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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Flying Field to be Formally
Christened This Summer if
Plans Materialize.

Ely may have its airport formally
dedicated this summer if action taken
by the Commercial club is successfully
carried out The clubs advertising
committee headed by Vice President
James L Laing was given the job Of
investigating the proposal.
The Airport Historical Society Of
Glenn Ranch, Cal, in a communication
read by Secretary Ray Hoefler, stated
that it would be glad to give the cere-
mony plenty of publicity in its monthly
publication, The Aero Dedicationist,
and to assist in arranging details.
Written by Harry N Sweet. editor
of The Dedicationist, the letter suggest
ed July 2, as the date for the dedica-
ton, and pointed out that Ely, Nevada,
had christened its flying field on this
date last year.
Mr.. Sweet suggested that a cachet, or
artistic marking, commemorating the
dedication be prepared with which TO
stamp all airnlail letters which would be
sent out from the city by stamp COL
lectors and airmail fans upon the dedi-
cation Of the airport.
Secretary Hoefler displayed several
hundred covers, or letters, some of
them four years old. that he had re-
ceived from nearly every state IN the
Union with instructions to mail them
out by air from Ely the day the flying
field was dedicated. Some requested
autographs of persons IN charge Of the
ceremony, postmaster, etc.
The advertising value of these letters
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
INGENUITY PLAYS BIG
PART IN FORMING OF
BARBED WIRE IN MILL

While a barbed wire fence is more
or less common sight and isn't worth
any particular attention unless one gets
hooked trying to get through it, the
ingenuity that devised the process Of
manufacturing it, is quite another mat
ter Ely people will have the oppor-
tunity of seeing just how fencing and
many other steel products are made at
the showing of Making and Shaping
of Steel" a talking motion picture, in
the Community Center auditorium, to-
night
Scheduled to start at T:30 o'clock, the
picture was made by the United States
Steel corporation and is being brought
here by the Ely KiwaniS club. Admis-
sion is free.
Coiled, picked, lined. and dried
doesn't sound like a process for manu-
featuring a steel product, but that's
what happens in a rod mill where wire
and wire products are made. In the
making Of barbed wire, fence, nails
wire, and wire rope, the picture shows
a red hot billet leaving the furnace and
going through a continuous rod mill
Then the coiling, picking, etc., process
takes place.
The movie shows how it is drawn into
wire of various sizes, how it is galvan-
lied and how fence is made. The
manufacture of barbed wire is clearly
pictured, and nail making shown, with
slow motion film allowing detailed study
of operations
The making of structural shapes such
as heavy I-beams, angles, and Z-shaped
sheet piling are shown, with the sing
ing Of the hot saws as they cut the
beams to length adding plenty of
realism. A complete series of scenes
showing how a forged steel railroad car
wheel is made is particularly interesting
and colorful.
The making Of pipes and tubes, rails,
wheels and axels, flat rolled products,
the refining Of steel and raw ma
terials going into its manufacture are
other subjects taken I'D.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
300 Attend Ceremony
Launching Ki,Danis on
Sea of Seruice' to EIy
Hibbing Club is Sponsor Of
Ely Unit at Charter
Rites, Saturday.
G. H. SELKE SPEAKER
Delegates From Five Area
Clubs Attend and Aid
in Program.

Only a few short of three hundred
participated in the formal launching of
the Ely Kiwanis club on the sea of
Service 70 the Community at the
Community Center cafeteria, Saturday
evening.
The Hibbing club acted as sponsors
TO the new club and it was under the
direction Of our western village neigh
bors that the presentation Of the
charter ceremonies were carried out,
assisted by members of Fort Francis,
Duluth, Virginia and Chisholm clubs.
The Ely club has been in existence
since October 10 and has been meeting
regularly but it was not until Saturday
night when it received its charter aid
became officially associated with XII
wants International as q part of the
MinneSota-Dakota district with Chic
w. Durham as governor; Theodore Il.
Fenske as immediate past governor; R.
Armistead Grady as secretary treasurer,
and Thomas j. Godfrey Of Hibbing as
Lieutenant governor Of District No. of
which Ely is part.
To assist their brother club in the
charter presentation ceremonies and
festivities, the Ely Rotary club voted at
their last meeting to dispense with the
regular Wednesday meeting and cele-
brate with the Kiwanis, accompanied
by their Rotary AIMS, on Saturday
night. Early in the evening, on behalf
Of the Rotary club, its president, Ernest
W. Hanson, Presented President Ben S.
Richards and the new club, with a
handsome basket Of red roses to grace
the center Of the table. In making the
presentation, Mr. Hanson called atten-
ton to the similarity Of the objects of
Kiwanis with that of Rotary and on
behalf of the club he represented, spoke
Of joint meetings for discussion by the
two clubs on matters pertaining to the
welfare Of the city and its people
President Richards accepted the token
Of good will with pleasure on behalf of
his members and in a brief address
reiterated his oft expressed wish that
the two clubs would become a factor
for the mutual benefit Of its members
and the city in general. Both Mr.
Richards and Mr. Hanson were roundly
applauded for the sentiments expressed
Art Egge, Of the sponsoring club,
served as POSTMASTER and to be saying
Art is some" POSTMASTER is putting
it mildly He was simply perfect and
kept the long program of the evening
well in hand and on the move from
7 o'clock until after 10 with not dull
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
EXPLAINS FAIR
trade STATUTE
County Attorney Urges That
Central Group be Formed
to Enforce Code.

The organization of a central body
TO keep violations of the Minnesota fair
trade practice act under control in
Ely was urged by County Attorney
Thomas J. Naylor, Duluth, in an ex-
PLANTATION Of the statute, before a group
of local business men, Friday night.
Bring in your violators before this
organization and get them to play ball, /"
Mr.. Naylor stated, and pointed out that
it was up to every merchant in the
city to cooperate in observing and en-
forcing the code.
This law won't work unless you all
get together" he said, and admonished
his listeners that you can't give your
product away and stay in business"
He emphasized that his office had
nothing to do with the enactment of
the statute, and was charged only with
the enforcement of its criminal pro-
visions.
Enacted first by the 1887 legislature,
it was reenacted in 1899 with certain
provisions amended in order to make
it constitutional, he said, and added
that there were no final court DEGREES
upon which to base all of its proVi-
sions.
Any sale by a retail vendor less than
10 per cent above the published list
price, less discounts, with the purpose
or the effect of destroying competition
is a violation of the law, he stated.
The law, he said, defines the cost"
of an article as the actual current de-
lowered invoice or replacement cost,
which ever is the lower, plus the cost
Of doing business.
There are certain exceptions when a
price less than cost can be made. A
closing out sale of seasonable or perish
able goods or a complete line at less
than cost may be conducted, but it must
be SO advertised, he said, and adj
ditiona1 stock cannot be purchased
for such a sale.
A merchant may also sell at less than
his cost price to meet the competition
of another firm which is underselling
him and apparently staying within the
provisions of the law, he added.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Commercial Club Talks
Dedication of Airport

md the publicity in The Areo Dedi-
cationist before and after the dedica-
ton was emphasized by Mr.. Sweet, all
Of which are available at no cost.
Unless considerable improving of the
flying field, such as installing lights,
markers, full time attendant, etc, is
carried out, it could not be dedicated as
an airport but it could be christened as
a landing field.
The field is owned by st. Louis
county, but several times Commits
sioner Jacob L. Pete Of the Fourth dis
trict has urged that the city take It
over. The county once agreed to give
a deed to the city for 81, and Com
missioner Pete felt that the county
board would still stick to this decision
As long as the county faces the
present relief situation, no funds viii
be available for the airport improve
ment, the Fourth district commissioner
said. He, therefore, has urged that the
city acquire ownership Of the property.
In order to put the airport in good
shape for a landing field, the runways
would have to be graded and brush
lining them cleaned out, pilots using
the field have said. To make it a full
fledged airport would call for con-
siderable expenditure Of money, it has
been pointed out, but the hangar item
has been eliminated, for private parties
now have one nearly completed
There may be a decrease N the num-
Der of CCC camps in the Superior Ma
tional Forest, it was brought out in
a letter from Claire Hendee, Duluth
forest supervisor, because the new bud
get for the CCC may be cut consider
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Ely's Finnish Relief
Fund Passes $500
Mark During Week
Dance Group Makes Record
Saturday With Proceeds
of S1,087.25.
FINN GROUP ADDS $3.50
Mrs. A. Lundeen, Sec. 80,
Aids Fund With Receipts
of Luncheon.

With the receipt Of 81 ,47337 during
the past seven days, the Ely Miners
Finnish Relief fund now totals s2,O4712-
Net proceeds from the dance held
Saturday night amounting 70 81 ,08725
were turned over to the fund by John
Wilmunen, general chairman Of the
dance, and Matty Kapsch, treasurer.
Mrs Anna Leino, chairman Of a COM
mittee composed Of local Finnish
people, brought in s283.12, the balance
Of total of $3.50 u raised oy the COM
mittee.
Sunday about 100 ladies from Sec
ton Thirty met in the home OF Mrs.
Arvid Lundeen where coffee and lunch
were served and a collection totaling
SGT taken. This amount was brought
to the Miner Office by Mrs. Lundeen
and Mrs. Carl Harrio.
The Teachers association Of hide
penoent School District No. u, headed
by J. Oliver Hall, contributed SIS. the
newly formed Zenith Metal Mine
Workers, Ely Local No. 22231, American
Federation of Labor affiliate, gave SO,
and T. j. Brouillette, 81
In all S2,52032 has been raised here,
including, besides the above amounts,
$500 donated by Italians to their re-
lief fund. This amounts TO about 20
cents per capita for the city.
The dance Saturday was a tremen-
dous success, far exceeding the widest
estimates made when the idea was
first conceived several weeks ago. Much
credit is due the large corps of ticket
statesmen, headed by Matt Snlrekar,
who thoroughly canvaSsed the city.
Actually s1,140.75 was realized from
the dance but expenses of staging It
amounted $3.50, leaving a net Of ST.
O87.25.
In all 802 tickets were sold, many OF
them bringing SIS each Such a sum
was contributed by the Ely Finnish
Stock company too late to report last
week.
It is estimated that 500 couples at
tended the dance. the largest number
ever to turn out for such an affair in
the Community Center auditorium The
Swing Club. composed of Floyd Dun
stan, leader and trumpet player; John
Smrekar, drums; Henry Korndt, saxo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
EIGHT ATTEND
COPS MEETING
Delegation From Ely Present
at Arrowhead Conference
Held In Eveleth.

Eight Ely men were in attendance at
the thirty-second quarterly meeting
of the Arrowhead Peace and Police Of
ficers association in Eveleth last week
A business session and a banquet
marked the get-together.
Attending were Harry Brady and p
B. Feldman of the o. S. customs patrol.
and Chief Douglas Nankervis, Assistant
Chief Jack Poshak, and Patrolmen
Rudolph Banovetz, z. A. LeBeau and
Joseph L. Champa of the local police
force. Alderman John N. Maxi repre-
sented the city council
The next meeting will be held in
Buhl in April. New officers, including
President A. 3. Dahl, Secretary Paul
Landmark, and Sergeant-at-A Arms
Quinto Alum, all Of Virginia, viii be
elected and appointive officers selected
The association went on record
recommending that:
/. State law require that the vari-
Gus counties be designated by a letter
system on auto license plates.
2. Legislation be enacted giving the
last argument in criminal action TO
the prosecuting attorney or permit a
rebuttal argument. and also to permit
the prosecutor TO comment on the
failure Of a defendant 70 testify IN his
own behalf. This has been endorsed
by the County Attorneys association
3. A state operated police training
school be established.
Notables present included Leo F.
Utecht, warden of the state peniten-
tiary at saltwater; Frank Yetka, state
fire warden and insurance commits
sioner; Eldon Rowe, chief Of the state
highway patrol and superintendent Of
the state crime bureau, and j. Norman
Peterson, state liquor commissioner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Oliver Offers Iron Ore
for Sale on Open Market

has normally produced ores only for
use by subsidiaries Of the U. S. Steel
corporation Occasionally it has sold
ores to other companies for blending
purposes.
Now that this policy has been changed
and the company is putting ores on
the open market, mining men are
specializing as to the ramifcations of
the program.
The largest iron ore mining COM
pany in the world, the Oliver operates
the Pioneer A and B and the Sibley
mines here and the Soudan mine on
the Vermilion range. On the Mesaba
range it has the Spruce, Leonidas, Min
newas, Missabe Mountain, Fraser,
Hartley Burt, Morris, Hull-Rust-Sellers,
Arcturus, and Morrison mines. Since
1901 it has shipped more than $780,
100000 tons from the Lake Superior
district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Battle Flames AneW OUer
Forest Service Transfer
Commercial Club Seeks Data
on Change; Fears Curb on
Resort Business.

A battle that has been brewing over
the proposed transfer of the q. S.
forest service from the agriculture TO
the interior departments famed again
last week as President Roosevelt ad-
mitted at press conference that he
is planning on sending congress a new
reorganization order soon which would
make the transfer.
A few days preceding this announce
ment, motivated by action taken by the
Minnesota Arrowhead association upon
the suggestion of Hanford Cox, CloQuet
attorney who is chairman Of the associ-
atoms conservation committee, in con-
demning such transfer, the Ely Com
merciaI club decided it should get busy
via the mails and obtain some much
needed information on the proposal.
After considerable discussion, club
members were reluctant to take any
action until facts on the change we're
at hand. 1t was stated at the meeting,
however, that Ely was always pointed
to as the city which favored the trans
fer, to which club members raised their
eyebrows.
Principal concern is that restrictions
might be placed on using the recre
ational facilities Of the Superior Ma
tional Forest for anything other than
looking" purposes. This particular
point needs some airing, the club be-
heves, since the tourist business is
founded on something more substantial
than eye exercise. Logging may also
be stopped, it is believed.
The Duluth Herald'S Washington
news bureau reports that strong OBJ
lection has been made to the President,
with single protest being signed by
an ilustrious group Of business and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Friend James Landy of Olivia, in his
excellent paper, The Times, paid a
glowing editorial tribute to John P.
Erickson of Duluth, national Demo-
cratic committeeman for Minnesota, for
the very excellent manner he con-
Quoted the Jackson Day dinner in st.
Paul, two weeks ago, as POSTMASTER.
Editor Landy in his editorial referred
to Mr.. Erickson as ''the man Of the
hour" and stated that everyone Of the
1900 people attending the dinner is
talking about him Some mentioned
him as the proper Democratic candidate
for governor of the state or for state
senator-or for any other office" The
Olivia editor further said in his paper
~he made a hit with the audience with
his ability. sincerity, enthusiasm, con-
tributing much to the banquet"
Eulogy of this kind coming from one
of the Importance of Editor Landy,
means much TO the many friends in this
city where Mr.. Erickson was born and
raised and where he was elected TO
the city council, serving nine years very
efficiently. He was the youngest man
ever elected to the city council He
served in the World War and after
returning to the city was reelected
After leaving Ely, John embarked n
the fur business, first as buyer 70:
a Duluth firm and later entering bust
ness for himself. His political career
launced in this city, and his rise in
the councils of the Democratic party
has been steady until today he is one
Of the wheel horses of the party in the
state. The Landy editorial sent to q
close friend. DR.. j. E. Thompson in this
city, proves that the esteem felt for
Mr. Erickson is not confined to Ely
alone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
OBSERVE PAST
GRANDS' NIGHT
Ely |. o. o. F. Lodge Has Is
Past Grands Turn Out;
Schaefer Honored.

Past GrandS' night was observed Fri
day by Ely lodge No. go, I. o. o. F.,
with so members of the organization
present. Sixteen past grands registered
and cast ballots for grand lodge Off
Gals Of the state of Minnesota besides
filling the chairs for the evening.
Peter Schaefer, in commemoration Of
his AZ years Of service with the lodge,
was presented with a life membership
certificate. DR.. John E. Thompson
made the presentation address.
During the business session brief
talks were made by B. o. Strachan,
William Burley, Olof Knutson, DR..
Thompson, and Mr. Schaefer.
Past Grands holding chairs for the
evening included Mr.. Strachan, N G.;
Mr.. Schaefer, v. G.; DR.. Thompson,
secretary; Mr.. Knutson, treasurer;
Richard Wallace, Jr., chaplain; Cor
don Trembath, warden; John Nord-
strom, conductor; James I. Laing, r
S. N. G.; Gordon Trembath, inner
guard; George Rule, outer guard; Jo-
seph Goard, R. S. s.; Emor Ellefsen,
L. S. S.
Howard Sheik, local wPA recrea-
tional director, presented two teams of
boxers. Louis Toxic" Lekatz met
Donald Hong Kong" Kuzma and
Peter Norway" Handberg engaged
Gregor Moscow" Kristian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Ely People Get Thrill
Out of CdrniUdL Parade.

Heading the drum corps Of st. Paul
East Side post No. $50, American Le-
gion, in the mammoth parade inaugr-
ating the annual winter carnival at st.
Paul was quite a thrill for the three
Ely people who appeared with the
corps, according to Harold ]. Dillon
Dillon, drum major of the Ely corps
Of Frank Lozar post No. 248, with
Majorettes Marion Gouze and Rose
Belehar, had been invited for the Sec
ond successive year to lead the st.
Paul unit.
The parade was five and half miles
long. The first unit of it entered the
st. Paul auditorium at 2:15 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, the initial day Of the
carnival, and the last at o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
Alteration of 4O-Year Policy
is Subject of Speculation
by Industry.

An advertisement in Skillings' Mining
Review, Duluth mining publication,
by the Oliver Iron Mining company
offering "Mesabi ores for sale on long
or short term contracts" heralded a
departure in policy for this q. s. Steel
subsidiary that has aroused consider
able discussion among men connected
with the industry.
The Ford Motor company, it has been
revealed, purchased considerable ton
mage from the Oliver, following the
change in policy.
The company may also offer coal and
limestone for sale On the open market,
it is said.
For 40 years the Oliver organization
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
High School Girls
Hold Leap Year Dance.

High school girls held a leap year
dance, Friday. The committee in charge
was composed of Dorothy Kobe, chair
man; Antoinette Novak, Ruth Maier,
Melba Janeksela, Theresa Stukel, Esther
Tjader, Edith Bohince, Patricia Botti-
ami, Ruth Erickson, Marcia Martin,
Angela Poljanec, Marcella Turula.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
CLUB ANNUAL
Meet FEB. "a
Civic Group to Meet on Last
Saturday In Month at
Forest Hotel.

The annual meeting of the Ely Com
mercial club was definitely set for
Saturday night, Feb. "a, at a meeting
of the committee in charge held Mon
day.
It will be banquet affair and held
in the main dining room of the Forest
Hotel. New officers will be installed
at this time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01
TO ATTEND WEDDING.

Mrs. John Apostle, Mrs. William
Paulos and Anthony Apostle left We'd
nesday for Benton Harbor, Michigan
where they will attend the wedding Of
Miss Mary Apostle to George Galanes,
Feb. It'll, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Moutsatson. The newly
weds will make their home in Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-01

Communist Earl Browder can con-
slider himself mighty lucky in getting
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vFW AUXY TO MEET.
The auxiliary unit Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars will meet Thursday,
Feb l, according to Sadie Goard, secre-
tary,
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Ma -So-Lits Meet

The county organization of
women who constitute the Ma
So-Lit club held it's regular
meeting with Mrs. Edna Harri-
son, Kimball, as hostess.
Mrs. Carrie Prunty was in
charge of program. Her discus
sion of "Non-Military Affairs
of the Negro, was par excellent.
So thorough was she that no
comments were necessary.
The hostess served a delicious
turkey dinner and all that goes
with it.
What-nots in Santa CLAUSES
and Christmas trees looked too
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
ALPHA DELTA SIGMA .
Continued from Page Ihree)

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Ashton Davis, Lawrence n.
Jones, Donald S. Taylor, and
Louise Williams. The highest
average was made by Lawrence
Jones, 2.92. :. -.
The following students were
tapped" for possible induction
next year if they maintain their
scholarship record: Theda Will
liams, Adelaide Friend, Odessa
Fuller, William Howard, Geral-
dine Mitchell, Lucille Moody,
Odessa Polk, Nancy Simmons,
Beatrice Stith, and Edward
wilson.
The organ was played by
Dorothy Turner, singing was
furnished by the music depart
ment. Other officers and men,
bers on the program were Ro-
bert t. Hairston, Solomon jeff
ries, Frances T. Lindsay, Sec'y.
Iyonne Jackson, Treasurer
John Cuyget, President.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
WILCOE NEWS

Mr.. Eugene Ward, of WEIGH,
visited friends in Wilcoe Sum-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Turner were
called to Alabama on business
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Galloway are
leaving Thursday for Wheeling
where they will spend their
Christmas vacation.
Mr.. w. Hayden Martin had a
slight attack of appendicitis
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Robinson
and Miss Vivian Robinson were
shopping in WEIGH Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gala
han motored to Tennessee Satur-
day.
Mrs. SIENNA Craft is i'll at her
home. .------
Mrs. Matte Carter has beer
ill for several days at her home
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Work Is Good

Algoma, Gillian, Rolfe, Ash
land and Crumpler mines have
of late been working rather we'll
over the same period of last year.
And as these mines are the only
remaining live operations in the
whole Smile hollow, Christmas
alons the valley is expected to
be right merry.