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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
F ind Body of Eli Helbakka
DroUned November, 1887

Tuesday, while John Agnich and Abe
Palo were crossing Cedar lake, they
noticed the remains of man floating
in the water. The body had pack
sack on his back and was in a badly
decomposed state.
They reported the find to Deputy
Sheriff Adolph Dolenshak, who with
Undertaken Lynn Paulson and Aviator
Oscar Ringnell went to to the scene to
get the remains. The body was strapped
to the pontoons of the Ringnell plane
and brought to this city.
1t was ascertained by identification
marks on the body that it was that
of Eli Helbakka, missing since Nov. Is,
1887, and for whom search was con-
Quoted at that time.
Helbakka left Ely on November &c for
trip to the Low and Cedar lakes dis
trict to take supplies to Gust Helbakka
and to look over a trap line enroute
He failed to arrive at the cabin and the
search was begun.
A posse was organized, headed by
Dolenshak and consisting of Deputies
Walter Tufander of Tower and Matt
Mattson of Virginia and Police officer
Victor Erickson of this city, with Abe
Palo, veteran guide and trapper.
The posse failed TO find a trace of
the missing man although several days
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of Sept. IL, 1914.

With charter membership of 80,
Moose lodge was organized here Tues
day evening by National Director James
Geraghty. While the new order was
organized on Tuesday, the formal
initiation and installation will not take
place until Sept. II. On that date it
is expected members of the Duluth and
Virginia orders will be here to help
the new lodge get going. Officers
chosen were John A. Harri, dictator;
Barth Coffey, past dictator; J. A Roth
man, vice dictator; William Mills, sec
rotary; VIM. Olds, Jr., treasurer; Carl
Sletten, prelate; Carl Dillon, sergeant;
Matt Indy, inside guard; Theodore
Thompson, outside guard; I. Kreamer,
Matt Herranen and william Grew,
trustees
County Superintendent Young an
nounces that several Ely girls are teach
ing in the rural schools of the county.
They are the Misses Maedi Takkunen,
Ida Porthan, Elma Harrio, Helia
Kayute, Lillian Niemonen, and Mrs.
Selma Uuoponen. Miss Ethel Prisk is
oOuOdl1, N1lSO SdlILoOd SO11Sy dO
Brookpark in Pine County, and Miss
Edith Ellefsen at Little Fork in the
Cook district.
Seman Petroff, who on July 4, shot
and killed L. S. Mcdonald, was found
guilty of manSlaughter in the second
degree in district court at Virginia,
Tuesday. ***Mr. and Mrs Jacob Butala
celebrated their silver wedding on
Monday evening.
William HaSSelblad of this city and
Miss Mabel Esther Gustafson of Win
ton were married Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Ture Gustafson at Winton
The Rev. E. F. Stidd performed the
ceremony. Miss Ruth Gustafson, a
sister Of the bride, and William Berg
lund attended the couple. Miss Edel
Ellefsen played the nuptial music.
The Ely kid" band, under the di-
rection of Richard Pierce, have returned |
from the county fair at Hibbing where |
they played excellent music during the |
three days of the fair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
REDUCED WPA
HINDERS WORK
Efficiency of Project Operations
Affected by Discharge of
4O9S in This District.

Compliance with the Act of Congress
requiring the termination of all WPA
project workers who have been en-
ployed continuously for 18months or
longer has seriously affected the eff
cheney of project operations, S. L.
Stolte, state administrator, disclosed
today.
A total of 1926 workers has been laid
off as a result of the law requirement,
Mr. Stolte reported, in making public
special statewide survey of the eff
feet of the 18-month provision OF this
number, 1719 were terminated in the
course of routine quota reductions in
July, and the balance, 1857, laid off
up to and including August 81 Dis
charged workers comprise 80 per cent
of the total WPA employment in Min
nesota
at is felt that the application of the
provisions to all relief or certified
workers including such positions as
foreman, timekeepers and skilled mech
anics, has cut down the efficiency, pro-
duction and quality of WPA construc-
ton projects during this period of ad-
justment," Mr.. Stolte stated.
Recreation and Education programs
will be forced to close down entirely
in many communities and in other 10
calities sharp curtailment of these
programs will result" he said. "Spon-
sors are particularly distressed over the
assignment of inexperienced workers
to projects where confidential records
must be made available, and much con-
fusion has resulted"
By districts the number of workers
terminated is as follows:
District 1, Duluth, 4O98; District 2,
Detroit Lakes, 1851; District 8, Mime
apoliS, $500; District 4, New Ulm, $50,
and District 5, st. Cloud, 2O46.
MIR. Stolte reported that a majority
of District offices had advised him
there will be sufficient number of
certified workers in the unskilled class
to replace those who have been ter
minated. He said there are not enough
skilled workers to replace the skilled
workers who were terminated, however
In some instances sponsors of WPA pro-
poets have assumed the financial re-
sponsibility for employing key-workers
but a majority of sponsors are unable
financially to assume this burden.
The law provides that those terp1in-
ated because of Is months continuous
employment must remain off WPA rolls
at least 80 days and that they can be
re-employed by WPA only after being
re-certified by local Welfare Boards.
The survey showed that, as a result of
this requirement, local relief agencies
in many counties, whose stats already
are over-taxed have difficulty in hand
ling the flood >of applications for re-
certification.
1t is the opinion of WPA district di-
rectors and Mr.. Stolte that from 900
to $50 of the dismissed workers are in
need of continued assistance. The adj
ministrator estimated approximately
1910 will be re-assigned by November l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
WPA EMPLOYEES
MUST BACK U. S.
New Ruling Requires Employees
to Sign Certificate Swearing
Allegiance to Union.

Every WPA employee, administrative
and project, must sign a certificate
stating that he does not advocate and
is not a member of an organization
that advocates the overthrow Of the
Government of the United States
through force or violence.
Instructions for carrying out this new
order were received today by S. L.
Stolte, state administrator, from
Howard o. Hunter, acting commissioner
of Work Projects. No checks will be
issued after Septmeber 80 to persons
who have not signed the statement,
which reads:
IT do not now and will not at any
time while paid for services from funds
appropriated to the Works Projects Ad-
miniStration advocate or hold member
ship in any organization that advocates
the overthrow of the Government of
the United States by force or violence"
This ruling was made in General
Section 18b of the Emergency Relief
Appropriation Act of 1889.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Italian Ladies Lodge
Elected Officers SUNDAY.

Officers were elected at the meeting
of the Amerigo Vespucci Consorelle
Society. Sunday evening.
Mrs. Giovanina Garni was reelected
president; Mrs. Elaine Lindbeck, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Maria Buraglio,
treasurer. Elected also were Mrs Maria
Bianchi, vice president and Mrs. Car
oline Ricci, vice secretary.
The sick committee named was Mrs.
Angela Peyla, chairman; Mrs. Maria
Mobiglia and Mrs. Caroline Baldwin
The executive committee is composed
of Mrs. Caroline Ricci, Miss Emma
Peyla, Mrs. Geronimo DeBernardi, Mrs
Esther Lanfranchi, Mrs. Anna Elliott
and Mrs. Mathilda Folio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
1lDTNT~ DA1D Into the Files
LOOxAxIV0 D7NAA of The Miner

and paid admissions checked through
the gates on Sunday.
l.. G. SLENDER, Michael Rom, Anton
Lozar and Matt Chulek, representing
the local order of Moose, were in at
tendance of the Minnesota sessions of
the order at st. Cloud this week at
which Frank Lindgren was elected as
one of the vice presidents.
DUSTY" Rhodes has secured a new
plane for service over the Arrowhead
Country. The ship is Ryan Brougham
monoplane with the new type Wright
300 horsepower motor.
Con L. Hedeen, editor of the Eveleth
News, died Sunday of pneumonia after
an illness of less than a week. He is
survived by his widow and two children,
boy and girl. Several from this city
attended the funeral at Eveleth, Tues
day.
The American Legion Auxiliary held
its first of the new year meetings on
Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Smith,
newly elected president, presiding.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
HOU Duck Eggs Once
Fooled Fair Officials.

Graceville-A former old time official
of the Big Stone County Fair Assn. was
reminiscing the other day and told
about some years ago he had an old
straw stack short distance from his
farm home and one day discovered two
mallard duck nests thereon. There
were about "a eggs in the two nests,
and since it was about fair time. he
took the eggs to the county fair. He
entered them in the domestic duck class,
and won first prize. The eggs were
about ready to hatch out so he brought
them home again and placed them in
the sun. In few days he had fine
flock of little ducks which he nursed
for a few weeks until they were able
to take care of themselves. When they
became fully grown many a fine Sun
day duck dinner fully repaid him for
his trouble in raising them, and the
fair judges never knew the difference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Horned Toad Tries
Life in North.

Shakopee-A horned toad brought
here by Donald Childs, Jr. when he
came up from Alva, Oklahoma, to visit
early>thiS summer is still going strong,
but how the creature will stand the
winter is still a matter of conjecture.
Kept in a box at the Childs' cottage
on Prior Lake, the toad succeeded in
making his escape and several weeks
later was recaptured by Earl South
worth and Robert Vierling nearly a
quarter mile from the Childs' cottage.
This toad is attracting much interest
as its natural habitat is the south.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Horse Loses Tail In
Thresher Separator Belt.

Litchfield- There was excitement at
the Colman farm near Litchfield where
threshing was being done recently. A
team of horses hauling bundles to the
machine was driven too close to the
separator. One of the animals was
busy switching flies with its tail, and
the appendage caught in the separator
belt and was pulled around the sepa-
lrator pulley. The horse lost part of
its tail. The belt broke and wound it
self on pulley which created a lot Of
racket what with the loose ends flap
ping wildly. There were one or two
near runaways as a result and even one
or two of the men hot footed it out of
danger. The horse will recover.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Bags Are Taken Out
Of Doctors Auto.

PipeStone-One evening recently two
grips containing physicians equipment
were taken from the automobile of DR..
c. A. Williams. 1t is suspected that the
theft was committed by someone
searching for dope" DR.. Williams
hopes the grips have been thrown away
and that he may be able to recover
them. He is offering a reward for their
return
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07

were spent in the search. Helbakka was
81 years of age and had been trapping
in the district for several years along
with Gus Helbakka, brother
That the body was not discovered be-
fore is attributed to the fact of the
heavy pack on his back when he went
through the thin ice of the lake and it
is thought also that the storm of Sat-
urday night brought the body to the
surface.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07
Ten Years Ago
Friday, Sept. 6, 1929.

George A. Perham of Eveleth has
been selected executive director of the
Minnesota Arrowhead association, to
take the place of Fred D. Vibert, re-
signed. ***More than $4,000 attended the
County Fair at Hibbing closing Thurs
day, after three-day run. Ten thous-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07

Members of the Ely Girl Scout Coun-
Gil enjoyed a get-together at the Nc
Carly cabin on White Iron lake on
Friday afternoon. Miss Gretchen Web
Der, Girl Scout director, was present
and met with the Council members
Yesterday, Miss Weber met with the
Scout leaders at the McCarty cabin.
A social time was enjoyed and plans
formulated for the fall program.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-07

Approximately 1919 of these dismissed
workers are expected to be able to OBJ
tain private employment, but the survey
showed that duration of such employ
ment would be only temporary. Most
of those who are going into private en-
ployment are accepting harvest jobs.
Workers who will find it difficult to get
outside jobs are miners, timber workers,
seanStreSSeS, some white-collar workers
and those who are advanced in years
and have no particular skill.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

BY making and selling Christmas
wreaths. sprays, decorative candles
and holders, 25 Girl Scouts of Troop
No. 80 increased their original Com
munity Chest contribution from IS
to $50 on learning the drive for
funds was tagging.
The girls gathered their own ma
,terialS in the woods of Maryland,
made sample wreaths and took or
ders in the community where they
live. They set up their workshop
in the basement of the troop leader,
Mrs. A. S. Hinrichs, 32l4 Newark
street NV.
The products will be on display
tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Hin
rich's home before delivery to the
purchasers Saturday morning. All
of the Is girls will receive Junior
citizen" badges as reward for their
enterprise. They are:
Portia Bailey, 2944 Macomb street
NV; Winifred Barr, 3403 Thirty
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Former Screen Actress
To Entertain D. A. V.

Miss Richeleine Rainey. former ju-
venile screen actress, will dance on
the program of the Christmas party
at $50 o'clock tomorrow night, spon-
sored jointly by the National Capital
Chapter Disabled American Veter-
ans of the World War, and the
Women's Auxiliary of the local unit.
Children of D. A. ", members are
to be special guests at the party, set
for the Friendship Lodge. Odd Eel
lows Hall, 822 Twentieth street NV.
The Arrangements Committee for
the event consists of Mrs. Mabel
Howard Mrs. Mary Hargraves, Mrs.
lone Schrick, William B. Covert,
Maj. John A. Maigret and Mrs.
Frances Sparkman. ~
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Funds 10 Educate
5hut-|ns Urged by
Citizens Association
Michigan Park Members
Told of Need of
Service

Emergency appropriations to
educate the crippled "shut-in" chill
dren of the District of Columbia
were asked last night by the
Michigan Park Citizens Association
on the motion by William E. Rus
sell.
Herbert G. Carhart, supporting
the motion, stressed the need for
such appropriations, pointing out
that these children could then
take their place in the world
beside their more fortunate
brothers and be able to handle
with them most any situation-a
right that belongs to every man,
woman and child"
Asks Library Branch Facilities.
A letter from George F. Bower
man, librarian, asked that the old
Bunker Hill School be turned into
a branch library upon the opening
of the new school in the near future.
Mr.. Russell stated the dedication of
new building has been delayed a
short while due to the lack of
equipment.
The association reiterated its
stand for traffic light at Twelfth
and Michigan avenue NE. 1t was
said the numerous accidents which
have occurred at this intersection
would most probably have been
avoided had there been the pro-
lection of a stop light Action
was deferred on a request for stop
signs at Thirteenth and Varnum
streets NE until after the opening
of the Taylor street viaduct on jan
uary Is.
Yule Party to Be Held.
Joseph L. Parkhill, chairman
of the Entertainment Committee
stated the usual Christmas party
will be held by the association.
Members now enrolled in the as
sociation number 359 totaling over
SO per cent of the population OF
the community, according to John
Hurley, association president. A
strong drive has been made through
out Michigan Park this year for new
members with the expressed hope
of leading all other associations in
paid members, as was the case last
year, Mrs Carhart, co-chalrman OF
the Membership Committee, said.
An entertainment by the Dramatic
Arts Studio of Brookland concluded
the meeting, which was held in
Bunker Hill School.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

Mary Mcconnell, 3446 Connecticut
avenue NV: Joan Mcdonald, Ca
thedral Gardens. 5000 Connecticut
avenue NV; Frances Newcombe,
3214 Porter street NV; Ruth New
combe, 3214 Porter street NV;
Marilyn O'Neill, 6901 Arlington road
Bethesda, Md; Patricia O'Neill, 6901
Arlington road, Bethesda, Nd; Mary
Virginia Rustin, 32l6 Macomb street
NV; Doris Saline, 3446 Connecticut
avenue NV; Harryette Summers
2755 Macomb street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

arrangements for the New Years
Day celebration, to be held on jan
uary /, include Page NICK. Etchison,
F. X. McTyier, Ralph Lewis, r. H.
Gaber, r. B. Morgan, William T.
Fry, Mrs. L. w. DeGast, Mrs. A.
c. Pearson, R. H. Snyder, DR.. j. A.
Bell, E. S. LaFetra, Ralph w. Foster
and e. A. Drumm.
Many special features of the New
Years Day program are to an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
A., 1876 q street NV, on New Years

Day.
Arthur G. Pearson is chairman of
the General Committee, of which
r. E. Myers is secretary. Other
members of the General Committee
are George Gum. Thomas Buchan-
an. George Bidwell, Lloyd Weidner,
Richard Kruger, Ross H. Snyder,
r. B. McKillip, Gordon Leech, Lee
Barbash, Fred A. Hutchinson, Johan
van Zuylen and l.. w. DeGast.
Others helping to make detail
Evening star., 1939-12-14

Humphreys. D. c.: Nancy Collins,
Fort Humphreys, D. c.; Ellen Dore,
3518 Thirty-f1fth street NV; Alice
Elmore, 3411 Twenty ninth street
NV; Mary Farnsworth, PISS Ma
comb street NV.
Mary Frances Gill. PISS Macomb
street NV; Cybil Greenleaf, 5000
block Newark street NV; Barbara
Hinrichs. 1914 Newark street NV;
Martha Lamborn, 6008 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington. Va: Patricia Mar
tin, 28l4 Thirty-fourth street NV;
Evening star., 1939-12-14
" Names Committee
For New Year Program

The Central Young Mems Chris
tian Association yesterday named its
New Years Day House Committee,
which will arrange for its annual
elaborate program Of sports and
other entertainment at the Y. M. G.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Girl Scouts Sell Yu|e Greens
To Aid Community Chest

fourth place NV; Martie Lou
Cherry, 3700 Massachusetts, avenue
NV; Mary Cherry, 370O Massa-
chusetts avenue NV; Isabel Clarke,
3100 Connecticut avenue NV;
Amelia Cloniger. 2909 Cathedral ave-
nue. NV; Gladys Collins, Fort
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Americans Over 40 to Meet

The local chapter of Americans
Over 40 will meet at pm. tomorrow
in Epiphany Church parish house,
1917 G street NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Mrs. Glover
Completes
Motor Corps League
To Conduct Tours
For Chest Drive

Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.,
chairman Of the Motor Corps Of the
Community Chest League, has COM
pleted the list Of members on her
committee. The smartly- clad women
who will conduct the go-and-see
tours, which begin October II and
continue tl~o"oh No"amber 3. in
clude Mrs. c Baker. Mrs.
Paul Banfie.d, Mrs. Randolph G.
Bishop, Mrs. Walter F. Chappell,
Mrs. Hugh 8. Cumming, jr.; Mrs.
Fernando Cuniberti, Mrs. Howard
c. Davidson, Miss Helen Davis, Mrs.
Spencer Gordon, Mrs. George E.
Hamilton, jr.; Mrs. Reeve Hoover,
Mrs. James L. Karrick, jr.; Mrs.
Harold w. Krogh, Mrs. Rose Saul
Montgomery, Mrs. Charles Carroll
Morgan, Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker.
jr.; Mrs. Milo r. Perkins, Mrs. Fred
erick G. Richards, Mrs. Andrew Saul,
Mrs. Don G. Shingler, Mrs. William
Snow, Mrs. Mark Sullivan, jr.: Mrs.
Corcoran Thorn, jr.; Mrs. Frank
Thorp, jr.; Mrs. Robert L. Walsh
and Mrs. Arnold A. Wilcox.
The Motor Corps members have
adopted the trim white trench coats.
topped by military cap with a red
feather, which they wore lost year.
Each member provides her own
uniform and contributes her car
and her services.
The tours offer Chest contributors
the opportunity to visit Community
Chest agencies.
Seven hospitals from which the
Chest purchases care for the needy
will be open as we'll as the Com
munity Chest member agencies.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Red Cross Workers
To Be Guests of
Miss BOardman

Miss Mabel Boardman, commit
tee chairman of the Red Cross
Roll Call, has issued invitations
for a tea which she will give for
the volunteer Roll Call workers
Thursday afternoon from 4::30 to
$50 o'clock at her home at 1901
P street.
Receiving with Miss Boardman
will be Mrs. Edgar Morris, wife
of the chairman of the Roll Call
Committee, and among those who
have accepted invitations to pour
are Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
wife of the Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court;
Mrs. Stone, wife of Mr.. Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone; Mrs. Reed,
wife OF Mr.. Justice Stanley Reed;
Mrs. Frankfurter, wife of Mr..
Justice Felix Frankfurter; Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr., wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury;
Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, wife of
eAAS oSSASCdAy VI w al Ml ). 11cIlly y
A. Wallace, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture; Mrs. William E.
Borah, wife of Senator Borah of
Idaho; Mrs. Peter G.. Gerry. wife
of Senator Gerry of Rhode Is
land; Mrs. James j. Davis, wife
OF Senator Davis of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Miss Paulette Guffey,
sister of Senator Guffey of Penn
sylvania.
Miss Boardman is national di-
rector of the volunteer service of
the American Red Cross, and has
been active in all Washington
Roll Calls. She is in charge of
the Booths Committee for the
fourth consecutive year, and is
assisted by Mrs. Philip Young
and Mrs. r. c. Mckay. vice
chairmen.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

jr., Of New York; Mr.. Frank T. Ham,
ilton Of Cincinnati. Ohio; Mr.. John
P. Meade Of Mount Kisco, N. Y, and
Mr.. Herbert D. Merrick of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents, after which Mr..
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Schofelds to Give
Dinner for Guest

Rear Admiral j. A. Schofield and
Mrs. Schofield have as their guest
at their home, 1922 Thirtieth street,
Mrs. Silas Hare of Sherman, Tex. =
Admiral and Mrs. Schofield will
entertain at dinner tonight at the
Army Navy Country Club for their
guest and Thursday Mrs. Schofield
will be hostess at bridge luncheon
at the club for the visitor.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

tion-in other words, he is a good
Snowman.
The true miniaturists were the
decorators of old missals-or mass
books-originally, and the Anglo
Saxon and Irish manuscripts of the
sixth and seventh centuries afford
beautiful examples of this art as
practiced by the monks.
AS early as 1880 Hans Holbein was
painting miniatures in London.
Then Hoskins, Cosway and Ross
became fashionable and popular
painters. Scattered through the
Southern States one finds exquisite
examples of the art of Edward G.
Malbone and his friend, Charles
Fraser, who were pre-eminent in
the art of miniature painting in
the 18th century.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

Kaufman and his bride left for
their wedding trip. They will reside
in Washington.
The bride was graduated from
/ Rosemary Hall and attended Vassar
College. and the bridegroom is a
graduate of Choate School and
Princeton University.