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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
HONOR SAFETY
MEN AT BANQUET
Oliver Company Host to 80 at
End of Safety School; New
Organizations Formed.

Complimenting the 80 or more key
men on the conclusion of the safety
courses at the Ely and Soudan mines
of the Oliver Mining Company, ban
quet was rendered them at the Forest
Hotel Saturday evening.
Attending the testimonial, members
of the company from headquarters in
Duluth were present and mixed with
the key men and guests. In the group
from Duluth were: Guy E. Diehl, assis-
tant vice president and general mana
ger in charge of grades and analysis
of ores; George Barrett, head of the
safety department and j. B. Patrick,
head of the Industrial relations depart
ment.
Others from Duluth were F. S. Craw-
ford, head of the u. S. Bureau of Mines
for the district embracing North and
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota; J.. N. Muir, senior safety
inspector for the Bureau who had con-
Quoted the training school here assis-
ted by Sidney Skinner of Eveleth, and
who when called on for talk spoke
of the obstacles and problems met with
and ironed out by the men meeting to-
gether and stated that the Ely club
had many members of outstanding abil-
| ity and it was his hope that they would
continue to function. He was in hopes
that the first aid training course would
be extended to the public schools and
said that much could be accomplished.
A most appetizing turkey banquet was
served to total attendance of 49, In
edition to the key men of the Ely and
Seudan mines Of the company and the
Duluth officials, several local people
had been invited, for which they are
truly grateful.
B. O. Strachan, superintendent and E.
c.. Jones, assistant superintendent,
served as hosts for the occasion. Mr..
Jones also served as POSTMASTER. In
opening the program following the ban
quet during which Bobby Carlson and
his orchestra furnished the music,
POSTMASTER Jones introduced the local
guests, John Rikhus, Stanley Adkins
Mayor Jack Peshel, E. C.. Bolitho, E. w
Hanson, Peter Schaefer, DR.. o. w. Par
ker, John Somrock, DR.. G. G.. Watson
and Stanley Pechaver.
Superintendent Strachan welcomed
the guests and said it was pleasure to
have them present as guests of the
company in recognition of the employees
of the Oliver company here and at
Soudan who had taken the training
course He stated that these numbered
1O41 or 100 per cent of the forces.
He also took occasion in his talk to
introduce Frances Spooner, the only
woman member in the entire Lake Sup
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
Committees Selected
to Arrange Dedication
of New Civic Center
Harold J. Dillon Appointed
General Chairman, Ray
Hoefler, Secretary.
OPENING DATE, MAY ID
Banquet, Dance, Program,
Open House to Feature
Initial Program.

Preliminary measures were set In
operation last week when the Ely City
Council named a general committee tt
have charge of the dedication cere.
monies for the new Community Center
building, accepted from the contractors
Lenci, Lenci & Englund, at the regular
meeting.
H. j. Dillon is chairman of the gen.
eral committee with the following mem
berS: John Anderson, August Treinei
Joseph GerZn, ST., John Debeltz, Otto
Hokkanen, Ray Hoefler, Mayor Jack
Peshel, Anton ZbaSnik, Alderman Alex
Lobe Judge Edwin Toms, DR.. j. E
Thompson, Alderman Joseph Spreitzer
Thomas j. Murn, Len Paulson anC
Arthur o. KnutSon.
Ray Hoefler is the secretary of the
committee. A tentative date of May
14th was set for the dedication and il
was decided to have engraved invita-
lions calling for the main dedication in
the afternoon with banquet and dance
in the evening.
The date set is tentative and the
dedication will be earlier in case the
furniture is installed, furniture having
been ordered by the several firms re-
ceiving the contracts. 1t was decided
to go ahead with the dedication, not
withStanding that the kitchen and cafe
terra equipment matter has not as yet
been disposed of in the courts where it
was placed by the restraining order
secured by Mako Slogan against the
Fenske Hardware & Furniture Com
pany to whom the contract for the
equipment was awarded.
The general committee had a meet
ing and named subcommittee to have
charge of the several phases of the
dedication. The committees named were
as follows:
Banquet-Edwin Toms, Anton Zbas-
mix, Otto Hokkanen and j. E. Porthan.
Dance-Joseph Spreitzer and Lynn
Paulson.
Program and Speakers. E. Thomp-
son, A. o. KnutSon, Thomas Murn and
Joseph Gerzin, ST..
Open HouSe-JoSeph Gerzin, ST., Aug
ust Treinei, Otto Hokkanen, John De-
beltz, John A. Anderson and Alex Lobe.
Publicity-Ray Hoefler, T. j. Murn,
John Somrock, Stanley Pechaver and
Peter Schaefer.
Finances-Anton Zbasnik, Mayor
Peshel, Alex Lobe and T. ]. Murn.
Invitations-Edwin Toms, A. zbasnik
Joseph Spreitzer, Lynn Paulson, j. E
Thompson, A. o. Knutson, Joseph Ger
Yin, ST., August Treinei, Thomas Murn
Mayor Peshel and Ray Hoefler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
P.-T.A. SPONSOR
EASTER DANCE
Eye-Glass Fund to Benefit by
Ball Monday Given by Ely
Parent-Teacher Group.

Advertising matter has been dis
tributed calling attention to the Easter
Monday ball to be given by the Ely
Parent Teacher association at the
Washington auditorium on Monday
evening, April ID.
The music committee has secured the
services of Tiny Specht's orchestra of
Eveleth for the occasion. Tickets have
been placed at rs cents per couple with
extra ladies at Is cents admission.
Dancing will be from 9 to o'clock.
Mrs. Sauna Kayute is general chair
man of the event with Mrs. A. j. Nc
Mahan in charge of the decorations.
Members of the local units will assist
the committees.
The proceeds of the ball are devoted
to the eye glass fund, ball having been
held for the past several years and the
fund has furnished glasses for children
of needy families.
Even if you do not dance or do not
intend to attend, buy ticket and help
in the worthy cause.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14

Samuel Niemi Dies at Hospital
Monday Following Auto
Accident Saturday.

Samuel Niemi, SO, pioneer resident
of this city, died at the Shipman hos
pital Monday from injuries received
Saturday evening when the car in
which he was passenger left the road
near the Rothman oil station at the
west entrance to the city, and struck
a parked road grader.
The car was driven by George Aska
and had as passengers, besides Mr.
Niemi, George Laitala, Miss Tyne Maxi
and Miss Helmi Nappa.
According to the story of authorities
who investigated the accident, binding
lights of an approaching vehicle caused
the driver of the Inflated car to leave
the road. After running off the pave
ment the car struck the road grader
and somersaulted several times before
coming to a stop All the passengers
were more or less injured and were
treated at the Shipman hospital
Niemi was severity injured and died at
the hospital, Monday evening.
He suffered injuries to the head and
had several ribs broken. Miss Maxi also
suffered serious injuries, while the bal
ance of the party were only slightly in
jured.
Niemi, who resided between Shagawa
and Little Long lakes, had visited
friends in the city and the party vol.
unteered to drive and accompany hin
home.
He was born in Finland and had beer
in this country about 40 years. He wa
single and the only surviving RELATIVE
is Mrs. Isaac Jarvinen of White Iron
The remains were prepared for buria
at the Laing Mortuary from where th'
funeral takes place this afternoon, tn
Rev. E. A. Heino of the First Ev. Luth
eran church officiating.
Those in the car are congratulatint
themselves over their escape especially
after noting the condition of the vehicl
following the turnover.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
Ely Men Cut Fancy Capers
at Fifth Annual Scout ShoU

DR.. Call, Waino Somero, Ed Buckley
and John Prola are listed for an oc-
carina (sweet potato) quartet.
Songs and harmonica solos by Albert
McMahan, represented by Louis Senta,
promises a hilarious few minutes. One
of the hits of the evening is expected
when John Dragavon of the First Ma
tional Bank performs his several dance
gyrationS through Robert Abbanat.
Fred James also has rehearsed intricate
dance steps. He will be represented by
Thomas Murn, Jr.
These are only few of the many
events promised for the minstrel roper
toire. Jaseph Fink will play guitar
solos in the olio. A browning act is
promised when Jim Prout sings vocal
selections represented by Herbert
Kermit.
Dozens of other events go to make
up the program only part of which
is mentioned. Ticket sellers report a
ready sale of general admission and
reserved seat tickets. Seats are being
reserved at Vertin's.
A special matinee will be given in
the afternoon for children and all
youngsters are urged to attend and
reserve the evening for adults.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
ELy Sportsman Ayers
SUPERIOR Quetico Plan
Wise Forest Program,
Sig Olson Regards Plan as
Conservation Move for
Future Welfare.
OPPOSITION DREAMS
Claims Opponents Are Not
Intimate With Facts of
Councils Proposal.
BY SIGURD F. OLSON


During the past two weeks, numerous
editorials and opinions have appeared
in violent opposition to the program
of the Quetico-Superior Council 10
establish by treaty an International
Forest comprising the lake regions Of
the Superior National Forest and the
Quetico Provincial Park of Ontario. It
is my purpose in the following article
to answer these accusations and explain
certain points which very evidently have
been misinterpreted.
Briefly, the councils program is as
| follows: 1t recognizes that the area in
volved is one of the most unique lake
land regions on the continent, one that
has almost limitleSs recreational poten-
tialities, if wisely planned. The Su-
perior region is so closely allied with
the Quetico, that from physical stand
point, the two great areas must be
considered as one. BY the establish
ment of an International Forest, this
region of some 100000, 900 acres viii be
assured of uniform system of recre-
ational planning that will take into
consideration all possible factors and
not permit the type of development
which in the long run would prove
detrimental
There is nothing whatever in the pro-
gram to warrant the violent objections
that have been voiced. If a wise and
comprehensive plan of forestry and re-
irrational development can be set up on
both sides of the border, plan where
by certain outstanding wilderness sec
tons will be kept as canoe country and
others set aside for intensive resort,
hotel, and summer home development,
and distrust of motives. Without ques-
ton, the Quetico-Superior program
means more to the future welfare of
the Arrowhead than anything that has
ever been proposed in the past.
The opposition centers its claim on
the idea that the program contemplates
setting up vast International Park,
with the result that all industry all de-
velopment, will be at a standstin If
this were so, for one would be the
first to bitterly oppose the program and
I am confident that all adherents feel
likewise. There is no intention what
ever to set aside this area as a wilder
ness preserve, not single line in the
report even remotely intimates such a
step and anyone, who like Fred Bessette
of Duluth, insists on waving such a
scarehead is deliberately disappearing
facts. There is no intention of inter-
fering with the present industrial set
up, nor of preventing further develop
ment, merely the proposal of broad
plan of conservation which viii pre-
vent ruthless exploitation and insure
the future welfare of the region.
On page nine of the Presidents re-
port is the statement: ITO administer
the forests under modern forestry prac-
tees, for sustained yield" and stresses
in italics that this is to be done with
out changing the jurisdiction or ad-
ministration ON either side of the
Park? Does it sound as though the
area was being groomed as National
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
Junior College Program
At Friday's Assembly,

A convocation program with Miss
Ella Siren in charge took place at Fri
days assembly of the Ely Junior Col
lege.
The Misses Patricia Moonon and
Jacqueline Jackson played group OF
xylophone duets and quartette COM
posed of Josephine Shepel, violin;
Nancy King, violin; Frank v. DiNino
clarinist and Mrs. DiNino, piano, played
a group of classical selections.
Miss Elizabeth wilkins, vocal music
director of the schools talked to the
students and gave a resume Of her trip
to the Music Educators Convention at
st. Louis in the summer of 1887.
Miss Goldie Carlson played the &C
compartments for assembly singing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
BETTER HOMES
Prize CONTEST
Open TO PUBLIC
McMahan Lumber Co. Named
Ely Contest Headquarters
by Johns-Manville.

A. j. McMahan of the McMahan
Lumber company, West Camp street,
announced today that his firm has been
made Ely's headquarters for the $4,000
Better Homes For A Better America"
prize contest recently announced by
Johns Manville.
Stimulation of home building and
home improvement is the objective Of
this national Better Homes move
ment, Mr.. McMahan declared, pointing
out that recent liberalization of home
financing terms under the National
Housing Act has made it possible for
additional thousands to build new
homes or modernize existing ones.
cit is hoped that the thought and
study that this contest will inspire will
better acquaint Ely's citizens with the
greatly increased values provided in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
Easter Vacation for
Schools Began Yesterday.

Teachers and pupils began their
Easter vacation yesterday at the close
of school for the afternoon session.
All will be back on the job next
Tuesday, fully refreshed and ready to
continue their work. The out-of-town
teachers left for their homes this morn
ing for the holidays.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-14
Invest in Character
by supporting
Boy Scouts

At the end of this week the local council of the
Boy Scouts of America will launch its annual drive for
funds to support the Headwaters Area Council
of the range. Ely has seven thriving troops of
its own and prospects of having several more. The
movement has been decided in this
munity and growing steadily in popularity and worth
whleness, the country Its program good citizen
ship and clean manhood ideal deny and
is worthy of support. The judiciary of country
reports that has it had Scout ex-Scout
discipline. Achievement records for the past de-
cades read often like the rosters of old Scout troops
Whatever is, the inculcates in boys desire
for clean, hard living, wish to succeed and behind
it all love and respect for the ideals which will always
go into the building of real manhood.
The movement though we had no local troops
of own, would be worth support But mas
much part and parcel of that movement
itself; nasmuch youth benefitting by
their contact with it, should feel doubly responsible
for its When the committee calls upon you for
your annual Donation do not feel that here just
another drive for funds, but rather opportunity to
make investment in character and manhood that will
pay big dividends in the future Ely has always
tribued its share toward the support of this fine
ment and than before does it need both
moral and financial backing.
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The Washington times., 1938-07-22
The AWord Lineup

AIRPORT POOL: Royden
WhitfOrd, Navy craftsman, is
invited to call for a pass al
lowing a cooling dip at this
refreshing place where the
bathing beauties gather)
open from 8 a. m. until IL
p. m.
MARLENE BEAUTY KIT:
Velma Lee Cuddy, Loans and
Currency, is invited to stop by
GOldenberg'S cosmetics cOun-
ter and receive one of these
snappy, faSt-Selling "naturalS"
for keeping in the desk for
face refreShment.
HIGH ICE CREAM: Edwin
Furbershaw, GAO, has a slip
awaiting him at this desk en-
titling him to a quart of this
tasty commodity upon preSen-
tatiOn at any High Store, one
of which is doing business at
1881 B st. N. E.
MOONLIGHT T Up:
Henry Pareger, Interior, and
John Lane, Navy Yard, have
two tickets awaiting at the
Potomac River Line, Seventh
and Water Streets, S. W.,
from which the S. S. Potomac
sails nightly, 8:45.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
A Muscular Ghost

They couldn't kill John Barley
corn, and it appears Section 213
is just as rugged The trouble
causing marriage clause" still
holds sway in PWA and officials
cheerfully admit they are refusing
positions to those with husbands
or wives gainfully employed else
where Its a controversial sub
iect at best, but what makes it
odd at PWA is that officials also
freely admit that to keep up the
spirit of the law and spread EN-.
ployment" they've found it i'm
possible to follow Section 213
where we have people in key posi-.
tions.". The key position" lassies,
whose husbands salaries are large
and whose pull is large, remain
on gravy diet, while the less
politically powerful are phlooped
with a capital P!
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Quit Debunking

Dear Mr.. Moser: It is just
about time the brain busters and
debunk college professors ceased
using the Federal employe as
laboratory specimens for expert
mentation of elusive theories, and
realized they are dealing with
human beings and human pro-
blems, and tried to find some plan
which will lessen bureaucratic
powers, and install a more honest
system of merit in the service,
and did away with the scale of
averages so that honest promo
tlonS can be made without neces-
sity of protecting salaries rather
than merit. No doubt Congress
will change much of the present
set-up, and certainly each Federal
employe should write his or her
Representative expressing dis ap-
proval of the proposed personnel
set-up. IN. L.
Dear M. L.: Keerect.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Chances to Shift

Transfer Chances: Senior clerk,
$4,000, N. Y. Engineer Office;
guard, Second Civil Service Dis
trict;; and inspector of general
construction, $4,000, War, Fort
Peck, Mont, desire transfers to
Washington Secretary-stenog~
rapher, GAIA. $2,16O, Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, here, desires
to switch to some other agency,
preferably Maritime Commission
or Social Security. Regular sub
clerk, City Post Office, desires shift
to departmental work here
Address NFFE headquarters, 10
Independence Ave. S. w.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Out West in Kansas

Kansas papers are roaring over
Internal Revenues dispatching
New England accountants to Kan
sas to work on the final check in
the processing tax jumDle and the
Unjust Enrichment Act, and COM
plants have been laid with Sen
ator George McGill and Congress-
man John M. Houston 1t is ex-
pected the effective time limit of
the June "a E. o. will be extended,
as Civil Service Commissions pres
ent force is believed unable to
handle the job facing it within
the specified time.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
II Churches at c. E. ParIey

Sponsored by the young peoples
societies of the Golden Rule
Christian Endeavor Union of this
city, members of more than seven.
teen colored churches will par
ticipate in a union meeting at
the National Sylvan Theater on
the Monument Grounds Sunday
at S p. m.
Mrs. Lillian Dickens, chairman
Of the arrangements committee,
has arranged program including
special music from the choruses of
Union Wesley A. M. E. Zion, Miles
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Help for BeltsUille

UFWA is now dickering with
Roy Hendrickson. new Agriculture
personnel czar, on behalf of Belts
vile folk. who constitute the near
est approach to the forgotten
men" in this vicinity Without
Civil Service status. retirement or
anything else. including Social
Security. the Beltsville agricultural
laborers' jobs are being surveyed
by Hendrickson and he has been
handed a brief by the UF'WA Belts
vile local Hendrickson has in
dicated he'll try to get the jobs
included under the new E. O.'s or
otherwise seek healing legislation
providing Civil Service status.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Dixans Get Crazy

Aggie's Crop Insurance, it's re-
ported, has given the majority of
its appointments to those with
Alabama and Louisiana birth GER
tificates. Peter O'Flaherty, the
Coast and Geodeticker from Min
nesota, usually Saturday after
moons at the Riverdale manse of
Colleague Charles Ford. .GPO's
Legion Post distributed 1853 5-year
continuous membership cards.
Louis Saposneko, the NPS guard,
will wed localette very shortly
now. Hotel clerk: Inside or
outside room, sir?". Revenue
field worker: Inside, guess; it
looks like rain!"
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
6"N
Speaking Of
|GONERNMENT.E
WORKERS ii
By ]. EARLE MosER
VIZ ".

"a lou rating means the gate,
Sir"
The Triple.A ldSSie said.
"TH readily grant date, Sir,
She thought she'd better add.
ENEDERAL FUSS AND FRoLIC:
4 A former Federal Bureau chief
incarcerated in St. Lizzies comes
down town alone twice weekly to
see the movies According to
Trapp in Union Postal Clerk
postcard addressed to Teresa
Chavez. Lives Behind Swift Prem
ium duckingS. San Berdu, Calf"
was delivered promptly Ger
trude Kidwell, the General Ac-
countingette, became grand
mother at noon yesterday A
Philadelphia weekly this week
quoted Senator Robert Wagner
and published his photo under the
headline: Pure Food Depart
fnentt"
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Yacht Explosion Burns Four

CLINTON, Conn. July %
u.N.S0.-Four members of the
crew Of the seton yacht Sazarac,
were severely burned in an ex-
plosion aboard the ship yesterday
six miles east of Faulkner's
Island.
Three injured men. Chief Engi-
neer Allan Smith, of New London.
Cook Louis Maitland and Harold
ThombS, of Yonkers, N. Y, a
sailor, put out from the yacht in
a launch for Faulkner's Island
after the explosion. They were
The Washington times., 1938-07-22

picked up by the Wiwoha I'd and
landed here.
Given first aid here for their
injuries, the men left for Grace
Hospital, New Haven.
Capt. Irving Leetz, of Pelham.
N. Y, who, according to Sailor
Thombs, was badly burned about
the face, is still aboard the SaZ-
arac, anchored at the scene of the
explosion.
The Sazarac is owned by Har.
old Stanley, Of Greenwich, Conn.,.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
WPA Promotion Fuss

WPA Local /, UFWA, is set to
begin campaign against project
directors alleged to have shown
favoritism in promotions within
projects. High spot of big list
OF grievances, say the union lads,
is "the fact that neither rhyme
nor reason seems to prevail in the
manner in which people are classi.
fled and paid" "A spokesman de,
clares: "One year is a long time
If you're underpaid to begin with
overworked and made to wear a
job title that fits your head like a
duncecap" Despite a ban on
raises, it is alleged some have beer
''wangled through" and have gone
by pure accident, of course" tt
friends of project directors.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
KiWanians See Film
On Makinq Gasoline

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July ga
sound motion picture showing the
preparation of gasoline featured
the weekly luncheon meeting of
the Alexandria Kiwanis Club in
the George Mason Hotel today.
The film was presented by David
D. Squires, assistant manager of
the Washington district of the
Standard Oil Company.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
WidoWer Kills
Woman and Self

PHILADELPHIA, July % GIN.
SO.-A 67-year-old widower and
a married woman who would
have been 35 today, were shot to
death yesterday in a hotel here in
what appeared to be a case of
murder and suicide, with the
woman as the murder victim.
The man was Caleb j. Rambo,
a pattern maker of Germantown,
and the woman was Mrs. Mary
Martin, night-club singer.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22

Memorial C. M. E., Third and
Zion Baptist churches. The Rev.
J. Clarke Griffin, pastor of Cap
ital View Baptist Church, will be
the guest speaker and James A.
Brown, president of the union, will
preside.