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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

The many friends Of Thomas Thiel-
man, for the past fifteen or more years
employed as mining engineer with the
Pickands, Mather Co., Zenith mine in
this city will be pleased to hear Of his
promotion in charge Of the Dunwoody
mine at Chisholm.
While his friends are pleased over
his promotion, they regret the depar-
ture of himself and estimable family
from this city. During his residence
here Mr.. Thielman has been prom
inent in American Legion circles and
two years ago served as commander of
the Frank Lozar post. He has also
been prominent in civic circles
Mrs Thielman is an active member
Of the Ely Chapter No. ZIG, o. E. S
besides being active in social and
church circles Monday evening Is
meeting of the Eastern Stars took on
the nature of a farewell to Mrs. Thiel-
man and she was presented with a
parting gift and received the well
wishes Of the order as whole.
The family will remove from this
city on Tuesday of next week to their
new home at Chisholm and the whole
hearted recommendation of the people
of Ely to the people of Chisholm, GO
with them.
The place Of Mr.. Thielman with the
Zenith viii be taken by Duane Myers
who comes from the Hibbing district
Mr. Myers has assumed the duties laid
down by Mr. Thielman a week ago
The Myers family will occupy the
home vacated on Harvey street by the
Thielman family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
NO Deaths!
Ely-Tower Area Nears
Record for 1910.

The area covered by the Ely and
Tower deputy sheriffs has only one
month to go to complete its second
successive year of no auto accident
fatalities.
There were no deaths from motor
vehicle accidents during 1899, and to
date during 1910 there have been
none. Deputies Adolph Dolenshak
of Ely and Walter Tufvander of
Tower are in charge of the area.
Systematic patroling of county and
state highways especially over the
weekends is greatly responsible for
eliminating accidents, Dolenshak
says. The two deputies on their
trips over the area have carefully
checked cars with defective lights
and brakes, and have waged a
vigorous campaign against intoxi-
Gated drivers.
They maintained a continuous
patrol during deer hunting season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
Pilot, Indian Heroes in Daring Rescue
Les in Blizzard to FREEZING at La

In true story-book fashion a trader
snow-bound on Lac La Croix with
frozen feet was rescued by seeplane
after an Indian had tramped two days
through knee-deep snow TO summon
help.
The victim, Andrew william, 81 years
old, left the Forest hotel Monday aft
ernoon, accompanied by his brother,
o. V. Opheim, for Sioux Falls, N. D.
The trader, who said Andrew William
Opheim was too long so he dropped
the last name, may lose several toes
from one foot, but otherwise he is
none too worse for his experience.
Figuring prominently in the rescue
was pilot william Leithold, who added
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
SScU SELECTS
ITS new Name
american Fraternal Union" is
Chosen Unanimously by
Supreme Board.

American Fraternal Union" has
been selected as the new name for the
South Slavonic Catholic Union, accord
ing to Anton zbasnik, supreme secre-
tary. The society will assume the
new name Jan. l.
The sixteenth regular convention of
the SSCU recently held in waukegan,
H., decided by a vote of lbs TO 80 TO
change its name to an entirely new
one which would be more American.
The supreme board was authorized to
choose it and after a lengthy CORE
spondence among the supreme officers
they selected unanimously the name
American Fraternal Union" abbre-
waited "AFU" In the Slovene language
the organization will be known as
"Ameriska bratska zveza", abbreviated
ABB, these being TRANSACTIONS from
the English language.
The society has already obtained ap-
prevail Of the new name from the in
surance department of Minnesota, and
the other states wherein the society is
licensed to transact business, with the
exception of New York. which, how
ever, has indicated that It would not
object to the new name Mr.. Zbasnik
is confident that final approval viii
also be obtained from New York
Efforts to change the name have been
made many times before, but they
failed. The reason for this is best
known to the members. especially the
older ones With the ranks of the
younger generation constantly in
creasing, and in view of The fact that
for many years the society has been
admitting new members regardless Of
their nationality and religion, the
proponents of the new name renewed
their battle at the last convention and
with the help Of a large group of
American-born delegates present final
" realized their ambition. It is in
teresting to note that all Of the
supreme officers favored the change Of
the name.
The South Slavonic Catholic Union
was organized in this city July 10, 1898
by local Slovene and Croatian miners
It was formed at the time when there
began a movement in Austria to unite
the Slovenes, Creats and Serbs into
one single group to be known as
Southern Slavs or JugoSlavs. Hence
the reason that they chose the name
South Slavonic Catholic Union. Origin
ally the founders, one of them being
Joseph Mantel, ST., now first supreme
vice president, intended TO limit their
activities to Ely and its immediate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
NOTED singer
With BAND
Howard Preston, Grand Opera
Star Here Sunday Evening
for Band Concert.

Howard Preston, bass baritone, a
grand opera star with "Ravinia, .
Metropolitan company, the Chicago
Civic Opera company, the st. Louis
Municipal Opera company and Wash
ington, D. c. National Opera company,
and the Cincinnati Zoo" Opera COM
pany, viii appear at the Washington
auditorium Sunday evening in connec-
ton with the first Of the seasons con-
certs by the Ely Municipal Band.
Mr.. Preston comes here from Vir-
GINA where he appears in the afternoon
with the Virginia band. He is appear
ing here under the management OF
Harry Culbertson, Inc, Of Chicago who
has provided noted talent for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
II. B. FUNDS
drive STARTS
Seals, Health Bonds Mailed
Out to Ely People; Set
Goal at $500.

Letters containing Christmas seals
and health bonds have been mailed out
in a drive that started Thanksgiving
day to raise funds with which to fight
tuberculosis in Ely and ST. Louis
county.
Working under the direction of DR..
Owen W. Parker. Mrs. Nora Trezona,
Mrs. Ann Stou and Miss Ann Novak,
the group in charge of the drive is
endeavoring to keep Ely's contribu-
ton over the $500 mark. In 1899 it
totaled s53827, and in 1898, s53O.53
Ely has been credited with conduct
ing one of the most successful cam
paigns in the county, and especially
with the sale Of IS and SO health
bonds.
Sponsored by the tuberculosis and
Health Association of st. Louis county,
the drive is the only method the asso-
citation has for raising funds. DR..
Parker is second vice president and a
director of the organization.
On a year-around basis the asso-
citation in Ely and other parts Of the
county carries on a program of health
education, Mantoux tests and x-rays,
clinics, and surveys to stamp out the
disease.
All local workers donate their serv-
ices to the cause. The group is a part
of nation wide army of lay volunteer
workers who cooperate with the county,
state and National tuberculosis associ-
ations. The beginning of this volun-
teer movement is given in the follow
ing statement from the local COM
mittee:
In 1904 handful of courageous men
and women organized themselves into
crusading army to face an enemy as
old as mankind. This early band. the
National tuberculosis association, knew
in general what was needed-clinics
TO discover cases, sanatoria to care for
them, public health nurses to solve the
family problems, and an intensive cam
paign to teach the public facts about
tuberculosis.
The tuberculosis pioneers recognized
that they were facing an enemy who
recognized no lines of geography, race
or creed, and that the whole country
must be organized. So it is that there
are now more than 1000 state and local
tuberculosis associations marching un-
der the banner of the double barred
cross and deriving their funds from
Christmas Seals. The movement is of,
for, and by the people. The Minnesota
branch, now known as the Minnesota
Public Health association, was organ
lied in 1916, and now there is branch
in every county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
Civic Club to Oppose
Elimination of Road
Construction Program
Suggestion Made by the
Duluth Chamber of
Commerce Hit.
TALKS XMAS EVENTS
To Again Sponsor Light
Contest for Business
Firms, Homes.

The Ely Commercial club Tuesday
evening went on record opposing the
elimination of a construction program
from the 1s4l county road and bridge
fund.
This action was taken after the club
had considered a communication from
the Duluth Chamber of Commerce sug-
costing that the road and bridge fund
be limited only TO maintenance.
1t will be suggested TO the Duluth
Chamber that reduction in road and
bridge fund and also general county
expenditures could be realized by COM
bining two small commissioner districts.
much Of which are within the city OF
Duluth, according TO action taken by the
club.
The districts are the First, which has
only 42.6 miles of road, and the Third,
with 81 miles. A portion Of a third,
the Second district, is also within the
city limits. Copies of the communica-
ton to the Duluth chamber are being
sent to the st. Louis county board and
other range civic organizations.
The club viii again sponsor a Christ
mas lighting contest for the business
and residential districts. A total Of
$40 in prizes viii be offered. John VIII
munen was named chairman Of the
committee in charge. It will also take
care Of its half Of the Christmas candy
project in which the school district has
cooperated. A total of SIS was aIlo-
Gated for Christmas baskets for needy
families
John Buccowich, club president, was
authorized TO name the three delegates
to the annual meeting Of the st. Louis
County Club and Farm Bureau associa-
ton to be held in Duluth December
and Z.
The communication sent TO the Du-
luth chamber pointed out that while
Duluth had a large portion Of its roads
surfaced, the northern part of the
county had many miles of graveled
highways. It objected to Duluth's ask
ing the county to terminate its con-
struction program.
It was pointed out that savings in
county expenditures could be brought
about by consolidating the small dis
tricts.
The First commissioner district is
entirely within the city Of Duluth, and
it has but 42.6 miles Of highways. &C
cording to information secured from the
local county Office.
OF the 81 miles Of road in the Second
district, 172 are within the Duluth city
limits.
The size of these two districts is
only a fraction of that of the other
five.
The Second Commissioner district has
1T miles of its $50 within the Duluth
city limits. The fourth Duluth" dis
trict, the Fifth, has $50 miles Of road,
all outside the city limits. Special
legislation permits the county TO spend
money for construction and mainten-
ance Of roads within the Duluth city
limits that are included in the COM
missioner districts outlined above. This
mileage totals IT'S
The three range" districts have the
following road mileages, Fourth, 327;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
Lumber Worker Takes
OlUn Life With Razor.

Edward P. Chenevert, 38-year-old
lumber worker from Swatara, Mimi,
died in the Shipman hospital at 1885
a. m. Friday, seven hours after he
had slashed his throat with a razor in
the bathroom Of his rooming house.
The body was sent by train Satur-
day to Swatara, located in Aitkin
county near Hill City. Cenevert's
brother, Philip Chenevert, came here
TO take charge of IL
The lumber worker came here with
Hubert Guertin, also of Swatara, sew
eral days before the formers death.
He had complained to his landlady and
to Guertin Of being Ill. The two were
to have gone to work last weekend for
Harry Homer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

heavy fall of snow. Bringing his ship
down on La Croix, he picked up Will
liam who was hauled to the ship on
a toboggan by two Indians. The two
were back in Ely by 4:30 o'clock as
darkness was falling, and william was
brought to the Forest hotel. where he
was treated by DR.. P. D. McCarty.
Five and half inches of snow fell
that day, and the weather conditions
made the ceiling nearly zero. Ice
coating the plane added 20 the hazard
Gus venture, but, as was the case with
half dozen other rescue trirs into the
wilds, Leithold passed this ore of as
being all in the days work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

another daring adventure to those
which have made him one of the
Northwest's leading Seaplane operators.
Roy Burnside, an Indian living on
the Canadian side of Lac La Croix,
turned in the first bit of heroic work
by blowing for two days through deep
snow to John G. Handberg's resort on
Crane lake, the nearest point where
phone service was available.
The sheriff's Office at Virginia was
notified of Williams plight Realizing
the futility of an attempted rescue by
foot, the sheriff's Office contacted
Leithold, who agreed to make plane
trip for William.
About 2:30 p. m. he set out in a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
BROTHERHOOD
NAMES SWANSON
Heads Methodist Organization
For Coming Year; Have
Venison Dinner.

Sam Swanson was named pTesiden.
Of the Methodist Brotherhood at the
annual election Of officers conducted
Saturday night. Swanson, who viii
take Office the first of the year, sue
ceeds Herbert Venner.
Stanley Kent was elected vice presi-
dent and Walter Mathews was renamed
secretary. The officers will select two
members Of the executive board
The Brotherhood was treated to a
venison dinner, thanks to the good
shooting eye Of member, Paul Dowler
The organization will sponsor the an
nual Methodist watch night service to
be held Dec. 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
JAMES WOLFF
BOOK EDITOR
Staff for Third Issue of the
Voyageur, Junior College
Annual, Listed.

James Wolff was named editor and
Harold Gordon, assistant editor, for
the third annual edition Of the Voy-
ageur, Ely Junior College yearbook
Boys sports editor is Joseph Kapsch
and girls, Lois Childers; organizations
editors, Stanley Senta and Helen
Skantz; activities, Venny Maenpaa and
Aura Kaurala; art, Angela Spreitzer
and photo, Richard Cardew. Walter
Jones is business manager.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

concerts at Virginia and Ely for the
past several years. The appearance Of
this talent in Virginia makes it pos
sible to cut the cost for the Ely ap-
pearance, otherwise prohibitive for Ely
alone.
The program TO be presented by Mr..
Preston with Rhea Shelters as &C
companist viii be two groups Of num-
bers with:
Ella Giamai Mama don Carlo Verdi
La Calunnia Barber Of Seville) 49,.
.......-............. RoSSlnl
in group one and:
The Blind Plowman ........... Clark
Evening .......... Hagemann
ZummerzetShire odd English Folk
song --.....-.-. Ne"so44
The Ballad of the Boney Fiddler -.
..................-.- Hammond
in group two.
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
Presbyteridns Select
Date for Xmas Program

The Presbyterian Sunday school set
Dec. % as the date for its Christmas
program at a meeting held Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Julius Carlson and Mrs.
Emil KosH are in charge. The Sun
day school, of which E. C. Bolitho is
superintendent, approved purchasing
two dozen folding chairs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
GIVEN CERTIFICATES

Bernice Korpi and Mary Tonkovich
have been awarded 1Oo-word shorthand
certificates by Miss Clara A McIver.
instructor in Memorial high school.
Eighty-word certificates went to Rena
Burck and Shirley Kochevar, and 60
word to Margaret Markovich, Amelia
Stalcar and Helen Kran
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

Dictatorship arose from democracles
that didn't have the CUTS TO rule and
in their smugness left the running Of
affairs to a few who took advantage
to place themselves and their theories
at the head of the government the
people should have attended TO-" says
an Eastern professor. America should
meyer lose sight of this fact and viii
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
WRITING EXAMS.

Students at the Ely Junior College
this week are writing their first quarter
examinations. The second quarter
starts Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28
IAYSEE DANCE FRIDAY

The Ely Junior College VIII hold its
Thanksgiving dance Friday night in
the college assembly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-28

In observance of their 50th wedding
anniversary Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Schaefer were honored at a
family dinner held in the Forest hotel,
followed by a public reception in the
Community Center attended by several
hundred friends from Ely, Tower, and
Soudan.
Tribute to Mr.. Schaefer, who is an
honorary life member of the Mime
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
WALLINCFORD TAX,
ACCOUNTS SHORT:
AT Least $4,000 Missing
Data Given State
Official

Wallingford, Conn, Feb. 24-(UPl
Tax accounts of the town and
borough were found today to be
short at least $4,000 and the in
formation was turned over to State
Tax Commissioner Charles j. Nc
Laughlin, at Hartford.
Pending more complete audit OF
the books, First Selectman Edward,
H. Leonard said Tax Collector Ed,
ward P. Dunn and two assistants, Roy
Cameron and George Ennever, had
been forbidden to handle municipal
receipts.
A company which bonded Dunn.
for $4,000, was notified Of the shorts:
age. The collector declined to-
comment on the situation.
The discrepancy was first reported
by Leonard and Harold T. Murray,
director of the state tax department
and auditors were assigned to the
books under the recently enacted
annual municipal audit act. The in
quiry, it was reported, extended to
1885.
Letters were sent to many persons
whose names were on the delin-s
quency list, notifying them they
were in arrears. +.
Many of them, according to Leon.
ard, insisted their taxes had been
paid.
Dunn has been collector since 1889
and is Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
GannettAssaiLs 'NeIODeaL"F For
UsurpatiOn and Misuse of Power

SC. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. 2l.-At-
lacking the Roosevelt administra-
ton for usurpaticn and misuse Of
power, Frank Gannett, opening IN
the south his campaign for the Re-
publican nomination for president,
declared that he could reverse New
Deal defeatism and start re-employ-
ment and recovery IN six months.
His main address was at q mass
meeting In williams Park, following
q day. Of conferences and q, luncheon
with Republican leaders.
The Rochester editor and publish
er said business could not go ahead
until 1t could have confidence in
government and confidence in the
future. Our national government" "
he said, should be handled by men
who know how to read q balance
sheet. In six months the whole
trend Of affairs could be reversed,
employment increased, business In
creased, the relief load leSsened and
great advances made toward pros
perity."
NArs O8nuc6CS HFO8EAm
Developing in part his program
for recovery, Mr.. Gannett said:
IT maintain that the nations
business can be improved only by
following policies that would make
any business prosper.
1--WE must have rigid economy;
we must check reckless, wasteful
spending; we must begin policies
that will, = soon as possible, bring
our budget into balance.
eve must stop the hampering in
reference with business affairs of
individuals so long q they do not
injure the public.
I'VE must restore friendly rela-
lions between labor and capital and
bring an end to strikes and strife.
1--WE must bring prosperity again
to the farmerfs by restoring the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
GENERAL BUSINESS
TREND IMPROVED
January's Reports Show
Gain Over Corresponding
Period in '39

Boston, Feb. 23-General business
in New England in the first month
Of 1910 operated at about nine per
cent above January, 1889, according
to the New England Councils index
Of general business activity. There
was practically no change from De-
ceinber, 1899, to January, 1910, in the
rate Of operation as measured by the
councils index, which recorded q
rate Of 102.5 per cent for Januay, as
compared with 1921 per cent in De-
cember, 1889, and Cape r cent in
january. 1899.
Changes in the seven components
Of the index showed that the daily
average cotton spindle hours oper-
ated and the volume Of boot and
shoe production recorded greater
than seasonal increases In January,
compared with December, while In
dustrial employment In Massachu-
sets, exclusive of shoe and textile
employment, reflected less than
seasonal decline. There were prac-
tically no change, after seasonal
adjustment, in the volume Of cleo
trio power production in New Eng
land during January, as compared
with December.
The daily average volume Of raw
wool consumption declined in Janu-
ary contrary to seasonal expecta-
tons and the volume Of metal ton
a. = saIA 500 = ten
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
SUPPORT PLEDGED
TO HOUSING PLAN
Local Machinists Favor
Project for City; Donate
to Finnish Fund

The International Association of
Machinists, Local 1885, pledged full
support to proposed housing pro-
ject for the city at meeting last
night in the clubrooms, 1853 East
Main. street. william G. Brennan
presided.
The association voted to con-
tribute $40 to the Finnish relief
fund.
The first annual smoker of the
unit will be held in the near future
with the following on the committee
Henry L. Brodeur, chairman; Will
liam G. Brennan, Joseph Howell,
William Sheriff, Howard King, Vic
tor Engvall, Joseph Brevetti, Will
liam Wallace, william Birmingham,
James Coughlin, Thomas Brennan,
Edward Culhane, Lester Brodeur,
Anatole Tetrault, and Harry Ny
quest. An important meeting Of this
committee will be held February %
in the club rooms.
Plans were also made for the
quarterly meeting March 81. I'm
portant business will be discussed
with entertainment and refresh-
mentS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
MANY NEW CLAIMS
FOR COMP NSATION

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. "a - (UP0
The State Unemployment Com
pensation Division announced today
$3.50 new claims for compensat ton
were received during January, an
increase Of SO per cent over Decem-
Der.
In December, new claims totaled
16,497, indicating a recession was
underway in the state in some lines
Continuing claims, the division
reported, were II per cent higher in
January than during December
These claims totaled 56,435 for Jan
uary, as compared with 1881 dur
ing December.
Willimantic reported an increase
Of 1877 per cent in new claims dur
ing January, while New Britain's
total increased but two per cent.
Total benefit payments during
January were $444, 496, while 1884,
486 was paid out in December.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-24
.CALULLO SPEAKS
AT COP. FARLEY
q. O. p. Club Meets

Attorney Michael j. Galullo was
the principal speaker last night at
a. meeting of the Third and Fourth
Ward Republican club at the Brook
1yn Y. M. G. A. The club was for
merly known as the Brooklyn and
Town Plot Republican club.
Mr.. Galullo urged members of the
organization to place as many new
voters as possible on the Republican
primary list. He outlined plans for
a membership drive which the club
will conduct.
Arrangements were made for a
dance which the club will hold at
Green street hall March Is.
Anthony Colucci presided at the
meeting, which was attended by
about IS members.