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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
"WHAT | OWE AMERICA"

Hilda Scott, 16-year-old high school
senior of Columbia, Missouri, was the
winner of the annual American Youth
Forum award of $1,000. Her essay on
What I Owe America and What
America Owes Me" was judged the best
of the 317,161 entered in the COMPETE
ton by high school students from every
state in the Union.
The general philosophy expressed in
the winning entry, according to Sum-
ner Blossom, is typical of the thinking
of the vast majority of the country'S
high Schiol students.
Americas younger generation" he
states, ''the girls and boys who will be,
in few years our mayors and mech
anics, our statesmen and stenographers,
are probably the soberest, soundeSt,
most realistic lot of youngsters in this
nations history. No need to waste
tears over the coming generation.
Toughened by years of depression, they
face the future with critical, appraising
eyes, conscious of the hardships they
are likely to encounter-but there is no
fear in them.
They have implicit faith in dem
ocracy, and in its ability to solve its
domestic problems and to outlive its
enemies both within and without our
borders. Where middle age and old
age see cause for hesitancy, youth sees
hope and promise and opportunity. y
These facts are clearly demonstrated
in the following excerpt from Miss
SCOTS winning essay:
"This year marks the end of twelve
years of public-school education for me
twelve years of public investment in my
potentially as a creative citizen. So
already I find myself indebted to
Amortization teaching me to read and
write, for equipping me with various
knowledge, for building in me a respect
for reason and truth.
my obligation is to do something
constructive with my education. If my
schooling has inspired me to seek higher
training for vocation, and I can
possibly get that training, should dc
it. If it has prepared me to be a gooo
ditch-digger or good housewife, ther
by all means I should dig good bitches
or bake good pies. America, in short
has invested twelve years of schooling
in me to prepare me in some capacity
for living. This is nothing more or less
than the gift of security, and it's up tt
me to utilize that security, no less fol
America than for myself. That's my
first big debt.
This, know, sounds young ant
idealistic. And idealism is faced with
dismal reality. The presence of severa.
million unemployed in the United
States would seem to make a gamble
out of any preparation for work. Ger
tainly, the prospect of job-hunting is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

a real DOGGY to the graduate of any
high school or college. Something must
be wrong with setup which teaches
a man to work and then fails to provide
him with job.
Americans have perhaps the least
excuse of any people in the world for
letting them lean on charity's spades.
America has tremendous natural re-
sources many still unsounded and un-
exploited-and we can very well say
that America has invested them in her
people, in us. Our mines, factories, Of
flee buildings, shops, are heavy with
the commerce of wealth. The where
withal is ours; we use it. That there
are Embellishments in our use means
only one thing: the pitiful failure of
our fathers and grandfathers to utilize
humanely or wisely the very wealth
they created and discovered"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
WHAT OTHERS SAY

Virginia Daily Enterprise Commits
sioner Jacob L. Pete, of Ely, is repre-
sented as being at least one member of
the county board who is genuinely dis
turbed by the trend of the rural popu-
lation to the relief rolls. Mr. Pete
perhaps remembers the time when
widespread relief first came into the
picture in this county, while he was
serving a previous term on the board,
and when very few from the Fourth
district were on the rolls. This was in
the 1924 period, supposedly when
conditions were worse than now, yet
the number of persons qualifying for
these many forms of aid, and par
ticularly those getting direct relief in
his section of the county, were much
fewer than now. 1t has come to
serious pass when farmers dispose of
their cattle and in other ways adjust
themselves to relief requirements. Per-
haps in trimming the WPA rolls and
other relief lists, the authorities might
encourage back to the land movement
by dropping those who were perfectly
able to make their farming pay when
they had no other alternative. For the
city dweller who is without a job the
situation is different. Mr.. Pete shows
rare courage in calling attention to an
admitted evil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
K0LENZ-N0vAk
NUPTIALS READ
Miss Mary Kolenz and Victor
Novak Married Yesterday
at Church Ceremony.

At st. Anthony's Catholic church,
yesterday morning at an o'clock mass,
the Rev. Father Mihelcic officiating,
Miss Mary Kolenz, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Kolenz, and Victor Noyak,
son of Mrs. Angela Novak, were united
in marriage.
Miss Angela Kolenz, sister of the
bride, and Charles Novak, brother Of
the groom, attended the couple
The church had been most artisticaIly
decorated with gladiolaS. During the
ceremony, Charles Merhar, Jr., sang
ave Maria" and Mr.. and Mrs. Merhar
sang duet Holy is Mary" The rites
were witnessed by large party Of
friends
The bride wore a blue silk organza
with blue shoulder veil She carried
a bouquet of white sweet peas, gar
deniaS and lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaid wore a pink mar
quisette with lavender accessories. She
carried bouquet of lavender sweet
peas.
A wedding dinner was served at the
home of the brides parents TO 20
guests, relatives and friends. The
couple will be at home at 336 East
Camp street.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
DUCK SEASON
DATES LISTED

The migratory waterfowl season will
open Oct. and close Nov. Is, &C
cording to an announcement by the
department of interior. This is for
the northern zone which includes Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, be-
sides several other states.
The daily bag limit for ducks is placed
at 10 in the aggregate and possession
limit at 20 in the aggregate.
The daily bag limit for geese has
been changed from five to four, &C
cording to a recommendation of the
geological survey.
The daily limit on geese and brants
of the kinds permitted to be killed is
four in the aggregate of all kinds and
the possession limit is eight in the ag-
gregate.
No more than two days bag limit of
lawfully taken and lawfully possessed
ducks and geese may be transported
in any one calendar week out of the
state in which taken.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
George GrOn,an Gives
NOUeL Talk at ROtary'

c. B. Charleton of Manchester, Iowa
was a Rotarian guest at last nights
meeting of the Rotary club. The Rev.
E. H. Bull of Tower was a guest of
Andy Erickson. Wilson Carlson led the
singing with Peggy McMahan at the
piano.
George Groman OF Chisholm, a very
versatile dialectician, who has been fire.
quently heard over the radio, gave
very entertaining half hour talk on
dialects as related to the Swedish,
Italian, Finnish, Greecian, Irish, Ger
man and Hebrew languages when as
sayed in the English. He also played a
bazooka solo in imitation of Bob Burns
Ed. Jones, as chairman of the onto
Duluth committee for the golf game
and the dinners next Thursday after
noon and evening, reported that six
members had signed up for the trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
LET GASOLINE.
OIL CONTRACTS
County Complies With New
Law in Calling for Bids for
4th Dist. Materials.

Contracts were let to a Virginia and
two Duluth firms to supply gasoline,
lubricating oil and Diesel fuel to the
Fourth district at the last meeting of
the st. Louis county commissioners.
The Range COOPERATIVE Federation,
Virginia, received the contract on $500
gallons of gasoline on a bid of 15.5
of the gasoline, which will be supplied
during the period of Aug. 10 to Oct. Is,
was $976.50. Fifteen cents per gallon
is the same prices the district paid be-
fore contracts were let.
Ceyborske Bros, Duluth, had the
successful bid of SO cents per gallon
on 220 gallons of lubricating oil. Total
cost was 5000. The oil will be divided
between the Seventh and Fourth dis
tricts, and will be delivered.
Standard Oil company, Duluth, bid
48 cents per gallon on SIS gallons of
diesel fuel to get the contract. The
total cost was $26.40, which includes
delivery.
After Oct. Is, contracts will be let on
a Six-months basis. Contracts have al
so been let for other districts in the
county.
Formerly these items were purchased
from various dealers in the Fourth
district. In calling for bids the county
is complying with a state law passed
by the last general assemly requiring
the letting of contracts on all materials
which total $500 or more per year in
the aggregate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

Morris Tribune Governor StaSsen
got a fine vote of confidence from the
Republican state committee last week
when they met to air the complaints
that arose out of the troublesome ques-
ton of patronage. That is as it should
be. Committeeman who have worked
hard in a political campaign like to be
rewarded with jobs or jobs for their
friends, and like to be consulted when
appointments are to be made Gas they
should be- but after all, the great mass
of people who do the voting are more
interested in seeing the governor do
good job of governing and will or will
not vote to re-elect him in spite of the
support which party workers may or
may not give. There is every indica-
ton that Governor StasSen has i'm
pressed the general run of folks that
he is trying to do and is doing a good
job with a minimum of mistakes, and
that is what counts. Good public SER
vice is generally the best political asset,
and public approval counts more than
party support.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

The Austin Herald thinks
we are living in a curious
world. 1t says: Zone genera
ton lays down its life to fight
for freedom from dictators and
rulers and another generation
comes along that pays dues to
have some one tell them when
and how they can work and
when they cannot work, and
when they must go upon relief,
instead of being self-reliant.
1t all sounds screwy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

The return of DR.. Thaddeus
Surber to the state conservation
department, as a result of the
recent reorganization, is being
hailed with satisfaction by all
the people of the state in
terested in conservation in gen.
eral and fish propagation in
particular. With years of ex-
perience in this line of en-
deavor, both as head of the
states fish propagation &C
Invites for years, and also as
an expert adviser on federal
projects, DR.. Surber is one of
the outstanding authorities in
the nation on this subject. He
was let out by the Farmer
Labor administration, but is
now back as technical adviser
for the division of game and
fish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

There'll be some knotty problems to
be decided at meeting of team man
ayers in Virginia, Monday, to discuss
the proposed playoff by the four top
teams for the league title, because it
is practically certain that five teams
will have to be taken into account.
If Virginia wins it's final league en-
counter, Sunday from Buhl, which it
certainly should, the Rangers will have
to be taken into account in the playoff
because there will be two or three
way tie for third. The loser in the
Eveleth-Keewatin game will tie with
Virginia, and if Ely is dropped by
Taconite, it will share third place.
Last Monday, Captain John Glavan,
Edward Buckley, Louis zgonc and Bert
Madden attended a meeting at Cook
to discuss the playoff. The dates
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Talk Playoff to Decide
Championship of League

selected were Sept. and 10, both Sun
days.
Chisholm has first place at the end Of
league play safely in the bag. If Ely
wins Sunday it will share second place
with the Eveleth-Keewatin game win
ner.
The winner of the playoff, if one
can be arranged, will tangle with the
winner of tourney to be conducted in
Cloquet for the mythical range champi-
onShip.
If Virginia wins Sunday and is in
Guided in the playoff, three instead of
two games will have to be played,
necessitating the selection of new dates.
There will be a bye in the pairings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Mining Institute Meets
On GOgebic Range.

The 30th meeting Of the Lake Su-
perior Mining Institute viii be held on
the Gogebic range in Michigan. Ac-
cording to the program, members viii
arrive in Ironwood, the morning Of
September IA, where lunch will be
served at noon. Trips to the various
mining properties will be had by those
who desire. Others will play golf and
a clambake will follow for dinner at
Gateway Inn.
Friday will be spent at the Gateway
with suitable entertainment. The an
nual meeting and banquet will be held
that evening making it possible for all
to return home on Saturday, if they
desire.
Alex D. Chisholm, general manager OF
Pickands, Mather company, Duluth, IS
president. G. j. Stakel Of Ishpeming Is
the secretary. Well known mining men
of the Minnesota ranges appear on the
official list as vice presidents and man
ayers.
E. j. Nancy, Duluth, and Harry S.
Sherman, Hibbing, are vice presidents.
Abe Mathews, Elcor, and Perry G.
Harrison, Crosby, are on the managerial
board.
TTSE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
ERA WORKERS
GET APPROVAL

The district office of the WPA at
Duluth has approved the requisition for
70 men made by Frank Legat, ranger
for the Kawishiwi district, for the ERA
project sponsored by the forest service
in his district.
The two craftsmen, a stenographer,
and two helpers at the warehouse went
to work, Friday, while the Is men en-
pioyed on building the new road into
Moose lake started Monday.
A public camp may be constructed
on Moose Lake if funds are available.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

The Minnesota conservation
department has added preven-
ton of drowning to its curric-
ulum. A representative of the
division attended the safety con-
vention in Duluth and outlined
the plans being worked out.
The matter will require con-
siderable concerted action to
prevent a reoccurrence of the
large number of deaths ex-
perienced this season through
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Former ELyite Killed
at Panguitch, Utah
In Car Accident.

Mrs. Joyce E. Booth of Virginia,
where she is proprietor of the Troy
Laundry, formerly Miss Joyce Mattson
of this city, was instantly killed at
Panguitch, Utah, Tuesday when the
car in which she was riding turned over
after a tire blowout
Mrs. Nan Heritage of Virginia, riding
with Mrs. Booth, was seriously injured
in the mishap. Paulo G. Hasslocker,
driver of the car, suffered broken ribs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

Dividing the wealth sounds
good to the Hartford, Conn.
Times, but what scares them is
seeing them now dividing what
We'll have to earn 20 years
from now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
First Methodist Church
REV. JAMES E. BOWLER, Minister.
The Suomi-Synod Lutheran
Church
REV. DOUGLAS OLLHA, Pastor.

Divine services on the End and 4th
Sunday evenings of the month in the
Finnish at 7:30.
English services on the 4th Sunday
morning at 10 a. m.
Regular weekday services at 7:30 p.
m. each Wednesday in the Finnish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Size of a Drop

The size of drop varies accord
ing to the nature of the fluid and
the container; there may be from
SO to $50 drops in fluid drachrn.
A standard dropper is designed to
deliver exactly 20 drops per cubic
centimeter of water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
STANDINGS

Sundays Results
Ely %, Buhl 8.
Virginia 2, Eveleth /.
Chisholm IL, Taconite O.
Keewatin 8, Calumet 5.
Tuesday
Chisholm 9, Weewatin 1. postponed
game)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
st. Anthony's Catholic
Church
FATHER FRANK MIHELCIC, Pastor.
Father willard Spehn, Assistant.

Masses at 600; 700; 800 and $50
A. M.
Sunday School and BeDAdiction at
1870 P. M.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Paper Wall Hangings Used

Paper Wall Hangings Used
Paper wall hangings were origi-
nally used as inexpensive substi-
tutes for costly brocades and tapes
tries, and first appeared, to any
noticeable degree in the Seventeenth
century.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Bethany Lutheran Church
REV. ERNEST v. OLSON, Pastor.

Sunday School, ............ $50 A. M
Morning Service, ...... .10:45 A. M
Mid-week Service, Wed, ....7:45 P. M.
The Luther League will have a
marshmallow roast, Friday evening,
August 25th, out at Half Way. All
members are cordially invited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

drownings and it is hoped that
such a campaign will be eff
fective.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

Sundays Schedule
Ely at Taconite.
Keewatin at Eveleth.
Chisholm at Calumet.
Bull at Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
On This Occasion
Continued from Page One)

people of the United States
know this?" asks the Senator
and do they believe it. He
then went on to prove the state
ment made over the air that we
are in the present war in the
following:
"The United States furnishes
65.57 per cent of the oil with
which Japan operates her
airplanes, her tanks, her war
ships. We supply 9O.39 per
cent of the scrap iron and steel
with which Japan manu-
features her munitions. Japan
must have copper-we furnish
her with 9O.98 per cent of that.
She must have other metals
we supply 1888 per cent OF
them. We send Japan CTS
per cent of the Woodworking
machinery she must have, 64.67
per cent of the automobiles she
is using in China, 1892 pei
cent of the aircraft and parts
with which she bombs the hos
pitfalls, schools and missions II
which the Chinese people seek
shelter"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
Presbyterian Church
REV. III. RUSSELL BROWNE, Pastor.

No services during the month of
August.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

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First Evangelical Lutheran
Church

(Member of the Finnish Evangelical
Lutheran National Church of America)
212 East Camp Street
REV. E. A. HEINO, Pastor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

1912-Arizona admitted to State
hood
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
NJ i S $ Houghtaling
Leads Girls, With II
Points; Galloway Best
for Boys, With Is;
Teams Go to rank
linton Friday Night

The basketball teams Of Hender-
son high school had little trouble
in turning in two basketball victor
les here last night over Warrenton,
the Henderson lassies scoring a 40 to
Is triumph, While the boys came
through with a "a to 13 verdict.
Every member of the girls squad
saw action against Warrenton.
Miss Mary Florence Houghtaling
resumed her high scoring tactics, ac-
counting for 81 points Miss Hazel
Finch bagged eight tallies, Misses
Lowry and FalEner, six each, and
Miss Jackson got one tally.
Effective guard work on the part
of Misses Duke, Moore and Knight,
held Warrenton forwards in check.
Miss NJ Hicks was the best in the
scoring department for Warrenton
her total being ten points. Miss Ride
out got four and Miss Duke two
The boys game was close until the
fourth period when Henderson pull
ed far into the lead
Captain Dick Galloway, who has
just been shifted to forward, led the
scoring, with 18 points. Turner and
Gambler got the other six, being
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
AYCOCK TEAM TOPS
LOCAL BASKETEERS
Free-Scoring Cage Game
Ends 45-42 for Visitors
Here Last Night

Aycock All-Stars outscored Hen
derson "Basketeers" here last night
to win AS to 40 in cage contest
that showed plenty Of good basket
ball and crack basket making.>
Both teams rang the basket with
plenty of consistency, the lead chang
ing from one team to another.
Aycock got off to fast start, but
Henderson was ahead at the half.
Hoyle led the winners with 13
points, being closely followed by T.
Currin, with IL, Pucket got nine, FL
lington six, r. Currin and Adcock,
two each and Hendric accounted
for one point.
Bing Miller led the Henderson at
tack with IL points Gill got nine, al
though he was on the bench most of
the game. Edwards bagged ten, john
son four, Dicllerson, five and Hight
two.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Henderson Cagers Turn In Two Wins Over Warrenton

Freshman teams of the two institu-
tons will meet in the preliminary
at $3.50 o'clock.
An outstanding competitor for four
years, Harriss will make his final
appearance before the home folk
Friday afternoon. He has Is vic
tories in three years of varsity and
one year of freshman competition.
Carolina is seeking it's first state
wrestling championship since 1881.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
ALL-STAR GIRLS GET
; z CAGE VICTORIES
Defeat Youngsville Girls
Tuesday Night and Zeb
Vance Last Night

The Henderson All-Star girls rack
ed up two wins during the week, top
ping YOungsville there Tuesday
night As to "a, and winning over Zeb
Vance here last night at the a1mory
As to a.
Miss Hart topped Henderson's at
tack with 20 points against Zeb
Vance. Miss Blake got IA and Miss
Smith II.
Miss B. Coghill was the best for
the losers, with 10 TALES Edwards
got eight, Briggs four and Hobgood
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
9TH GRADE DEFEATS
JUNIOR HIGH FIVE

The ninth grade basketball team
defeated the Junior High cagers yes
terday afternoon in the high school
gym % to 20.
Captain Faulkner, Fogleman and
Elliott were the luminaries of the
winners. The ninth graders took the
lead early in the contest, and re-
manned ahead all during the game.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
|M|DD[EBURG SPLITS
WITH FRANKLITON
Middleburg Lassies Easy
Victors, 1919; Boys Are
Defeated 2O-13

Middleburg high school basketball
teams divided two games with
Franklnton Tuesday night at Mid
dleburg, the girls winning 48 to 10,
the boys lost 90 to Is.
Miss Ellington was the top scorer
for Middleburg with 35 points, Miss
Hendricks getting the other 10.
Miss Lumpkin was the best for the
visitors with eleven, Miss Vann got
seven and Miss Kearney got the re-
manning tally.
Hicks led the Franklinton boys to
their victory, with seven points.
Pearce and Kearney got four each.
Daniel shot three and Mcdaniel and
Gillian scored one each.
Short turned in the best for Mid
dleburg, six. d. Floyd shot three and
Tillotson end PreedloVe baggde two
each.
1912-Arizona admitted to State
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

1874-George F. Warren, Corneu
professor of agricultural economic,
New Deal adviser on devaluation
born at Harvard, Nebr Died Nav
"a, 1888
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Billy WlnStead, u. N. G..
Billy Winstead, Rocky Mount boy
is one of the standouts of the Caro-
lima boxing team which faces Duke
Friday night at Durham for the 1899
state championship.
Winstead, 120-pounder, is gener-
ally considered one of the best ban
tamweights in the Southern Confer
ence. Last week he dropped a close
decision to Maryland's George Dorr,
q finalist in the Conference tourna-
meent last winter.
A consistent winner for two years,
Wlnstead meets Fracher of Duke Fri
day night
The varsity matches will start at
$3.50 o'clock. Freshman teams Of the
two institutions meet at 7.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Two.
Henderson guards were Wilkerson,
Duke, Hunt, Harper, Neathery and
Kearney.
Zeb Vance used Clayton, Grissom,
c. Coghill and NJ. Coghill as guards.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Girls Win By 48 To Is;
Boys Come Through, 24-l3

equally divided between them.
Miles was the best the visitors had
to o1ier. He scored eight points.
Henderson goes to Frankllnton
Friday night tor TWO contests.
GHkSEC VN.rraufnn-1G
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

EzeZ c6AMSoNA4pQGS,y(2RokAA
Johnson Harriss, 1873 pounder
from Wilmington, captains the Caro-
lima wrestling team which opposes
Duke at Chapel Hill Friday AFTER
noon for the state championship.
The varsity bouts will start at D
o'clock in Woollen gymnasium.