notwith-
standing that sanitary ware man.
ufacturers have been among the
largest consumers of pig iron this
year, those in the Pittsburgh dis
trict estimate their car loadings
in the coming three months will
be 3l2 times those of the present
quarter.
While some equipment pur-
chases are expected to swell steel
demand this Fall, and increasing
structural steel awards are re-
ported sales of manufacturing
equipment are piling up new rec
ords for the post 1929 period. the
publication states.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
STEEL HOLDERS
V0TECHANGES

JERSEY CITY, Sept. %
Observation-Disclosures of Repub-
lie Steel Corp. today approved &C.
quisition of Corrigan, Mckinney
Steel Company, changes in Re
public's capitalization and the
creation of new issue of general
mortgage bonds, at their meeting
here.
Votes representing substantially
more than the required two-thirds
of both the preferred and COM
mon Republic stock were cast in
favor of the plan, it was an
nounced by T. M. Girdler, chair
man.
Shareholders Of Corrigan, NC
Kinney are scheduled to vote on
it's acceptance also exceed the
the proposal in Cleveland this
afternoon and proxies favorable to
required two-thirds, President
Donal B. Gillies stated.
Acquisition of Corrigan, McKin-
ney will be consummated with
a few days upon the execution
and delivery of the required pa
pers and securities, Girdler an
neunced.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

and carving for himself a place
as one of the big three in the in
duStry.
The other two are Myron Tay-
lor of U. S. Steel and Eugene G..
Grace of Bethlehem Steel.
Girdler, in an exclusive inter
view, bases his optimism for steel
on:
First, things made of steel, such
as automobiles, plant equipment
and countless other products,
have been worn out or have be-
come obsolete, and
Second, many new SteelS and
new uses for steel have been de-
veloped and are widening mar
kets. He pointed out:
"Great depresSiOnS always
create an enormous demand,
together with a huge reservoir
or potential spending power
and of unused capital for in
veStment.
"That is the condition today,
and it is one which is making
recovery inevitable, although it
has been hObbled and hamp-
cred by the New Deal tinkering
with economic forces.
BUYING WAVE UNDERWAY
There is now underway a wave
of buying for reequipment and
rehabilitation. The extent Of
buying which is necessary for
such purposes is graphically il
lutrated by the fact that ac-
cOrding to the latest reliable es-
Inmates, IS per cent Of the
country's metal working equip
ment is obsolete. This doubt
less holds true also for many
other types of equipment"
But it is on the new uses for
steel that Girdler bases his bull
ishness on the longer term out
look for his industry. He said:
"The steel industry has been
developing a host Of new steels
-tailOr-made Steels, specially
apated to special purposes.
These are, of course, Of vital
importance to the industrial re-
equipment program. But they
are of still broader significance
in that they open up to the
steel industry vast new markets
which the industry never had be-
fore. The new steel auto tops
and canned beer are but two of
the newest examples.
"The steel industry has been
quietly but thoroughly prepar-
ing itself for the years ahead.
The immediate outlook is favor
able, and barring unexpected de-
velOpmentS, we anticipate, within
q comparatively few years, a
broader demand for steel than
has ever been experienced in the
history Of the country"