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Evening star., 1939-03-16
Senator Hale Undergoes
Bladder Operation
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Aides of Senator Hale Of Maine
disclosed today he had been in
Emergency Hospital for 10 days for
q bladder operation.
Rodney Marshall, Mr.. Hale's Sec
retary, said the Senator underwent
q minor" operation and. in a few
days probably would 60 to Florida
to recuperate.
The operation was kept secret and
Senator Hale used another name
while there, Mr.. Marshall said.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Concert at Howard U.

The Howard University R. o. T. c..
Symphonic Concert Band will give q
concert in Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel Sunday at $50 pm. The
band numbers 62 musicians and in
Evening star., 1939-03-16
200 Miles to Doo Show

To be the only woman Judge at Z
dog show In Sydney, Australia, Mrs.
Lola M. Yorks will travel 10000
miles from Riplingham, England.
and back.
Evening star., 1939-03-16

cludes Miss Jane Cleo Marshall,
clarinetist, and Miss Lillian Single
ton, harpist, who are the first co-eds
in the history Of the university to
qualify for the concert band.
Evening star., 1939-03-16

thus preventing its author from SELL
ing 1t. was contained today in q $l5,.
600 damage action filed against tho
actress by Emily H. Denison, drama
tist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
''CruciiaI" Coast
Play Scheduled
BY United Press

The Crucial" series this week
brings together San Francisco and
Seattle, San Diego and Oakland,
and there are indications that sew
eral teams may swap places in the
standinge before the week is out.
San Francisco. which managed
to win two of three from the lowly
Portland Beavers, is in third place,
trailing the Rainiers by az games.
San Diego. in fifth place, is just
a game and a half behind the
Acorns.
Los Angeles. on the other
hand, should be hot In its
series with the Beavers, for
the Angels showed their fight
In resuming the league leader
ship by winning their last
three encounters with Seattle
last week.
The fourth series of the week
was Sacramento meeting Holly
wood in the movie town. They'll
fight it out for any place between
sixth and last.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21


Bob Garretson. Tacoma first
basemAn. who led last weeks
hatters, lost IS points during
tho week, but his .S45 average
h good for second place be-
cause there WAS . general
slump In hating.
Mike DeJan, Wenatchee out
fielder, lost six points. but went
up from fifth to third place. one
point higher than Bill Shelley. a
teammate who tied DeJan for fifth
last week, and Lloyd Christopher
OF Wenatchee who finds himself In
fourth place. the same spot he
held last week.
Walter Bliss, Bellingham
third baseman, lost Is points
since last week. and dropped
TO sixth place with . mark
Of $50.
Dwight Alden. Spokane outfield-
er. went to bat most times. 225,
and made most hits. rs.
Morry Abbott, Tacoma outfield-
or. scored most runs. a.: raped
out most homers, II. and drove In
most runs. 81.
Bill Shelley. wenatchee. regis
tsred most total bases, 100.
Ralph Mountain, Tacoma
cutfIelder, made most triples,
nlne.
Jack CoIbern, Tacoma Sec
end baseman, stole six bases
during the week TO increase
his total to - thefts.
In one Of the best games pitched
70 far this season, Hubert kittle
OF Yakima shut out Tacoma with
one hit to win. 8 to 0. on June ..
This enabled him to take the lead
In the pitching department with
eight wins and one defeat.
These figures include games Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Outdoor Skating
For Sun Valley

PORTLAND, Ore.-Sun Valleys
new outdoor skating rink, one of
the largest in the United States
and a new mechanical development
which permits the formation of
real ice on an out-of doors surface
in sunshine, has been completed
and has satisfactorily passed all
tests, according to word received
here today from w. NJ. letters,
president of the Union Pacific
railroad.
"Sun Valley, Idaho's famous
resort, will now have, out
doors, real ice skating the
year around" Jeffers said.
THE new rink Is the only one
Of its kind between Chicago
and the Pacific Coast, and the
difference between this one
and other artificial Kinks Is
that 1t is completely outside
and requires no buildings In
which to house 1t.
This enables skaters to have
the benefits of sunshine while en-
joying the exhilaration Of outdoor
skating"
The rink, go by 100 feet, is
scheduled to be formally opened
to guests at Sun Valley on June 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
SPECIAL Committee recommends
California RING Commission QUIT

The committee then reviewed evidence pur-
porting to show that large payments OF money
were made to Southern California politicians and
sports writers by Jack and Lou Daro; that
Martin husband of Louells Parsons, movie column
mist. used his position to examine boxers and
wrestlers: and that he received numerous passes
TO athletic events.
Both Martin and Payne denied they had wit
messed any infractons Of committee rules. They
also were censured for sanctioning the Louis
Roper fight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

SACRAMENTO. Cal-As an aftermath of
the Joe Lous-Jack Roper fight in Los Angeles
which Louis won by Knockout in the first
round a special state assembly committee today
recommended the immediate resignation OF Chair
man George Payne of San Francisco and Com
missioner Harry w. Martin of Beverly Hills Of
the state athletic commission.
The athletic board has been under fire since
January when DR.. Peter McCullum, also MEM
Der charged that Payne and Martin were per-
hitting unssvory boxing and wrestling matches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Title Vacated!

pionship title vacant because John
Henry Lewis, practically blind in
his left eye. has not defended the
title within the requisite six-month
period.
Reynolds said he was taking the
action upon the unanimous rec
ommendation Of the executive and
championship ratings committee OF
the MIA.
He said examinations by
three physicians at Pittsburgh
had confirmed previous dag
nosis made by physicians in
Michigan and London that
Lewis was unfit TO enter the
ring because Of partial blind
ness.
Reynolds quoted from the physi'
clans report in which DR.. ]. Ev.
erett McClenahan said:
There can be no question that
further contests on the part OF
Lewis would subject the right eye
now normal, to the possibility of a
similar injury"
The MIA said that Lewis had
been a worthy champion and thai
he had been "a credit to boxing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

The grads, who are vigorously
pursuing their higher baseball
learning with the Sassy Seals, I'M
der Professor o'Doul, put over the
triumph practically unassisted'
Three Of them-Larry Powell,
Larry Quay and Aldon Wilkie-
did all the Seals hurting and the
other two-Harvey Storey, short
stop, and Ernie Raimondi' third
sacker-drove in three of san
Francisco's tsllies.
Powell, Quay and Wilkie. who
have won a lot Of ball games for
Tacoma, allowed the Western IN
ternational league Tigers IL safe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Chinooks and Pips
Play $3.50 Ball

BELLINGHAM - Yakima and
Bellingham clubs of the Western
international league split double
header here last night, the Chin
ooks winning the first, 30, and
losing the second, 81.
The first game was a 1O-inning
affair, with Weldon outpitching
Hal johnson and Will Johnson of
the Pippins. In the second game,
each side got two hits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

Stolen base. Colbern: sacrifice hit
Leonard; tvo-bsse hits, Norbert, Gel
bern; three-base hit Storey. runs
oatted in Storey. Norbert. Raimorsi
2. Hartman; left on bases. San Przn-
cisco 6. Tacoma IL 2 hits. no runs 81,
Miller in 81 innings: hits, 4 runs
off Mann in 4 = innings; no hits. No.
runs off Medeghini in inning. q
hits. ! run off Powell IN inninss.
S hits. run off Quay IN inninfs:
4 hits. run of Wilkie in 3 inninss:
winning pitcher. Quay; losing pitch
er Mann: struck out, BY Powell q
balls. off Powell l. Quay Wilkle
Aedeshini !: wild pitch. Quay: hit
by pitched ball. Holder by Miller;
time OF game. 2:i3: umpires, Moran
and Morgan.
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serious trouble.
Yet, truth will out, the
three of them were soundly
outpitched by the Tiger hurl-
ers, all mere undergrads-A
Miller, Gordon Mann and Ray
Medeghini, who shut off the
Seal sluggers with but seven
hits and doubtlessly deserved
to win.
But Dame Fortune, tickle
witch at best, stepped in from
time to time and saw to it that the
Seals, apparently her boy friends
of the moment, received most OF
the breaks.
The Tigers opened the scoring
in the third. Powell was on the
mound for San Francisco when
Jack Colbern. Tacoma second
baseman. doubled to left, swiped
the third pillow and came home on
Vince Harriman's roller down first
base.
HARVEY HITS
"Hammering Harvey" Storey,
or "All Pitchers are Cousins to
Me-" collected his first hit Of the
contest in the fourth frame, lining
sharply-kissed single into left.
Ted Norbert, Seal leftfielder, did
likewise and Miller was re-
placed on the mound by Gordon
Mann, who retired the side with
out run being counted.
And then (slow music and
sad, lads) came the Seal por-
ton of the sixth. With one
out, Brooks Holder slapped
single between short and third.
Storey came to bat and ii was
a shame the way he punished
that pill. 1t stopped rolling
in deep left center field and
Storey stopped at third.
Holder, of course, spiked the
plate with the initial run of
the inning.
Before it was over, the Seals
had pushed over three more. Like
this: Norberts one-base clout to
left scored Storey. Frazier was
safe on Harriman's error of his
grounder and, after both Norbert
and Frazier had advanced a base
on an infield out, they Tailed
when Raimondi. a dead left field
hitter, surprisingly singled bio
right.
TIGERS SCORE
The Tigers collected their third
run in the eighth and the wonder
is they didn't get more. Mattos
started it off with single to right.
Lefty Isekite, pinch-hitting for
Mann, raped out a one-baser be-
tween first and second.
COlbern's grounder had
double-play written all over
it, but Storey, though he got
Isekite at second, threw wildly
to first. allowing Mattos to
score and Colbern TO reach
second.
With the tying run halfway
around, Hartman cracked out
what certainly would have been a
safe knock if the ball had not
struck Pitcher Wilkie sauareIv In
the foot. Wilkie retrieved the ball
and easilv threw Hartman out at
first, ending the inning.
Nothing at all happened IN the
ninth. One-two-three stuff for
both mines.
CAN r,y, sNr~-,c-- -1.>,v>
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wo out when winning run scor
pFIIINGEAM

SUMMARY
Home run. Jacobs, Fernandez; two
base hit, Stamper. Jacobs; sacrifice
fly. Stockman: runs batted in. Jacobs,
Fernandez. Gray. Stockman Q: struck
out. by Weldon 4 BY H. Johnson 8.
by B. johnson /; bases on balls. Off
II. johnson 4. off B. johnson 2: los
ing pitcher, B. Johnson: double play.
Rigney to Gray: umpires, Randolph
and Stewart; time OF game, 2:25.
SECOND GAME
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

Former Ben9alS
Do Their Stuff

Five graduates of the Tacoma Tigers, magma cum auue
the bright boys their classes 1887 and 1888 pitched anu
swaed the San Francisco Seals to victory over her
old alma mater before crowd of than 5000 at Athec
rk last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Yakima -. .......... 600 900 o.
............ ol0 600 OIL
SUMMARY

Three base hit. Rigney; runs bat
ted in, Rigney. Spiker. Mcdonald:
double play. Clemenoe to Stockman
to Gray: struck out. by Lewis 10 by
Clemence 4: bases on balls. off Lewis
5. off Clemence 2. off Soinila 2:
wild pitch, Soinila 2. Lewis. Gle
mence; passed ball. Sehimling; los
art and Randolph; time of game,
! AS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

WASHINGTON-C harles F.
Reynolds, president Of the National
Boxing association. today declared
the lightheavyweight boxing cham
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Clifford Leads
League HitterS

NEIL CLIFFORD Tacoma catcher regaincd his batting honos
this week with Of s6s eight points since
the last issued.
Clifford went bat 1913 times good for s5
total including doubles five triples He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Seattle RifIeman
Proves Best Shot

Chef Secord of Seattle scored
1896 out of a possible 1900 for
high aggregate in the Western
Washington small-bore rifle cham
pionship at the Tacoma Rifle
club Sunday.
Junior Bereersen trophy match:
First, Don Styer, silver medal; second,
Betty Jane Erickson, bronze; third,
Ray Kennedy. bronze
Junior two-man team match: First,
Bill Nero and Bob Norling: second,
Betty Jane Erickson and Ray Ken
needy.
Senior re-entry: First, X. Walters;
second. Chef Secord.
Scofield trophy match: First. Chef
Secord: second, w. l.. Bennett.
High iron: Vern Koehler.
High tyro: Ken Walters.
Seattle Sporting Goods trophy:
First. Chef Secord. second. Harry At
wood
High iron: vern Koehler.
High tyro: o. Bergersen.
Tacoma Rifle club trophy: First.
Vern Koehler: second, Chef Secord;
third. W. D. Bennett:
High tyro: Irene Skreen.
Washington Hardware trophy; First,
X. Walters; second. Chef Seeord.
High iron: v. Koehler.
High tyro: r. Thompson.
Western Washington team cham
pionship Seattle No. l - Secord.
Kepp. Haroldson, Atwood: Jubilee
rifle team-Koehler. Ruth Berserson,
Earl Bergerson, Sigerd Bereerson.
Women's individual championship:
First. Ruth Bergerson.
High iron: Sig Bergerson; second,
| Irene Skreen.
| High tyro: L. Thompson.
Grand aggregate Pacific Emblem
| trophy: First, Chef Secord.
High iron: Vern Koehler.
| SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Little Rock 2, Memphis /.
Chattanooga 5, Atlanta 4.
Only games scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
St Paul 6. Toledo 2.
! indianapolis at Kansas City, post
poned, wet grounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
THE LEADERS

Home Runs. Collins, L. A.,
IT; Herman, Hollywood. IL: Puc-
cinelH, Hollywood, Moore, L. A,
Norbert, s. f., IL.
Three-base hits-Holder, s. r.,
10; Lawrence, Archie, Seattle. D.;
Storey, s. r., M. Marshall, sac.'
4; DiMaggio, 8. f.. 6.
Two-base hits-Herman, Holly
wood, SO; Strange. Seattle. "a;
Statz, l.. A., DalIesandro. San d.,
IS; DiNaggio, s. f., "a; Garabaldi,
Sac, 81.
stolen bases-White, Seattle, 70;
DiMaggio, s. F., Is; Garabaldi,
Sac, Luby, Oak, IA; Strange,
Seattle. IL.
Sacrifice hits-English, L. A.,
81; Griffiths, s. D., Is; Wright,
s. f., IS; J. Collins, L. A., Cissell.
Hollywood, IL.
Double plays-Oakland, &c; Hol-
Iywood, IS; Sacramento, "a; San
Diego, 60; Los Angeles, IS; San
Francisco, 81; Seattle, So; Port
land, 40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Pioneer League
Nv United Press

The cellar spot Ogden Reds
dropped the league-leading Poca-
tello Cardinals below the 900
mark Monday by defeating them
10 At Ogden.
The Reds scored one run In the
ninth after two runs in the eighth
and tied up the game for the Red
birds. West went the route on
the mound for Ogden and yielded
10 hits. Ogden sluggers garnered
~ off Beers.
The loss failed to trim Poca-
tello's lead a. the second place
Twin Falls Cowboys also lost.
Lewiston's Indians, who slipped to
fourth last week, beat the Cow
boys, 81 at Twin Falls. Outhit
~ to 10. the Indians punched hits
in the sixth frame for five runs.
Salt Lake Bees trimmed the
Boise Pilots for The third time
IN tho series, s., 70 stay
ahead Of Lewiston.
Andrews. on the mound for the
Bees, yielded 10 hits but bore down
IN the pinches. He batted in two
Of salt Lakes runs with scorch-
ing single over second base in the
seventh inning.
Boise .................. 10 o
Sale Lake ............. q
Rasmussen and Ritter; Andrews
and Botelho.
pocatello ......-e 10 !
OGDEN IL l
Beers and Ballinger: West and
Navarro.
Lewiston .-<4<s.s><~s~-- . ~
Twin Falls ............ AZ =
Hu1olich and Beard; Schubei,
0oule and Decarlo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Ship Dragon Keeps
Au-Events Title

ASTORIA, Ore.-The Sea Scout
ship Dragon Of Portland retained
its all-events title at the annual
district Sea Scout regatta held
here over the weekend, placing
high in all the contests held for
$50 scouts who attended. Commu-
mites in western Oregon and
Washington were represented.
The Dewey Of Portland won the
whaleboat rowing race, while the
Flying Cloud of Astoria and CO.
lumbia Of Portland took firsts in
two divisions of sailing races for
whalebosts on the Columbia river.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo Q. Montreal 3.
Toronto 6. Rochester 2
Baltimore at Jersey City. post
poned. rain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Bill Sweeney
Tops Hitters
BY UNITED PRESS

Portland still boasts the Coast
leagues leading hitter in Bill
Sweeney who obviously believes in
the adage that all work and no
horsing around makes Bill the team
manager. Manager Sweeney drop
ped five points last week in the
abbreviated San Francisco series,
but still boasts a percentage OF
ISL.
Averages released to the
United Press by William Nc
Gee of San Francisco showed
Dominic Dollessandro, San
Diego, second with .s75; Dom
DiMaggio, San Francisco, .3s3;
George before, San Diego, and
Harvey Storey, San Francisco,
each .359.
Julio Bonetti, Los Angeles, de-
spite a defeat last week, heads the
pitchers with IL wins, 2 defeats.
Wally Hebert, San Diego. had 10
and 3 and Paul Gregory, Seattle, IL
wins and four defeats.
The notions department showed
Jimmy THE Ripper Collins of Los
Angeles with ~ runs batted in and
II home runs; Babe Herman, Holly
wood, has produced 81 doubles;
Brooks Holder. San Francisco. 10
triples; Charlie English, Los An
geles. n secrifice hits, and Jo-Jo
White, Seattle, 20 stolen bases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
June II. except vsncouver-Bell-
ingham games Of June 10 and IL.

INDIVIDUAL BATTING
Includes players IN 10 or more
games. except pitchers batting below
200:
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TOM LAIRD, the able San Fran

rood neUs to Deschutes
u river anglers Fishing
sweH in Deschutes. The other
day got my limit in t,Uo hours
and in a heavy downpour." :. .
A. K. Le,cellAn =.
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INCIDENTALLY, the game per-
haps was saved by a Seal
boot" and no fooling. The
tying run was on second. Harri-
man wooded liner at Pitcher
WILKES broad feet. 1t smacked
one boot, knocked Wilkie back on
his heels, took a favored jump in
front Of him and lay there for him
to pluck from the grass and heave
Hartman out for the third death
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Little Rock 2. Memphis /.
Chattanooga 5, Atlanta 4.
Only games scheduled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

INTEREST In hoss racing Mt
Longacres Is made plain by the
sale Of clubhouse box seats for
the 1889 meeting. There has been
complete sell-out. The first time
in history Of the track. Demand
for grandstand boxes also has set
q record. Things look good for
Joe Gottsteln and his playmates -.
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poned. rain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-28
E. R. JACKSON
WINS FIRST In
XMAS CONTEST
B. Strachan Awarded Second
in Home Display Contest;
George Somero, Third.

Ernest Jackson, go East James
street, won first prize in the residential
section Of the Christmas lighting con-
test sponsored by the Ely Commercial
club.
In all five prizes were given out.
Jackson's display was very realistic
one. Three RENDERS propelled by a
mechanical device "galloped" on their
mission of Christmas cheer, hauling an
arm waving Santa in a sleigh.
Here many an Ely youngster received
his first introduction to this legendary
Christmas character that SO impressively
decorated the Jackson premises.
The display won So.
Second prize of SIS was given to B.
o. Strachan, 80 East Chandler street.
George Somero, As East James street,
won the third prize of So; Stuart
Schaefer, 335 East Pattison street,
fourth prize of 81, and John Buccowich,
48 East James street, fifth prize of So.
Displays were judged on the basis of
general artistic effect, originality, con-
formity to the Christmas spirit, in
genuity in utilizing surroundings, size
and lighting effect
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-28
Santa Claus Does Much Bigger
Business Than Year Ago,
Postoffice Says.

Christmas mail, both dispatched from
Ely and coming into the city, showed
a general increase" over a year ago,
according to information obtained from
Owney Hegman, assistant postmaster.
Postofice employees were kept on the
jump until 10 o'clock every night last
week in order to keep the huge amount
of mail moving promptly. Seven extra
men were employed.
Wednesday and Thursday proved to
be the biggest days for Santa Claus.
On these two days cancellations of let
tiers and cards alone averaged 10 per
minute for the fourteen hours the crew
worked. A total of 5000 cancellations
were registered on the two days.
From Dec. Is to Is, they totaled TO-
600.
On the whole postoffice patrons OBJ
served the mailing regulations and the
special drops for Christmas mail very
well, Hegman stated. Cooperation of
the people of the city with the post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-28
SCHOOL BUYS
FOUR PIANOS
Contracts Also Awarded for
Fl Musical Instruments at
Special Meeting.

Contracts for three upright and one
grand piano and 81 musical instruments
were awarded at a special meeting of
the school board of district NO IL, held
last week
John Smrekar was the successful
bidder on the upright pianos, offering
three Ivers-Pond, feet by 4 feet 8
inches in dimensions, in brown ma
hogany finish, at 1920 each. The bid
also allowed $25 each on three pianos to
be traded in.
The Miles Music company, Duluth,
was given the contract for a SteinWay
grand piano, feet IL inches by feet
II inches, on a bid of 81, 1880. 1t Of
fered $50 allowance on a trade-in.
Smrekar was awarded the contract
for two York tenor horns on a bid of
Sits.
The rest of the musical instruments
went to the Braman Music company
Virginia, on a total bid of $2,257 80.
They included two sousaphones, two
baritone horns, two French horns, two
alto horns, baritone saxophone, bass
clarinet, E flat clarinet, c flute, C
piccolo, standard size bass drum, two
concert drums, one pair Zildjian GYM
balls and two string BASES.
Seven bidders had submitted estimates
on all or part of the pianos asked for
and three on the instruments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-28
Clubs, Citizens Help
Santa Spread Cheer
Candy, Baskets, Toys, Shows
Given by Generous Groups
To Assist Old Nick.

Through the special efforts of many
Ely organizations and individuals
Santa Claus got in some of his best
ticks at spreading Christmas cheer.
His annual arrival at the Community
Center, the distribution of baskets
clothing and toys, and free shows at
both theatres helped spread the Christ
mas spirit in a very effective and
personal way.
Fifty Christmas baskets were dis
tributed to needy families, according to
Secretary Ray Hoefler Of the Ely Com
mercial club, who played a big part in
supervising Santa-SponSored activities.
The merchants, lodges, and individ-
ualS who contributed toward the baskets
and those who helped distribute them
can rest assured that their contributions
were sincerely appreciated, Secretary
Hoefler said
A considerable number of toys and
some clothing was given to the Ameri-
can Legion to be handed out to de-
serving families, he stated. Harrison
sSletten spent an entire weekend re-
pairing the toys and they were dis
tributed to % families on Saturday
and Sunday.
For nearly an hour Saturday morning
children filed through the Community
Center for their meeting with Santa
and to receive treat. Two thousand
and one hundred of them showed up
and each received box of candy, box
Of Crackerjack and popcorn ball.
Preceding Santa's visit the Ely
Theatre sponsored a free show for the
youngsters of the community, and on
Wednesday morning they received
post Christmas free movie at the State.