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Askov American., 1940-08-29
Aged Finlayson
Woman Is Called
Mrs. Herman Mack had
Lived at Pine Lake Since
1895.

Funeral services were held for Mrs.
Herman Mack of Finlayson, from the
st. Johns Lutheran church Satur-
day, August "a, at 1:30 o'clock, fol-
lowing previous services at the home
at one p. m. She had been ill IL
days, the cause of death being sepsis
and old age. She passed away Tues
day of last week.
Briita Aula was born in Tervola,
Oulunlaani, Finland, on January "a,
1859. She came to the United States
in 1885 and was married September
27, the following year, at Wichita,
Kansas, to Herman Mack. They
moved to Pine Lake township in Sep
tember, 1895, to the farm home where
they have since lived. Before coming
to Minnesota they had lived for a
time in the state of Wyoming where
Mr.. Mack worked in the mines.
Charter Member of Church.
Mrs. Mack was a charter member
and founder of the st. Johns Luth-
eran church, the Ladies' Aid and other
at Finlayson. Besides
the husband she is survived by four
children, (Sarah) Mrs. Paul Korpi,
Lillie) Mrs. Andrew Wallio, and
Harold and Leo Mack, all of Finlay-
son. There are also Is grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Rev. Anti Lepisto was in charge
of the funeral services and interment
was made in the Finnish Lutheran
Pallbearers were Gust and
Isaac Jacobson, Nels Koski, John Nor
back and Albert Hannu.
Those from away who were here
for the last rites were Mrs. Grant
and Mrs. George Thiede
of Motley, Miss Lille Korpi, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Bowers and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Norback, Minneapolis; Miss
Senia Korpi and Andrew Wahtola,
Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hibbing, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Maxi of Duluth.
Friends and neighbors extend SYM
pathy to the bereaved relatives.
Askov American., 1940-08-29

Average humanity desires to be
entertained rather than enlightened.
Askov American., 1940-08-29

RUTABACA FESTIVAL PROGRAM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 80
1890 a. m.-Parade of floats, led by Askov band
10 to 12-Judging and reviewing of exhibits.
IL to 1:30-NOOn hour.
13O to 2:OO-Band concert.
2:OO-Address, Mark J. Thompson, Northeast Expert
ment Station, Duluth.
2:3O-SpOrts program, majOrette drills.
4:OO-Donkey kittenball game
5:0O-Sae of donated exhibits.
7:OO-Parade review.
8:30-Prze drawings.
9:OO-Dance in D. B. S. hall. Music by Hanks Melody
TWisters
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Crucial Test Faces Ely's
Iron Men at Hasca Friday

Ely that cost it the title.
After whipping both Hibbing and
Virginia a year ago to stamp them
selves as the cream of the circuit, the
Vermilion range gridders bumped up
against some unexpected opposition
from Itasca and dropped a bitter one
point game that shot their title-bound
drive into reverse.
Now in 1910 the Iron Men are again
the toast of the range. They are I'M
defeated and unsecured upon. They
have won from Virginia and Hibbing
They are now paired against Itasca,
with the conference cup for Ely at
stake. Hitting a high peak against
Virginia, the Iron Men may be routed
to the scrap heap by an Itasca upset.
Coach Banks has added grey hair or
two this week in worrying over
possible letdown that comes to all ath-
letic teams and for which there is no
known remedy. Will Itasca again play
the roll of the giant killers? Friday
night will provide the answer to that
question.
There were plenty of Ely fans on
deck at the Queen City to watch the
Iron Men prove their metal. Right off
the boys started a drive from the Ely
25-yard line that ended on the Hibbing
"a where the Greyhounds took the pig
skin on downs. The scoring thrust was
nipped in the bud when Ely was given
a 15-yard penalty, with second and Is
to- go. They produced the Is yards,
but ended 10 short of first down to
give the ball to Virginia.
With their initial scoring thrust
blocked by the penalty, the Ely Jaysees
put on the pressure at the start of the
second period, marching from the Ely
As over the goal line. Joe Perko
blasted through from a yard out, and
Paul Prola scored the extra point
through the line. The scoring drive re-
ceived a substantial boost as Virginia
was penalized Is yards for piling on.
The Greyhound's big quarter was the
last as the Vermilion range boys con-
fined themselves mainly to protecting
their 90 advantage. Taking the pig
skin on their 23-yard line, they reeled
off 35 yards on two plays to land on
Ely's AZ. Aided by a 15-yard penalty
on Ely for roughing and a 15-yard
pass, the Greyhounds took the ball to
the II, with first and ten coming up.
Ely's line proved equal to the oc-
casion, however, and the best Virginia
could produce was 8 yards in four tries,
and Ely took the ball on downs Most
of the last half was played in the
rain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
20 items ON
SURPLUS LIST

Twenty items are listed as surplus
commodities for the period beginning
october l and ending at midnight on
October 81, 1910, on the official list
made public today by Robert A. Ander-
son, assistant local representative for
food stamp plan in this area.
Removed from the list are fresh
corn, fresh tomatoes and fresh peaches.
Added to the list are Irish potatoes.
The new designation is the fifth an
nounced regionally this season by the
department of agriculture for food
stamp areas where seasonal SURPRISES
are in evidence.
The complete list of blue stamp
foods for the st. Louis County area
during the October 1-31 period include
butter, rice, raisins, pork lard, pork,
corn meal, shell eggs, Irish potatoes,
wheat flour and whole wheat (graham)
flour, dry edible beans, dried prunes.
hominy grits, fresh oranges, fresh beets,
fresh carrots, fresh apples, fresh celery,
flesh cabbage, and fresh pears.
Mr.. Anderson stressed the fact that
only the items on the official list are
available for blue food stamps. He re-
quests food merchants in this area to
destroy the last official list when this
list becomes operative, so that there
will be no misunderstanding or con-
fusion among persons eligible to use
food stamps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Average Grant for Public
Assistance Incredsinq,

Increased expenditures for old age
assistance, mothers pensions and aid
TO the blind, with seasonable decreases
in the cost of direct relief, are re-
ported in the August summary of
Minnesota public assistance programs
issued today by Walter w. Finke, direc-
tor Of the division Of social welfare.
During August, the report says, the
cost of old age assistance was 81 ,222 sos:
SLAB higher than July. While the
number of cases dropped three, the
average grant, which in July passed
$21, continues to increase and in August
was $2104
Mothers pensions, officially catal-
ogued as aid to dependent children, was
paid to 48 more families, in which there
were los children. The aid to the blind
program showed a slight increase in
the number of recipients
While there was a seasonal decrease
of 1914 cases receiving direct relief, the
average grant rose to $21.73 in August,
which amount is 81 cents higher than
the average in July. The average
grant to disabled war veterans, the re-
port said, increased "a cents from the
July average.
1.-THE most significant fact about the
Social Welfare programs in Minnesota
during August said Mr.. Finke, "is
that while there has been a seasonal
decrease in the aggregate cost, the
average grant per case has continued
the trend toward higher levels. This
obviously reflects the effort of county
welfare officials to limit grants to cases
actually in need, but to provide ade-
quate aid, once the need is established"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
ChiIdren's Ills Subject
of October Program.

Three disease dangers still loom or
every child's horizon in spite of modern
drugs in disease prevention, according
to today's bulletin from the Minnesota
State Medical associations committee
on public health education.
These diseases are scarlet fever
whooping cough and measles. They
have been chosen as subject of a cam
paign of education to be conducted by
the association during october, the
bulletin announced today. All three
can be controlled to a considerable
extent, the physicians explain and all
three are responsible, not only for a
large number of deaths each year, but
for some lifelong disabilities among
children.
Special radio broadcasts, news bulle-
tin and public talks have been planned
by the physicians for the October cam
paign. They will attempt to explain
what modern preventive medicine can
offer, either to immunize against illness
or at least in the case of measles, to
modify the attack. Nothing so simple
and satisfactory has yet been evolved
for these three diseases as vaccination
for smallpox and immunization for
diphtheria; nevertheless, much can be
done to control their spread.
Speakers can be obtained by any in
terested organization by applying to
the State Association headquarters, 493
Lowry Medical Arts Building, st. Paul
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
No Need to Go to Dixie
to See Cotton Field.

Blue Earth-It's true Dixie is where
the cotton and the corn and 'taters
grow" Not necessarily all of it, how
ever; it could be Faribault county,
Pilot Grove township, to be exact. In
the farm garden of Walter Richardson
near here there are several rows of
honest-to-goodness cotton plants and
one has cotton balls nearly two inches
in diameter. The hard green balls,
when broken open, disclose closely
packed white cotton fibers. 1t is not
ripe yet, by any means, but if frost
holds off a bit longer it is quite possible
some of the balls will burst open and
be ready for picking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
There Are Honest People.

Henning-Nordal Ellingson, local car
penter feels like Christmas is here
Some two wekes ago he lost his billfold
containing $32 and after a diligent
search became resigned to its loss
Walter Bradford a travelling salesman
from the cities, it seems had picked it
up in front of a, store the Saturday
night it was lost. Not having time to
trace the loser he continued on his way
with the intention of returning it the
next time he passed through town.
Last week the billfold and its contents
were returned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Opportunity Missed

A 500 bill lay in q Main street
gutter in Edwardsville for seven
hours one day recently, overlooked
by hundreds who walked by. Acct
dentally dropped by a local citizen
as he entered his automobile late
in the afternoon, it was near mid
night before he discovered the spot
where he had parked his car,
searched the gutter for few mo-
ments and found the bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
X
CORNELL
UNIVERSITY
by
Carl G. SnaveIy
Head Football Coach

LAKE reverse and end around.
This is one of the most effective
plays that Cornell has used in re-
cent years.
The ball is snapped to the full
back No. 3 who takes one step to-
ward the wingback No. l. The wing
back pretends to take the ball from
the fullback as if for a wide re-
verse. However, the fullback keeps
it and spins on around and makes
a pretense of hitting the line in
side the tackle on the short side.
AS he spins, however, the left end
takes the ball from him and carries
it either off tackle or outside of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

end on the strong side. The play is
designed to go off tackle. However,
we find from experience that the
defensive end is sometimes sucked
inward along the line of scrimmage
and the blocking back No. 2 can
block him inward more easily than
he can block him outward. OF
course, in this case he blocks
him in.
The other blocking assignments
are shown by the diagram. The
center, No. 10, after passing the
ball, goes through the line and
down the field for the safety man
or any other opponent who may be
in position to tackle the runner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

Game Scores
Ely O, Virginia o.
Bull z, Coleraine 6.
Chisholm 10, Grand Rapids 0.
Eveleth 7, Gilbert 6.
Hibbing 20, Superior O.
Keewatin 26, Aurora 0.
International Falls 20, Biwabik 0.
Mountain Iron %, Tower 0.
Nashwauk 33, Deer River Z.
Friday, Oct. A.
Bull at Chisholm.
NaShwauk at Keewatin.
Eveleth at Ely.
Park Rapids at Grand Rapids.
Gilbert at Virginia.
Ironwood, Mich, at Hibbing.
Saturday, Oct. 5.
Biwabik at Mountain Iron.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Situation Identical to That in
1889 Which Sent the Title
Drive Into Reverse.
STATISTICS

The Ely Junior College football team
whitewaShed the Virginia Greyhounds
9 to o, on their own field, Friday
night.
Displaying power on offense and a
tightness on defense, comparing with
that against Hibbing the week before,
the Ely Iron Men toppled the 1889 title
holders in a revenge game that was
even a greater triumph than the IA to
II defeat handed them on Memorial
field last fall
Heaping insult on injury, Coach
Barney Banks club, after scoring in the
second quarter and making good on
the extra point, blocked a Virginia
punt on the Greyhound goal line that
rolled into the end zone and out again
for an automatic safety. Adding 2
points to the Ely score, it meant that
Virginia had two touchdowns to go in
order to win.
Tomorrow night the Iron Men travel
to Coleraine to engage the Itasca eleven
in another grudge game, and under
conditions identical with those a year
ago which ended in TO setback for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

various ways, but to put the matter as
simply as possible, our form of govern
ment and our institutions are threat
ened by Stain, Mussolini and Hitler
Developments in the Old World lead
many to believe that these master
apostles of force and destruction seek
to dominate in world affairs Develop
ments of the past few months have
changed the relationships of the United
States to all foreign countries. The
world war has brought enormous prob
lens to our country. We mention only
one-the South American Republics and
throughout the Eighth district for a
number of years, challenges considera-
ton, and every step must be taken to
protect this country against any effort
on the part of the Old World to DOM
mate and control.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

Development of Rice
Rice is a development of wild
plant native to India and parts of
Australia
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

The Miner Is the Only newspaper
Interested In Ely and Its People!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Junior College Conference
FOOT BALL
STANDINGS

Game Scores
Ely 9, Virginia 0.
ItaSca 33, Duluth 0.
Eveleth 80, Northland 0.
Friday, Oct. A.
Ely at Itasca.
Virginia at Hibbing.
Eveleth at Duluth.
Thursday, Oct. 10.
ItaSca at Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

Otudebaker tops a year of sem
sationa1 sales success with its
most brilliant success in new
car styling!
There's a bigger, longer, wider,
roomier new Studebaker Cham
pion in the lowest price field!
There's a DANGEROUSLY beautiful
new Studebaker Commander Six!
There's a 1uxury-laden, impress
sive new Studebaker President
Eight!
No matter what you're paying
for a new car, see and drive these
brilliant new Studebakers first.
They equal or exceed the gas
saving of the Studebaker Cham
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. 3 P-The British
pound rallied little further today after
Thursdays severe setback in the foreign
exchange market.
Sterling advanced Y of a. cent, in rela-
ton to the dollar. Countering this move
were slight recessions in the French franc
and belga The Swiss franc and guilder
were unchanged.
lars, others in cents):
Canada:
Ofncial Canadian Control Board buying
rate for United States dollars 1000;
selling rate, Ill 90: open market rates,
Montreal in New York. S7.12Ia; New York
in. Montreal, ia .6212.
Europe
Great Britain, demand, 3.97l9: cables,
39sA; 60-day bills. 3.964: 90-day bills,
Belgium, 1892; Denmark. 1898: Fin
land. 1.S5n; France, 2.25A; Germany,
4O25n benevolent. 17.0O): Greece,
.73s4n: Hungary. 19.3On: Italy, SOB:
Netherlands So 09 Norway. % 73; Portu-
gal. 3.71n: Rumania. .73; Sweden. 1882;
Switzerland. 22.43; Yugoslavia, 2.35n.
Argentina. Official. 2977: free, 22.95:
Brazil, official, sos: free. $40; Mexico,
16 75n.
Japan: 2349: Hong Kong 247s; shang-
hal. 1855.
indicated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Du Pont Indifferent
To Arms Business,
Holders Told
Chief Says Military
Orders Have Not Been
Sought Since 1886
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Lammot du-
Pont, president of a corporation
born in 1902 to make gunpowder.
asserted today that E. I. du Pont
De Nemours g. Co. seeks no new ex-
plosives business from the European
war.
Since 1886" he told company
stockholders in his annual report,
efforts to sell military explosives
in foreign countries have been en-
tirely discontinued"
Du Pont said the company con-
templated ceasing the manufacture
of military explosives Immediately
after the World War, but was per-
suaded to continue by the United
States Army.
such manufacture, said Du
Pont, though carried on in small
way during intervening years, has
been negligible in relation to the
volume of the company's peace
time products" (The company s
business today is mainly the manu-
facture of textiles, chemicals, paper
and automotive productsD
I'm recent months" he continued,
"as part of the general program of
increased provision for the national
defense, the company's. production
OF military explosives for the United
States Government has been in
creased somewhat, although result
ing in no important expansion of
the manufacturing capacity which
remained after the drastic dis
mantlement and abandonment of
plants of this character in 1919 fol-
lowing the World War.
The company's services, in keep
ing with its policy over the years,
will continue fully to be at the dis
posal of the United States Govern
ment in carrying out any further
measures of protection.
With respect to orders from for
eign governments, the company has
no available plant facilities with
which to execute such orders in any
important volume.
Volume production of military
explosives for such purposes has
not been, and is not now being,
sought. The management feels it
is not justif1ed in risking the COM
pany's capital for such a purpose.
Any future developments will be
dictated by world conditions and
the needs of this Nation"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Traders
shopped sparingly for aircrafts an
specialties in today's stock marke
but apparently saw few bargain
in other parts of the list.
1t was one of those slow-goinc
brief Saturday sessions to which
commission houses have become ac-
customed in the past several months
Fractional gains and losses were tc
be seen in most groups, with scat
tered advances Of 2 or so. Abou'
the best that could be said of the
closing trend was that it was fairl,
steady. Transfers for the two hour
were around 100000 shares.
The news was moderately hopefu,
here and there, although fears c.
further industrial recession contin
ued as speculative stumbling blocl-
Little inspiration was derived fror
the European war or the domest;
political front.
Reports the British and French
were seeking to expand warplanc
purchasing in the Omitted State
again served as prop for aviation
such as Douglas, Boeing. Glenn
Martin. Wright-Aeronautical, Cur
tiss-Wright and Lockileed.
New York traction stocks, includ-
ing Brooklyn-Manhattan Trans
and Brooklyn & Queens Trans;
were given run-up, with preferred
touching new tops for the past year
Talk of the city's transportation
unification plans coming to a head
soon was an influence for these
shares
Cluett Peabody and Dresser Manu-
featuring edged into new high
ground for 1939-40.
Up at one time were Montgomery
Ward, General Motors, Santa Fe,
Texas Corp, Canada Dry, American
Can, Allied Chemical, Loft and In
ternational Paper.
United States Steel, Bethlehem
and Republic Jagged from the be-
ginning as forecasts were made of a
sharp drop in next weeks mill opera
tions. The log in new buying in this
field was said to have been extended,
with many consumers holding of on
the idea lower prices for steel prod
ucts are possibility.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
United Fruit Profits
Jump During Year
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Feb. 3.-Reporting that
fundamentals of the United Fruit
Co.'S business never have been in
sounder condition" President
Samuel Zemurray announced that
1899 net earnings we're $14, ,101 ,929 %,
compared with $10,272, ,746.76 in 1888.
Earnings equaled $4.86 on each of
2,896,600 shares of common stock,
compared with 1884 per share in
the preceding year, he said.
Market conditions were described
as good in the United States and
Canada during the year, and as
satisfactory in Europe until war
was declared in September"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
). f. T.. 10 Probe Fee
Paid by Subsidiary
OF North American
Northern Natural Cos
Deal With Bonkine
Firm Studied
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission late
yesterday called a hearing to deter
mine the propriety of an $4,000
fee allegedly paid by the Northern
Gas Co. to Dillon, Read & Co. for
handling the sale of $4,000 900
worth of bonds last August.
The commission, which reserved
jurisdiction about payment of the
fee when it permitted the bonds of
the Midwestern pipeline firm to be
sold, said that the hearing, on
March 4, would determine whether
the New York banking firm got the
fee after arms length bargaining
Utilizing a section of the 1885 Pub
lie Utility Holding Company Act de-
signed to prevent payment of i'm
proper fees by utilities to their
bankers, the commission also is in
vestigating whether other recent
utility financing was acquired by
bankers at arms length bargain
ing"
Other pending actions involve
utility financing handled by Nor
gan, Stanley g. Co. and its banking
associates.
Northern Natural Gas Co. is a
subsidiary of the North American
Utility System.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
| Stock Seat Price
Drops to Low
| Since 1918
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Member-
ships on the New York Stock Ex-
change sank to the lowest price
levels since 1918 yesterday.
Three were posted for transfer at
successfully lower prices. The first
at $53 900, which was off $4,000 from
the last sale. The second at $50 900
and the third at S48, 1000, only $4,000
above the low of $45 900 established
in a sale in 1918.
Brokers have been hard put to
make living lately with daily sales
averaging only around 600 900 shares,
or a little more than half what
it is generally accepted as neces-
sary to pay running expenses.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Exchange Wants Ideas
For BIancing Budget
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The New
York Stock Exchange yesterday
asked its members for suggestions
as to how it could balance its
budget" and build up a reserve
fund" as was suggested recently by
the exchanges self-appointed pub
lie examining board"
THE position of the Public Ex-
amining Board was that the Stock
Exchange should both balance its
budget and build up, over a period
of years, a reserve fund to meet
any unusual or emergency situ-
ation," the exchange wrote men,
bers. THE principal sources through
which additional revenue could be
obtained by the exchange are a
direct levy upon the members and
assessments on members based on
volume Of transactions made by
each member on the exchange.
Neither the members of the ex-
change nor member firms are in
a position today to bear additional
charges without increased income, +"
the exchange added. "A study of
costs and commissions has been
under way for some time. ."
I'VE are anxious to obtain from
the membership any constructive
ideas or recommendation that any
member or allied member may think
will be of assistance to u.s.
Transactions on the exchange
last year were the smallest since
1923. This week dealings have
averaged just a shade over 100000
shares daily, about half the volume
needed for member firms to pay
expenses and earn a small profit.