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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Cath. WOMEN
AT BRAINERD
Ely Council Members Report
Fine Talks and Instructive
Sessions at Conference.

Mrs. M j. Fleming, president of the
Duluth Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women, presided at the sessions of the
spring conference at Brainerd last
week. Mrs. Fleming reports most in
tereSting sessions at which 240 dele
gates were registered, fifteen of which
were from Ely.
Those who attended from here were
the Rev. Frank Mihelcic, Mesdames
Cyrille Fortier, ST., John Mahady, M.
j. Fleming, Peter Hutar, Thomas j.
Carey, j. j. Call, John Salminen,
Stephen Smrekar, Joseph Palcher, John
Buccowich, Joseph Kovach, Joseph
Markovich, John Kapsch and Miss
Mary Hutar.
One of the high-lights of the meet
ing, according to the delegates, was
the address of Miss Estelle Jameson,
superintendent of the Women,s Re-
formatory at Shakopee, Minnesota on
What Minnesota is Doing With and
For Delinquent Girls" Miss JAMES,
on's talk brought out the complete
change that has come about in the
last decade in the attitude of the
public mind toward delinquents. Where
formerly the public mind dwelt on
punishment for such individuals, now
a feeling has developed that through
kindly understanding they may be re-
habilitated, physically, morally and
spiritually.
Dr. Maud Gerdes of the U. S. Public
Health Service, Washington, D. c.,
talked on What the u. S. is Doing to
Improve Maternal and Child Health"
She was followed by DR.. Viktor Wilson
of the Minnesota State Board of
Health, who brought out in an in
teresting and able manner, how Min
nesota collaborates with the Federal
program in safeguarding the health
and the lives of mothers and children.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
GIRL ATHLETES
PLAN BANQUET
High School Athletic Group
Announces Names of Girls
Winning Awards.

Members of the high school Girls
Athletic association, who have turned
in at least 125 points during the year
will hold their annual banquet in the
Memorial cafeteria, Saturday, June 8.
Twenty-nine girls will be awarded
letters, numerals, or gold pins through
activities sponsored by the association
They include:
Hotpoint winners, numeral awards
GALL freshmen)-Nelmi Carlson, Shirley
Ellefsen, Virginia Golobich, June Indi-
har, Florence Kobe, Roseline Mantel,
Elizabeth Petrich and Mary Tome Lois
Purdy, sophomore, will also be given
this award since this is her first year
in the organization.
250-point winners, emblem awards
Margaret Janezich, Helen Krall, Marie
Kuzma, Helen Lobe, Helen Maker, Lois
PJrdy, Elizabeth Sever and Agnes
Simonick
5O0-point winners, GAA emblem
awards-Caroline Buraglio, Enricketta
De Bernardo, Mary Kurre, Christine
Kuzma, Ann Lekatz, Pauline Milkovich
and Mildred Salmi.
1O00-point winners, gold pin awards
(seniors)-Mary BONNER, Dorothy Rom,
Rose Skerjanc, Olga Tome, Pauline
Milkovich and Helen Slogan.
The points won depend upon the
ability displayed in the various athletic
activities sponsored. The point -groups
listed above represent the total number
won during the one, two, three, or four
years of membership. Emblem winners,
who have not compiled at least 125
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Ely Women F oresters
Host to Range-wide
Conference Sunday
Ten Range Lodges to be
Represented as Guests
Of Local Chapter.
NOTABLES TO SPEAK
Tea, Initiation, Program,
Banquet, Feature Meet
of Catholic Group.

A range-wide conference of the
Women'S Catholic Order of ForesterS
will be held in the Community Center
here Sunday. New candidates will be
initiated, with the Eveleth drill team
in charge of the service, and dinner
served.
A tea will be served at 1870 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, with Mrs John
Buccowich in charge and Mrs. L. c.
SLENDER and Mrs. Amelia Veranth
pouring.
The conference will open at O'Clock
in the auditorium with candidates and
members from Grand Rapids, Hibbing,
Nashwauk, Keewatin, Bull, Chisholm,
Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert and Ely in
attendance. Drill teams will stage an
exhibition.
Following the initiation, dinner will
be served in the cafeteria by the
Ely unit of the National Council of
Catholic Women. A program, with Mrs
John Slabodnik as toaStmistreSs, will
be given.
Mrs. Fannie Miller, Minneapolis, high
trustee, and Mrs. Mary B. Fleminss
Virginia, deputy supervisor, will give
addresses. Father Willard Spehn will
also give a talk.
A boys quintet, composed of Edward
Shepel, Bernard Hutar, Joe Novak,
Frank Shepel and Joe Senta, will sing,
accompanied by Mrs. Charles Merhar
at the piano. Frank Roman will con-
tribute several accordion numbers, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merhar, Jr., will
sing duet. Community singing will
conclude the program. During the
serving of dinner the Godec Brothers
Silver Strings orchestra will play.
Miss Mary Hutar arranged the pro-
gram; Mrs. Peter Hutar, Mrs. John
Lozar, Mrs. Gust Anderson, Jr, Mrs.
Albert Veranth, Mrs. Nat Dargontina
and Miss Margaret Hutar compose the
registration committee, and Mrs. Jack
Serpahine is in charge of table decor
ationS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
ELY RESIDENTS
PAY TRIBUTE TO
SOLDIER DEAD
Impressive Ceremonies Marx
Memorial Day Observance
at Whiteside Park.

| To-day we lay at their feet tribute,
Father william Powers, Eveleth, tolt
a Memorial Day gathering of severa
hundred people at Whiteside park Be
fore the speaker lay the white-croSs
flag marked graves of the soldier deaC
as represented by the LegionS minia'
ture cemetery, and a. replica of the un.
known soldiers tomb.
"***But we should VOW today thai
this should never take place again il
America" the speaker declared; eve
should redicate America to spiritua
ideals"
Introduced by Edward T. Buckley
Father Powers reminded his listeners
that there were two things that should
be remembered on Memorial day. One
was that we should speak to the dead
and the other that we should allow the
dead to speak to us.
"We may see in the dead a loved
one who possessed the qualities that
the saints say makes a man great
one who labored without reward, suf-
fered but was silent.
'The dead say to us that today it is
my turn; tomorrow it is yours Once
we were as you are but now we have
passed on.
This morning we know that every
home in the world is silenced by
death"
1--WE should cherish our liberties y
Father Powers emphasized in pointing
out that they had not been abridged
as in many countries.
A four-block long parade, travelling
from the Community Center to Chap
man street and then to the park, in
augurated the observance. Leading it
were the color bearers of Frank Lozar
post, No. 248, American Legion, fol-
lowed by Tom Thielman, commander
of the legion, Mrs. Rosa Schaefer,
Auxiliary head, and L. c. SLENDER,
Commander of Ely post No. PITT, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars.
Next in line were the Ely municipal
band under the leadership of Frank
v. Di Nino and Arthur Buraglio, autos
bearing Mrs. Robert Suominen and
Mrs. Anna Matetich, gold star mothers
and John E. Porthan, gold star father;
the Legion drum and bugle corps, led
by Drum Major Harold Dillon and
MajoretteS Marian Gouze and Rose
Belehar; marching units from the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars and Legion
Auxiliary, Boy Scouts and Cubs, Girl
Scouts and the Junior band of the
local school.
Spectators lined the route to watch
the colorful parade. A blazing sun sent
the mercury soaring to near the 80
degree mark for the first really warm
day since last summer Although the
heat caused some discomfort, the
weather was ideal for the observance.
After the group had assembled at
the park, the Rev. j. E. Dowler gave
the invocation, followed by selection
by the Auxiliary glee club, "The Long
Day Closes"
Mr. SLENDER then read the names
Of Ely's So soldier dead Three more,
Alex Dahlquist and Andrew Harri,
world war veterans, and Oscar Kauppi,
Spanish were added to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Old Ely Resident
Buried Thursday.

The funeral of Charles Ranta, who
died Sunday, May 81, at the local hos
pital after short illness, took place
Thursday from the Finnish Lutheran
church, the Rev. H. Saarela of Pike
River conducting the services.
Deceased was born in Finland in
1867. He has been a resident of this
city for the past AZ years, for many
years being engaged with the mines.
Surviving are his wife in this city
and son, A. Holme, of Ladysmith
Wisconsin. Deceased was well known
by host of friends who join in ex-
pressing sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Continued Hunt Fails
to Locate Postmaster;
Missing Since May %
Norman Brown Disappears
After Leaving Home in
Auto, Tuesday.
ORGANIZE WIDE HUNT
Believed Amnesia Victim;
No Glue Yet Found as
to Whereabouts.

Not single clue has been unearthed
as to the whereabouts of Postmaster
Norman Brown who disappeared on
Tuesday afternoon, May %.
Rumors as to his whereabouts have
been flying thick and fast since Fri
day when the first news was broad
cast Of the disappearance. Reports
have been received that Brown has
ben seen in Crookston and other spots
| in northern Minnesota Investigation
of the runors proved them unfounded
One report of having found clothing
on the shores of Second lake on the
Ely-Buyck trail, sent Deputy Sheriff
Dolenshak there post haste. A grip
had been discovered by fishermen from
Virginia on the shores of the lake
near where it was reported Brown had
been seen by timber truckers earlier
in the week Investigation proved that
the clothing was not Browns. Olof
Harri, assistant police chief, and a
newspaper man accompanied DoIen-
Shak in chasing the report and ex-
amining the clothing.
Mrs. Brown, wnen seen by a re-
porter on Tuesday morning, just week
after the disappearance, had recovered
somewhat from the shock of her hus-
bands unknown whereabouts and
stated that Mr. Brown left home after
dinner on the day he disappeared
without taking his coat or hat or with
Aa1f Loo
tending art class at the school and was
not at home when he got into his car
and drove off.
She further stated that he had come
home from the postoffice on Tuesday
complaining of headache. Later he
left his home in the automobile pre-
sumbably for the office at which he
never arrived. Since then he has not
been seen Notwithstanding the fact
that state authorities, police and deputy
sheriffs have continued a wide search.
Authorities reported that Brown had
been suffering from severe headaches
since an automobile accident last fall
and feared that he may be wandering
or driving around the country, a victim
OF amneSia.
A description of the missing man has
been broadcast over the radio and
published in daily newspapers. He Is
described as being feet 10 inhces tail.
He weighs about 155 pounds and has
elaborate tatooing from elbow to wrist
on both arms. He is of light COM
plexion with dark hair and brown eyes.
When leaving home he was driving a
gray OldSmobile car with Minnesota
license number B-247-O67.
Postal employees report that the
postoffice accounts are in order and
that Mr.. Brown only had a small
amount of cash on his person when
he disappeared. Postoffice Inspectors
H j. Fleming of Duluth and H. A.
Malurin of Bismark, NJ D., completed
the semi-annual checkup of the post
office on Saturday and gave Post
master Browns accounts the o. K.
Upon being appraised of the missing
postmaster, Inspectors Fleming and A.
Anderson, the latter from the main
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two. days.
The divine services will be held in
the church and the business meetings
in the Community Center. Delegates
and visitors will be served dinner and
supper daily in the cafeteria and will
be housed in homes of members of the
local congregation.
The central committee in charge OF
preparations includes Elmo Lepisto, Mrs
John Roiko, Nick Alfalfa, Gabriel Hik-
pakka, and the Rev. Heino The
housing committee Is composed of Otto
Harju, Vern johnson and Mr.. Alfalfa.
Gust Nurmi, William Lepisto and
Mr.. Hipakka are delegates from the
Ely church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Nearly so copies of The Ely
Miner were sent out last week
on request of people who ex-
pect to vacation in this play
ground of a Nation" The
larger numbers of these in
quiries were for the purpose of
getting line on advertising of
groceries and necessities for
their trip. Stores that adver-
tise in a newspaper get the
tourist trade as the most of the
vacations are budgeted before
the tourist leaves home. From
the paper they see where to
buy and what to buy. A few
years ago the pamphlets sent
out from here contained a page
on what to bring" This was
an invitation for the tourist to
load up on necessities before
leaving home and the local
merchant and taxpayer who
footed the bill for the pam
phlets was left out in the cold.
The vacationist brought every
thing needed and bought little
here.
A change was made in the
advertising. Since then the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
VISITS IN ELY.

Mrs. Mary Coghe, Pittsburgh, dele
gate to the Slovenian Women's union
convention in Chisholm last week, was
guest over the week end in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Zbasnik.
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frontier love that with the building
continental railroad shared by Barbara
couple "Union Pacific"
American the film which
Saturday midnight Tuesday
State Theatre Miss Sanwyck the daughter Of
hardy roubleshooter praies Among
are Lynne Overm
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advertising. Since then the
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Workers In
Prague Back
On The Job

Prague, Nov. 2O.-(AP)-Prague
workers, ignoring agitation for q
strike to protest conditions under the
rule of Nazi Germany, went to their
jobs as usual today with the assur-
ance their complaints would receive
early consideration.
Anxious to avoid further distur-
Dances following recent arrests and
executions Of Czech student leaders
and others, the protectorate govern
ment appealed to the workers to re-
frain from striking The appeal was
accompanied by promise that pro-
tests occasioned by rising strikes and
other grievances would be studied.
Czech police also spread a warn
ing through workers districts in
Prague and four other industrial cen
tiers that any strike today in SYM
patty for executed compatriots would
be suppressed sternly.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Plans About
Defense In
u. S. Stolen

Detroit Mich, Nov. 20-(AP)-
Representative Martin Dies, Demo-
crat, Texas, chairman of the con-
gressional committee investigating
subversive and un-American activi-
ties, said in an Interview here today
that Nazi and Communist agencies
''nOW across the ocean" had stolen
important information" Of military
value from Detroit industrial plants.
Dies was here for one-day secret
conference about such matters.
The primary purpose of his COM
mlttee now, he asserted, was to break
up foreign spying and to prevent
sabotage in industrial plants. He cit
ed one case Of a lecturer described
by him as a Nazi spy, who was en-
tertained by patriotic society, given
ready access to numerous plants,
permitted to take pictures and to OBJ
tain extensive information about in
dustrial processes.
"This information is now back in
Germany" he said.
Dies said much information was
obtained from communist party mem
bers diSgruntled after the German
Russian alliance was announced.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Baptists To
Meet Tuesday
At Winston

Winston-Salem, Nov. 2O.-(AP)--
More than 200 ministers met IN the
First Baptist church here this after
noon to participate in song and
praise service and to make final
plans for the opening tomorrow of
the 1O9th annual North Carolina
State Baptist Convention.
DR.. Ralph A. Herring, pastor Of the
First Baplst church, and official
host for the convention, said that the
total registered attendance at last
years State meeting, 1879 should be
exceeded at the convention this year.
The full statewide convention will
begin tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
Business organization, enrolment
and committee reports will follow.
There will be morning, afternoon and
evening services on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Tuesday afternoon
service begins at 2:30 o'clock. and
the night service at 7:30 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Losses Are
inflicted On
5 Neutrals
Germans Deny Brit
ish Charges German
Mines Are Respon-
sible; 40 Listed as
Dead on Netherlands
Liner Sunk on Satur-
day.

London, Nov Mines,
at least temporarily, supplanted sub
marines as the leading sea menace
off the British coast today, as the
floating explosives added still FUR
Their to the wars greatest weekend
toll for merchant shipping.
Eight vessels were reported sunk
in the North Sea over the weekend,
with 1T persons dead or missing.
The sinking included the 345-ton
British trawler Wigmore, with a crew
of l6, and the 1,267-ton British COL
lier Torchbearer, which were dis
closed today. Four survivors of the
Torchbearer's crew, reported to have
numbered Is, were landed at an Eng
lish port.
The total tonnage of the eight YES
sells was 27748.
One ship was lost by each of The
Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Yugo-
slayia and Lithuania.
Authorities had not computed the
full loss Of life in the sinking Sat-
urday of the The Netherlands liner
Simon Bolivar, but the number was
set tentatively at 140 Eleven were
believed drowned or killed by ex-
plosions aboard the four other ships.
The Admiralty accused Germany
OF laying the mines, and the British
press today ragged against the Nazi,
StreSsing the presence of women and
children aboard the Simon Bolivar,
which was bound for the West Indies
from Amsterdam.
(In Berlin, however, German au-
thorities declared German mine
could not have been responsible for
the sinking Of the Simon Bolivar)
In addition, the sinking of the A.
58-ton British freighter Pensilva
''by enemy action" was disclosed to-
day. 1t was not Immediately clear
whether the vessel was a mine vic
tim. Her crew was landed safely.
A total Of nine vessels were re-
ported sunk in the North Sea over
the weekend, with 1T persons dead
or missing. The total tonnage lost
was 32,006. Neutrals lost five ships
to Britains four.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Hoey Group
Might Back
Broughton
Raleigh Gossip Is Ad-
ministration NJ a y
Switch to Him From
H ort n; Mcdonald
Crowd Appears Split
On 1910 Pick.
Daily Eispsrcn Bureau,
In the Sir N'aIfAr Hotel.
PV HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh Nov. 2O.NoW that the
Du5e-Carolina game is out of the
why. the thousands of football-mind-
ed Tar Heels will be able to get the
tall 9- frenzy off their thoughts for
spell at least. AS a result re-
crGdc,cence Of political gossip can
be BOXED for very shortly, although
the nearness of jolly old Saint Nicks
annual raid on papa's pocketbook
will. tend to hold things off until
after the first of the year.
Nothing has occurred lately to
change the previously and often ex-
pto ri rieW that the 1910 guber-
na'eal primary is one of the most
u ID ctable and unprecedented in
Paws campaign. but there have
9cfr IMPORTANT developments on sew
e onts
Among other things, the campaign
ha READY run through one phase
aanwal 70 every race Of its kind. An
carly front runner has been pulled
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Roosevelt Will Not
Consult Members OF
Congress Further
Washington Learns
President Will Ignore
Them on Neutrality
Problems, Though He
Had Asked Them to
Remain in Capital.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt was reported
authoritativeiy today 20 nave ,aoan-
doned mis- pan to consult with con-
gressional leaders on any neutrality
pl oblem arising before the 1910 ses-
1T n.
One Of the leaders, asking that
his name be withheld, told report
ers he understood Mr. Roosevelt had
decided that day-to-day decisions
on foreign policy should be made
by the executive branch. In mis-
message to Congress September q,
the President laid ne was asking
leaders IN both houses 10 remain
here between the close of the spec
ial session and the beginning Of the
1910 session, so that ne could con-
fer with them on foreign problems.
Representative Martin, of Mass
achusetts, the House minority lead
er, is out of the city, but Senator
MCNary, of Oregon, Republican
leader in the Senate, remained
here. Martin and the Democratic
leader agreed to return if Mr..
Roosevelt should wish to consult the
group.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Soviiets Urge
World Youth
To Stop W \ ar
Red Arm News
paper Prints Dispatch
From New York Say
ing Anti-War Senti-
ment Is Growing Fast
In u. S.; Pact With
Japs.

Moscow, Nov. 2O.-(AP)- The
newspaper Red Star, organ OF the
Soviet Russian army, urged the youth
of the world today to oppose con
tinuation of the present 'capitalistl(
war" under the leadership Of the
communistic International.
In a special article, the Red Star
asserted that students Of the United
States, Great Britain, France ano
India are strongly against war. The
newspaper said that "While the
Soviet is in a strong position, capt.
talism is falling into ruins"
The tenor of the article was echoed
in a New York dispatch to the Com
munist party newspaper PraVda
which said anti-war sentiment was
growing in the United States. These
thrusts accompanied by continued
press attacks on Finland, for Gin
creasing preparations for war;" came
as official Russian sources reported
nrogress in negotiations to improve
relations with Japan.
Tass. official Soviet news agency
announced agreement had beer
reached on the 'composition ano
functions" Of a mixed commission tc
establish a boundary between Soviet
lied Outer Mongolia and Japanese
protected Manchoukuo.
The commission, which will at
tempt to settle frontier problems left
unsolved when the two countries
concluded a truce September Is
after more than four months Of Dor
der fighting, will meet soon at Chita
Siberia TaSS said
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
S16,645, 1888 Excess
For Unemployment

Raleigh, Nov. 2O.-Receipts of
the North Carolina UnemplOy-
ment Fund will have passed the
S29,000,0O0 mark by the time this
appears, receipts through Novem-
Der 1G, having reached S28,981,-
047.42, of which S28,399,898.96 is
in employer contributions and
1881, 148.46 is ~ interest on the
States balance on deposit in the
u. S. Treasury.
Benefit payments to unemplOy-
ed and partially unemployed
workers through Nov. 16 reached
S12,335,659.16, leaving a balance
in the fund lin both the pooled
fund" and the employers reserve
account funds) of S16,645, 1926,
as of that date, Chairman Charles
G.. Powell, of the State Unem-
ployment Compensation Commits
sion, reports.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-20
Only One Body OF
TenDrownedUpon
Boat Is Missing

Beaufort, Nov. 2O.-(AP)-
The body of Charles Fulger, of
Stacy, one of the two white men
lost in the sinking Of the fish
ing boat Southland in the in
land waterway Friday night,
was found today, leaving only
that of his brother, E. j., still
to be recovered.
Fulger's body was seen float
ing near West Beaufort, six
miles from the scene of the
Southland's collision with the
tug EspecO, bound from Will
mingtOn to Norfolk, Va, and
was brought ashore.
The bodies of eight other vic
tins, all Negroes, had been pre-
viOusly recovered.
An investigation was started
today by a board of the U. 5.
Inspection Service.