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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
SPORT FR0LIc
AT. VIRGINIA
Rural St. Louis County Event
February 24-25; Ely Skiers
to Enter Meet.

Approximately 10000 winter sports
enthusiasts from all sections Of the
Arrowhead country and from all parts
of Minnesota and neighboring states
will invade Virginia on February "a and
Is, when the sixth annual Greater
Rural st. Louis County Winter Sports
Frolic is held. The event this year will
make the Queen City the center OF
sports activity of the middle west for
the weekend.
The Queen City will be transformed
into a little "St Moritz" for the fes-
tivities, which will include every known
winter sports event on the calendar,
plus a few which are "hand-me-downs'
from foreign countries. Included on
the program will be the naming OF an
all-county queen, frolic parades, multi
special events including snow train
from Duluth to Virginia, a ski tourna-
ment, special moving pictures, rural
bowling meet, exhibition of snow
modelling, ski-kjoring, reindeer teams,
snowmobiles, Alaskan dog teams, air.
plane rides, indoor rifle meet, and a
flap jack breakfast.
The executive committee and officers
in charge of this years outstanding
frolic includes Helmer T. Gustason,
Cook, president; Arthur Lampe, Eve
leth, county superintendent of schools,
honorary president; Mrs. E. E. Esterly
Glover Valley, vice president; Mrs. Swan
Levaniemi, Toivola, secretary; Elmer
Isaacson, Embarrass, auditor; Mrs
Harry Eek, Homecroft, second vice
president; Mrs. E. E. Pixley, Jr., Bear
River, third vice president; Mrs. Morris
Cline, Kabetogama, fourth vice presi-
dent, and B. G. Leighton, head of the
Leisure Education Division Of the
county schools, executive secretary.
countyce
Under the sanction of the Central
United States Ski association, the an
nual Virginia Ski club tournament will
be held on Sunday afternoon, February
Is, at the new ski slide and Virginia
Iron Bowl" winter sports center on the
north side of the city. The Ely SKI
club will enter a team in the meet.
The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the Ely NEWS STORE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
MT. IRON TO
Travel HERE
To Play Coach Smrekar's Club
in Last Home Appearance
Friday Night.

The previous week, against Gilbert,
it was the last half that the Memorial
high basketball team fell by the way
side, but at International Falls, Fri
day night, it was the first two periods
that proved to be the tough ones. AS
result Ely dropped its fourth game in
row, losing to the Border City, 81 to
%.
More trouble seems to be in store for
Coach Steve Smrekar's club here Fri
day night when Mountain Lon pays
the city a visit. Last week the best
Virginia could do was to defeat the
Mountaineers by two points 1892, on
the latter's floor, testimony aplenty to
the quality of the club Coach Smrekar
must face next.
This will be the final home appear
ance for Ely, with Paul Prola, Willie
Grahek, Andrew Luthanen, William
Mills and Tony Grahek appearing on
Memorial court for the last time. Tower
and Gilbert will be met on foreign
courts to wind up the season.
A loss for Ely will mean that it will
have to be contented with position
near the bottom of the conference
standings at the end of the season
while a win will give the club chance
at mitch near the middle.
Outscored at the Falls, 1910, in the
first half, Ely came back in the second
to turn the tables on their hosts
1912, but couldn't quite overcome the
Border City's lead.
Everybody on the Ely team sank
counters in the final two periods
Frank Vertnik, who started the game
at forward, scored five points, Albert
Rowe slipped in two baskets, and w
Grahek, T. Grahek, Prola and Lloyd
Bird each got one. But that wasn't
quite enough. veftnik, who was elected
on personals in the last part of the
game, lead the scoring for both club;
with IA points
The Falls, with three men well over
six feet tall, controlled the ball a gooc
share of the time, and it was this ad.
vantage in height that gave them ar
edge over Ely. Taking things a little
too easy in the initial half, the Yer
million range club spotted the Falls
a few more points than Ely could match
when they finally got down to business
Both teams made IL baskets, the
Border City having an advantage or
free throws to win.
| Tho J,oxz c,roro.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
new BOOKS
ADULT NON-FICTION
AT THE LIBRARY

ARMIES WITH WINGS by James
L. H Peck. Gives a vivid, complete
picture of how a modern air force goes
about it's business. It defines the diff
ferent branches Of aviation, and des-
cribes the various planes, training Of
the pilot, the mechanics and other
elements in flying.
THE THRONE OF THE GODS by
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THE STAR-GAzER by zsolt De.
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CATHOLIC BOOKS
THE VIOLENT TAKE 1T BY STORM
by Dorothy Mackinder. The sort Of
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and long to have but only rarely de
have. A beautiful little book.
IN THE STEPS OF ST. FRANCIS by
Ernest Raymond. Reviews in the re.
ligious papers, both Catholic and Pro-
testant, praised it for its spiritua
beauty, while the secular press spoke
of its great significance at the present
time as well as its literary excellence
JUVENILE
TWO QUARTERBACKS by Arthur
Sampson. An excellent piece of story.
telling, with lot of drama and poig'
nancy.
LULU by Charlotte Steiner. A pic.
ture book which will tell story tt
young children who cannot yet read
Drawings of engaging simplicity ane
clarity of line that only gifted arts
could achieve.
MAXIMS TO MUSIC by Sigmuns
Spaeth. A book with vivid and lasting
qualities and illustrations by Tony Sarg
DR.. Spaeth appeared here last fall IL
a concert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
Gets Diploma From
FiShermen'S COLLeqe,

Hancock-Oscar Hanson has received
a diploma from what he believes to be
the only fishermen's college in the
world. Among the signatures on the
diploma is the name Isaac Walton, pro-
fessor of bigger and better fish. How
ever, don't all hurry to enroll in this
college, for the biggest ones still got
away from Oscar, as is related by those
who have fished with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
Oberholtzer Believes Forest
Service "Will Never Be
Superseded"

Fears are entirely baseless" that the
proposed transfer of the U. s. forest
service from the agriculture to the in
terror department would endanger the
status quo of the Superior National
Forest. Ernest C. Oberholtzer, Rainier,
Mimi, president and secretary OF the
Ouetico-S Superior council has Informed
The Ely Miner.
"The Forest Service is too soundly
conceived and too well established IN
the public interest ever to be disrup-
ted or superseded" Mr.. Oberholtzer,
who heads an organization composed
Of many of the country's foremost con-
servaticnists and nature lovers. believes.
eff such change is contemplated"
he said. probably no one would know
dts details) except the President and
his closest advisors"
Recently Mr.. Roosevelt was reported
as having included the transfer In
proposed reorganization bill, and fol-
lowing this revelation much opposition
was expressed to it, although just what
the change would mean has never come
from any governmental source.
The matter was discussed at a re-
cent meeting of the Commercial club
and some fear expressed that the trans
fer might mean a curb would be put
on the recreational activities within the
Superior National Forest or the area
made a national park. Mr.. Oberholtz-
er believes that such fears are without
foundation.
He points out that the transfer would
place all the conservation agencies in
one department, the same as in Min
nesota." In this state legislation OF
comparatively recent date put the div
ision of lands and minerals, the state
forest service, the fish and game de-
partment, the tourist bureau, and rec
reational work under the direction OF
the conservation commissioner.
His communication to The Miner fol-
lows:
I'm sorry not to be able to en-
tighten you any on the rumors Of an
impending change in Washington
While the same vague reports of a
shift of the forest service have reached
me, I have as little real information
as you. I have not been in Washington
since last spring and would undoubted-
ly have no more definite word, if
had been. If such change is con-
templated, probably no one would
know except the Presidents closest
advisors.
st feel sure of this that whatever
changes may be made in the future, Il
any, the forest service is too soundly
conceived and too well established II
the public interest ever to be disrup-
ted or superseded. There is no pro-
posal that know to abolish the for.
est service or to merge it with any
other but merely to place all the con.
servation agencies in one department
the same as in Minnesota.
cit must also be remembered that, 81
far as Superior National Forest is con
cerned, the President in 1884 created {
special five-man committee to haster
achievement of the Quetico-Superiol
program. That program, as you know
is multiple-use program and contem
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15

The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the ELY NEWS STORE!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
Pet Doe Comes
Back Home Again.

Cokato-After an absence of II days,
the pet deer Of the Meier farm is back
home. The period of absence was the
longest the doe had been gone from the
farm. During extreme cold weather the
animal stays out of sight much of the
time. Instead of eating hay on the
ground the doe leaps to the top of a
seven-foot hay stack to MUNICH feed.
Rumors that poachers had killed the
animal proved to be false.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15
Minneapolis Man NelD
Barber at Saari Shop.

Marvin Sandal, Minneapolis, has been
employed by Levi Saari at his Barber
shop. Mr.. Standal. who started work
the middle Of the week, has had ten
years experience in the business, is
married, and has a month old son.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
PRIZE JERSEY FOUND
SHOT IN PASTURE

When one of the employees on the
Elkton farm located along the Elkton-
Chesapeake City road, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Crowgey, went to the
pasture field, located on the east side
of the road, to drive in the cows for
milking about $3.50 o'clock last Sun
day morning, he was greatly surprised
to find that his employers prize reg
istered 3-year old Jersey bull, known
as Design Elbelm Volunteer, had been
shot in the head and killed.
The animal had been dead probably
only a couple of hours, when found.
The carcass was still warm.
The greatest surprise however to
the finder of the dead animal was
the fact that one of his hind quarters
had been cut off and carried away.
Sheriff David Randolph and the
State Police upon being notified what
had transpired, got on the job.
After a very short Investigation,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
County Jails
Cause Headaches
To Inspectors

Maryland's annual inspection re-
port for county jails-a Headache
to sheriffs and others in charge OF
such institutions-places five Eastern
Shore prisons in Class D, termed un-
satisfactory, and lifts another-Cecil
from that classification to the TOP
class.
The Class D. jails are Somerset
Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, and
Worcester, all Eastern Shore insti-
buttons, and Calvert and Howard on
the other side of the bay.
Cecil County's Jail, (the old one)
long was the yearly target of How
ard C. Hill, Jail inspector for the
Department of Correction. However,
it is now in Class A, alongside of
Wicomico's penthouse" institution.
Located in the new county building
in Elkton, it had enough class to
bring it to the top ranks, but Mr..
Hills comment was that it was not
up to the level of the Salisbury Jail.
Characteristic of the inspectors
usual frank criticism, however, he re-
marks that even the jailers in Wi
COMICS roof-top prison could use "a
little more" paint.
Mr.. Hill, however, says of the Sal
isbury Jail, which shares Class A hon.
ors with those of six other counties
that "its cleanliness and order through
out are evidence of insistence upon
proper care"
Others placed in Class A are jails
of Montgomery, Baltimore, Washing
ton, Prince Georges and Allegheny
Counties.
Howard County's Jail is classed as
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
Cokesbury News

Mrs. Edward Birmingham and
daughter, of Va, Mrs. Alonza Britt
ingham, Mrs. w A. Long, and Mrs.
Winnie Townsend, of Pocomoke City
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Long, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cottman, of
Washington, D. c., spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cottman and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son,
Jack spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bloxom at Oak Hall, Va.
Miss Mary Anne Bloxom, of Sails
bury, Md, and Miss Pauline Long, of
this place spent the weekend with
Mrs. Herbert Harris, of Snow Hill,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and
children, of Cambridge, Md, were
guests of Mrs. Harris mother, Mrs
Annie Atkinson over the weekend
They were accompanied by Miss Hazel
Beauchamp, of Cambridge Hospital
who spent the time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Beauchamp.
Mrs. w. V. Taylor entertained the
Ladies Aid Tuesday afternoon. The
Good Samaritan's" changed names
and had lots of fun. Delicious ice
cream and cake was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Werth, Of
Rehoboth, Nd, were visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Beau
champ, Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Mister and daughter
Jean and Mrs. Claure Henderson anC
daughter, Catherine, of Pocomoke
City visited Mrs. A. P. Long, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Covingtor
and Miss Florence Covington spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will.
liam Carey at Mona, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Pusey and son
Gordon, of Salisbury, Md, spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Adkins:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holley and Mrs
Stout, Of Huntington, L. T., are spend.
ing some time at their home here.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

From all your classmates and fell
low students the word Goodbye"
fondly sounded.
SENIORS AND CORRESPONDING
SONG TITLES
Leroy Hastings, Little Red Fox;
William Hudson, cts a Hundred To
One; Rosemary Corddry, "Step
Aside; Mary Alice Wimbrow, II
Can't Resist YOU; Ruth Sturgis,
II Never Smile Again; Beatrice
Adkins, "Playmates"; Helen Dryden,
"Playmates"; Jimmie Cooper, You'd
Be Surprised; Lester Atkinson,
little Curly Hair In A High Chair;
Lula Evans, Charming Billy; Lea
trice Gaskill, Charming Billy;
Virginia Parsons, "South of the Bord-
err; Ralph Riley, "Rosalie"; Howard
Taylor, "You Are From Another
World"; Paul McSheffrely, "Your A
Sweet Little Headache; Betty Gov
ington, "Nobody's Baby; Doris Ball,
Johnnie; Dick Leonard, II Could
Make You Care; Iva Phillips, "Why";
WINNIE Butler, "Imagination"; David
Skidmore, eff I Could Be The Dunn
my On Your Knee; Gilbert Perdue,
"Brown Eyes,; William Hancock, CAT
Least You Could Say Hello -; Bill
Scott, Gall the Things You Are";
Janet Haddock, "Only Forever;
Granville Hall, "Once In A While;
Whsle Carmean, Maybe; Hurley
Holloway, "My! My!"; Huey Brown,
"Scatter-brain"; Paul McRoberts,
"Devil May Care; Herman Barnes,
Charming Little Faker"; Francis
Flemming, "Most Gentlemen Don't
Like Love-; Gladys Powell, "Say 81
Si"; Robert Barbley, "Say It Over
Again; Virginia Bowen, "Ma He's
Making Eyes At Me-; Bertha john
son, "Darn That Dream; Howard
Dryden, "I'm Sorry For Myself.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

the worst of all the Maryland jails
by Mr.. Hill, who reported that most
of those in Southern Maryland were
small and unsatisfactory.
Somerset County's Jail became
recruit for the despised Class D..
sharing Mr.. HilPs scorn with six
other institutions those of Kent.
Queen Anne's, Caroline, Worcester,
Calvert and Howard.
Worcester County's Jail at Snow
Hill-the one that took such a bat
tering from a mob that took two
Negro women from it not so long ago
was listed as just above Calvert's
lookup class, and Caroline was next
in line.
The inspector reported that Sheriff
William E. Andrews of Caroline Coun-
ty was away at the time of the in
spection and that his "wife did not
feel free to unlock the Jail doors. F"
Consequently he had to make his in
spection by looking through openings
in the DOORS"
He said he knew the Jail well any
way, and he asked questions about
many jailbreak or attempted break.
Guards have been attacked within the
building. 1t has been in Class D for
a long while.
Mr.. Hill reported in general that
he found marked improvements in the
attempts of county Jail authorities to
make the best of what facilities they
had. He also said that several coun-
ties were planning improvements.
Dorchester's Jail dropped to Class
B. One criticism was that there was
an open space between the women's
and the mems section, allowing Gun
desirable communication between men
and women prisoners"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

they concluded that the thief or thiev-
es knew considerable about butchering
the manner in which the hind quarter
of the animal had been severed sub
stantiating that theory.
Later in the day, the hide left on
the stolen part of the bull when car
ried away, was found wrapped in
paper in a clump of bushes along the
Elkton-Singerly road, a short dis
lance above the Bridge street over
head railroad bridge.
Several clues were run down but
no arrests have yet been made.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
Oak Hall, Va. News

Miss Agnes Bull is spending some
time in Norfolk as the guest of her
uncle, Mr.. Finny Bull and Mrs. Bull.
Miss Virginia Matthews spent last
week end with friends in Salisbury.
Miss Mildred Fox, of Pocomoke and
Miss Irene Fox, of Salisbury were
the guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Billy Fox, Sunday.
Master Sam Simpkins has returned
home from Nassawadox Hospital af-
ter having his tonsils out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Groton and son.
Ronnie, of Salisbury spent last Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. o. I. Kelley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

The slain animal was valued at
about $500. 1t had been awarded
high honors at several cattle shows,
and was Grand Champion of the Cecil
County Cattle Show at the Fox-catch-
er Farm, Fair Hill, in 1888 and again
in 1889.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE

A new plate-scraper with a rubber
edge is unequaled as window dryer
for small decorative window panes
and glass cupboard doors.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE
Corn brooms, hair dust-brushes and
scrub brushes of various types are
needed in every house.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

A CLASSIFIED AID GETS GOOD
RESULTS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
COP Worried
About Coast
Washington. Coli
fornio Doubtful

PORTLAND - Republican Ma
tionai Chairman Joseph W. Martin.
jr. opened a series Of west coast
conferences today to determine
Wendell WILKES prospects in the
far western presidential campaign.
The house minority leader will
participate tomorrow in the noti-
fication ceremonies At Salem for
Sen. Charles L. McNary. Repub-
lican vice presidential nominee.
Later in the week Martin will visit
Seattle and then San Francisco.
Martin arrived last night from
Chicago with his brother. Edward,
and Sen. John C. Townsend of Del
aware. stephen +. Chadwick of
Seattle. past national commander
of the American Legion. who bolt
ed" the Democratic party and now
seeks the Republican nomination
to the U. S. senate, Joined the en-
courage at Spokane.
Martin said Washington and CAL
ifornia appeared the pivotal states
in the Far West. and added the
Republican party faces severe
handicaps in both states because
New Deal strength remained I'M
broken in the 1888 elections.
He indicated Republican cam
paign plans would give especial
emphasis to those two states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
AAA's Payments
Cut 10 Per Cent

Increased participation by farm
ers in the 1910 agricultural and
range conservation programs and
a decrease in available funds have
made a ten per cent reduction in
AAA payments for this year, se-
cording to r. T. Schudy, chair
man OF the Pierce county agricul-
tural conservation committee.
Tentative rates Of payment are
announced in the fall and are
based on the best possible ssti-
mates Of available funds and
farmer participation for the COM
ing year, Chairman Schudy said
The law provides that rates may
be increased or decreased as much
as 10 per cent during any one
year. In 1887, before participa-
ton became as general as it Is
now, rates were increased 10 per
cent. Last year 1t was necessary
to decrease payments in some
parts Of the country but not in
the western states.
The rate decrease this year. the
chairman said. will affect con-
servation payments on wheat po-
tatoes, and conservation practices
for both farm and range. How
ever, there will be no reduction
in price adjustment rates nor will
the commodity loan or crop in
surance programs be affected in
any way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
WULKH GAINS
IN BIG STATES

Possibly the most important de
velopments of the past three week
have been certain sectional tenden
cies which may, or may not. assum
greater importance as the cam
paign progresses:
l. President Roosevelt has
gained In n number of far
western states. including Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho. Mon
tana. Wyoming. Utah. Nevada,
New Mexico and Arizona, de-
spite the fact that the Repub-
hcan vice presidential candI-
date, Senator McNary, comes
from the far west and has been
counted on by the Republicans
tao help carry the section In
November. One possible ex-
PLANTATION for MIR. Roosevelt's
gains In the far west IL that
Senator McNary has thus far
taken almost no active part
In the Republican campaign.