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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

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The winters he spent among the
Indians, and in order to work with
them he mastered the Chippewa
tongue. Years later he wrote Chip
pewa English dictionary.
In 1877 he built the first concrete
church in Minnesota at Belle Prairie.
While in his last year there, having
an assistant, he spent some time at
missions at the Head of the Lakes,
working in northern wisconsin and
travelling as far west as Bismark, N. D.
In 1888 Father Buh received his first
contact with the Vermilion range, a
| territory in which he maintained
headquarters during most of the re-
manning active years of his life. In
January of that year he was appointed
the first resident pastor of Tower by
Bishop Seidenbusch.
| Father Buh's activities, however
were not confined to Tower. He at
tended Ely, Two Harbors, Eveleth,
Mountain Iron, Biwabik, Virginia, and
Hibbing. territory that would be con-
sidered very large even in this day
of modern travel. How many miles the
priest travelled through virgin Mime
sofa forest no one probably ever knew
but in So years it must have amounted
to sizeable figure.
In 1900, ten years after the first
church was built in Ely, Monsignor
Buh was transferred to Ely, where he
served as pastor of st. Anthony's until
his death.
On Feb. 9, 1918, he left here to be-
come administrator of the diocese OF
Duluth upon the death of Bishop
James McGolrick. In october he re-
turned for a short time after the
Most Reverend John T. McNicholas
was made bishop, and then spent g
year with the Rev. John Schiffrer II
Chisholm.
In August, 1921, Bishop McNicholaE
opened a central mission house IL
Duluth. and named Monsignor Buh it
first supervisor. In January, 1922
he was taken i'll and died Shor
time later. He is buried in Duluth.
Among the priests of the church
Monsignor Buh was an example ant
an inspiration, and to the many people
especially the older ones, of Ely an(
the Vermilion range he is remembered
4 for his Kindness and understanding
So extensive was his work that prac
tically every parish in the diocese owe
something to him.
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TWO ELY men
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although actually there are now 1,745
The areas gross quota was set at 200
it's credits at SO, leaving a net quota
of 131. The first call quota was two
which presumably, when filled, makes
the net quota 1873.
When the questionnaires come back
the members of the local board viii
classify the men as to their liability
for service. These classes include Q)
available for immediate service; (2)
deferred because of industrial impor-
lance; 90 deferred because of family
responsibilities, and (4 deferred by
law or physical condition. Members
of the draft board include John Por-
than, chairman, George T. Somero
secretary, and Herman T. Olson, Tower
The order number, serial numbers
and names of the 10 volunteers anc
seven other registrants follow (unles!
otherwise listed, all are from Ely):
Volunteers
Order Serial
No. No.
Do lOU-NNdGC OOoCpll ShubS
31-1314-Frank Albert Marn
149-1411-Joseph John Russ
54-1191-Steve Matt Skradski
500 173-Anthony Frank Klancher
SIS 34O-Veikko Hirvivara
535- 386-Steven Lund
2-1323-Frank Joe Lunka, Jr.
895- 418-Robert Emmett Murphy
906- 685-Albert Jerome Veranth
1899 88-Jack Frank Kosmach
11O1- 452-Frank Tkalcich
1129-1O60- Matt Paul Skradsh
37-1O35-Taino John Tuomala
1886 388-Albert Joseph Grahek
1872 952-Waino Axel Holm, Tower
1853 494-Warren Swenson Childers
1889 423-Albert Steve Grahek
1906 935-Gerald Russell Palmer,
Tower.
Order No. 1 to
/ 158-Arno Mathew Erickson
D 192-Joseph Peter Chiabotti,
Soudan
g. 1O5-Paul Richard Reko
A. 188-Frederick Joseph Sershen
s. 12O-Waino Wennard Lynn
O. 846-Frank Joseph Nosan, Jr.
7-161-Walter Mathew Erickson
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
1899 Tons Tote
Wall Lin0leumS

An interesting combination for
modern kitchens can be found in
matched wall and floor linoleums.
Wall linoleum, as treatment for
side walls, reflects the qualities that
have made it popular for floors. Har-
monious wall and floor blends are
obtainable Another use of wall IL
noleum, said by builders to be grow
ing in popularity, is in shower stalls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
THE WINNER!
Eastwood Lake Man Cops
Blizzard Prize

To "BoScoe" johnson of Bass
wood lake goes the fur-lined nit
tens for turning in the best piece
of work in connection with last
weeks blizzard.
Walking through knee-deep snow,
Johnson took two days to nego-
tiate the IA miles from his place
to Ely, arriving Friday. He spent
the night in a cabin on Fall lake.
He had no snowshoes, nor was
the road across the Four Mile
Portage plowed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
X-Ray Food Inspection

An X-ray machine can inspect
cereals, bakery goods, dried fruits,
meats, frozen fruits, coffee, and
candies that have already been
packaged in cardboard or thin wood
en- containers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Lanfranchi, Patricia Petrich, Florence
Tratnik, Dorothy Senta, Merriam Ell
lefSen.
Miss Mary Hutar is organiSt and
choir director of all the choirs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
Radium Production Costly

Radium is enormously expensive
because it takes $4,000 tons of ore
to produce one ounce, worth $780,
O0O..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
Mice Aid Yale Scientist

Mice Aid Yale Scientist
A Yale scientist has received in
valuable assistance from a colony
of inbred mice which have trans
mitted cancer through more than 60
generations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
will make good soldiers should
The u. S. r"get in a close place."

will make good soldiers should
The u. S. get in a close place."
A Safety Toy
This year as usual there are
new novelty toys. Many of them
on display here already. At
Goodman's we found tricky taxi
which is really made for safety.
This tiny car runs around on any
surface after it is wound up, but
the trick is, it positively will not
run off of the edge of a table,
book or any surface on which, it
has been set in motion. A num-
Der of people who have seen it
remarked that they have often
wished for such a device while
driving over narrow mountain
roads. Santa saw it this week and
announced at once that he would
see that DR.. Hunter received one
of these. Not because Doc. is a
careless driver, but because he
likes novelty toys.
Among Blackburn's beautiful
collection of dolls is one which
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05

Gutenberg, at Strasburg and
,Mainz; invented the movable type.
It. would be interesting to note
how many words have been prin-
ted since that time, and the many
uses made of printed matter.
Fighting Millers
B. w. Miller, we'll known
Crumpler man, was in the office
the other day commenting on the
Military Service Bill. Mr.. Miller
said that he had checked over the
list of most of the draftees of
Ashe county and that he believes
that the name of Miller led all
others. IF the young ones are
like the old ones they will make
good fighters. All of the older
ones I have ever known were
good fighters when they found
themselves in a close place." he
declared.
We like Mr.. Miller's attitude,
and while we sincerely hope our
country will not have to fight,
we like to think that young men
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
INAUGURATION PLANS
BEING CONSIDERED

Washington.-President Roose-
velt's third inauguration on jan
uary 20 may be marked by par
ticipation of the nations citizen
ry as a whole, Joseph E. Davies,
inaugural chairman, indicated
this week after a talk with the
chief executive.
Davies said the Washington
ceremony would be on smaller
scale than the two previous
Roosevelt inauguras, with fewer
troops being used for the tradi-
tional parade.
''It is the presidents DESIRE" he
said, ito have an inaugural cere-
mony marked by extreme demo
cratic simplicity"
Regarding the possibility of
having citizens throughout the
country participate, Davies would
not 60 into detail, but said Doro-
thy Thompson, the columnist,
would be chairman of this under
taking.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
FIRST DRAFTEES ARE
GIVEN WELCOME

Fayetteville.-Some 80 trainees
from 48 North Carolina counties
from Alamance through Edge
combe will be welcomed at the
county courthouse here Thurs
day in connection with their in
duction in the army at Fort
Bragg.
Governor Hoey will speak. Ma
jor General J. Van B. Nets, state
director of the selective service
will join Major General JACOB L.
Devers, fort commander, and his
staff in the ceremony that will be
touched off with a parade. Mar
tial music and other trappings OF
the army.
Sixty-five of the trainees will
arrive Wednesday and be sworn
in at the fort. The others will
come in Thursday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05

give presents a problem with
some people. We heard of a lady
last Christmas who received. = a
piece of glassware from a friend
of hers whom she gave it to the
year before. Well perhaps turn
about is fair play, or it was in
this particular case, at any rate.
We were amused the other day
by a young man who is reported
to have said, well Jackie, your
sister has promised to give her
self to me for a Christmas pre-
sent. What do you think of that?"
Jackie answered, "That's just
what she gave young Smith last
year but he gave her back be-
fore Easter"
Printing and Age
The Skyland Post along with
other printers and publishers,
pause to honor the first inven-
tors of movable type Movable
type is older than the discovery
of America. It was 500 years ago,
in the fall of 1440 that Johannes
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
ROOSEVELT ON WAY
TO VACATION CRUISE

Aboard Roosevelt Train, En-
Route to Miami, Fla.-His plan
surrounded with unusual secrecy,
President Roosevelt sped south
ward towards Florida Monday,
apparently to embark on Carib-
bean cruise combining recreation
with an inspection of insular de-
Tense Notifications.
When his special train left
Washington around midday, his
destination was unannounced.
Several hours later, Major Gene
raj F. M. Watsin, White House
secretary, said that Mr.. Roosevelt
would board the cruiser Tusca-
loosa at Miami this afternoon for
a cruise the details of which
were secret.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
u. S. RECOGNIZES
ANTI-JAP GOVERNMENT

Washington.-The U. S. point
edly made clear its attitude to-
ward the Tokyo-Nanking peace"
treaty this week by reaffirming
it's recognition of Chang Kai-
shek's anti-Japanese government
and announcing $100,O00,OO0
credit to it.
With the ink hardly dry on the
pact signed at Marking by Jap
anese Ambassador General No
buyfki Abe and Wang Ching-wei,
recognized by the japanese as
president of a national govern
ment of China, there were these
developments here:
First, Secretary of State Hull
said at his press conference that
Of course the United States con-
tinued to recognize Chang Kai-
shek's Chungking administration
as the government of China.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
PAGE THREE

and at the time some one asked
him if Mrs. p. c.. Wright were.
not his grand niece and Emery
Tucker his brother!
The Judge did not definitely
announce his age; but if he re-.
mains as genial and young as he
is now we predict many other
happy birthdays for him.
Lost ard Found
Last week we were convinced
of the pulling power of this col
umn as far as hats 60 any way
Some time ago we wrote about
Professor A. B. Hurt losing his
down toward Winston. Mr.. Hurt
came in the office the other day
to inform us that he had found
it and took off his hat which was
little damaged by storage or ira
vel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
CHINESE POST BIG
REWARD FOR WANG

Chungking, China. - The nat
ional government of China Of
fered a reward of 100000 Chinese
dollars ($6,O00) this week fol
Wang Ching-Wei, head of the Jap
anese-recognized Marking gov
eminent, "for usurping the presi-
dency and signing with the enc
my a treaty detrimental to Chi
mas sovereignty.
Foreign Minister Wang Ching
hui threatened cessation of nor
NAL relations with any foreign
powers recognizing the Wang re,
gime.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05

must have known before she left
the factory in doll land that she
was coming to West Jefferson, for
she is warmly dressed in a snow
suit instead of popular sum-
merry -frock.
The war is also having it's in
fluence on toys for at Belk's are
some replicas of tanks which car
ried nazi troops to victory in
France. We notice, too, that there
are an unusual number of target
and other shooting games this
year.
Judge and Birthdays
We are not much at judging the
ages of people and are not par
ticularly anxious to develop this
habit as it might prove embarras-
sing at times. We were, however,
interested in Judge H. C. fuckers
birthday which he celebrated last
week, because of some interesting
facts it brought out. The Judge
invited few intimate friends to
dine with him on this occasion
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05

With the stores showing such
beautiful Christmas merchandise,
the street decorations and the ar
rival of Santa, our thoughts turn
to Christmas giving and Christ
mas shopping.
Here in West jefferson are to
be found gifts as beautiful and
practical as can be bought any
where, and of course by select
ing yours here you not only save
time and money, but help to
make Christmas merry for the
merchants who are in business to
serve you.
What to give and what not to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05
Brief Review OF The State,
Nation, Worldwide News
MYSTERIOUS BOMBINGS
BEING, INVESTIGATED

Tacoma, Neutrality-suspicious. de-
donation of a ton of dynamite
blew four men to bits at the Fred
erickson plant Of the Columbia
Powder Company this week.
Company officials and police
indicated the federal government
would investigate the blast on the
theory it resulted from sabotage.
It was the second such explo-
sion in the Tacoma region in five
days. Last Thursday, black
powder corning mill exploded at
Dupont, near Fort Lewis. No one
was killed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-05

Butchers say the meat business
has been hurt by the hasty, over
the-counter noon lunch, which
has replaced the old-fashioned
home. midday dinner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
MAKEUP OF MARYLAND SAFETY
COMMITTEE PRAISED

High hopes for the success OF
Governor O'Cinor's Maryland Traffic
Safety Committees efforts for 1910
were voiced by Paul F. Stricken,
Field Representative of the Nation
al Safety Council, Chicago, who
made special visit to the State the
past week to confer with the Gov
ernor and members of the Execu-
tive Committee on their plans for
1910. He was particularly impress
ed. he declared, with the high cali
bre of public-spirited citizens that
Gov. O'Conor had been able to in
terest in the work, and said that
while his work took him to practic-
ally every state in the Union, ne
had vet to see a better set-up, or
more enthusiastic group than ne
met in his contacts with the Mary
land Committee.
One of the most important for
ward steps reported by any of the
standing committees was by the
statistical group, of which Holger
Jensen. statistician of the Maryland
Casualty Company is chairman. In
comparison with other states, Mary
land has been woefully weak in the
matter of collecting vital statistics
regarding traffic accidents, put
under Mr.. Jensen plans already are
in the making for consolidating the
work that has been done up to TINS
time, partly by State Police, and
partly by the Commissioners OF MO
tor Vehicles office, and to supple
ment this by efforts of the Mary
land Casualty Statistical Personnel.
Already the Statistical Committee
has contacted every state, and the
larger cities of the country, to as
certain the most approved metnods
of gathering data and of compiling
and using it. 1t is expected that
within relatively short time, the
Maryland Traffic Safety Committee
will thus develop statistical be-
reau second to none.
Enforcement Plans Progressing
In the field of Enforcement, which
traffic experts consider the most i'm
portant phase of road safety work,
the Committee already has secured
the most complete cooperation
among Colonel Beverly Ober, Super
intendent of State Police, Commits
sioner Robert F. Stanton, OF the Bal
timore Police Force, and A. Burton
Metzger, Chairman of the Enforce
ment Committee of the Maryland
Traffic Safety Committee, looking
to stricter enforcement along the
most approved present-day lines, Tor
the reduction of road accidents OF
all kinds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
Blind Bat Depends
On Ears and Nose

The eyes of bats, while service
able and far from blind, are not
much better adapted for night vision
than the eyes of human beings. Did
bats depend on vision for their hunt
ing, and for avoiding obstacles in
their nocturnal fight paths, they
could scarcely survive.
They depend, instead on hearing.
So delicate is the mechanism of their
inner ear that they can detect the
minutest variations in air pressure,
and can, as it were, ''hear" tree
branch or a stone wall before they
can see it. Their power of scent is
not less keen and useful. BY means
of it they find their communal win
tering places-always family musky
from the long presence Of sleeping
bat-bodies-and also are appraised
Of the mating time.
The lives Of bats are quiet lives,
entirely harmless; except for rare
attack by a hungry hawk or owl, or
by a parasitic tick, they are lives
almost completely free Of enemies.
When man was casting about for a
prime devil for his natural mythol-
ogy, he could hardly have found,
anywhere in all outdoors, a worse
selection.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
FIRST SECURITY PAYMENTS

About $500 workers and their
dependents scattered across the
country collected on Thursday last,
the first monthly benefits on federal
old-age insurance.
The postman's ring, bringing the
social security check, will become
Familiar routine on the first OF
every month in thousands of homes.
The recipients are wage earners OF
IS. or over who have retired, along
with their wives, widows, children
or dependent parents.
The monthly checks range as
high as $42 for married couples who
are IS or over, and somewhat less
for single workers. The prospective
average is $50 for married couples
and S26 for unmarried workers. A
wife and children are entitled to
supplemental benefits.
The first batch of claims certified
to the Treasury for payment was
not large in view of the Social
Security Board estimate that bene-
fits would be distributed this year
to $4,000 workers.
The old age insurance system has
enrolled more than 47,000,000 work
ers. and the volume Of distribution
is expected to increase each month.
q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
Wild Rice Now sDelicacy'

Wild rice, for ages a staple food
of the Minnesota Indian and ia
vorite Of the wild duck, now appears
as a delicacy on dinner tables
throughout the United States. A
product of the northern Minnesota
lake region, wild rice is being mar
keted. processed and shipped in
fancy packages to all sections Of
the country. The new industry be-
gan three years ago when the Wild
Rice Producers association was or
ganized to prevent depletion of wild
rice resources. The rice grows in
the shadows of lakes and when wa
ter levels remain stable good crops
are raised. "Ricers" paddle through
the beds, bending the stalks over
their boats and knocking the kernels
loose with sticks. Many kernels fall
into the lake, thus reseeding the
bed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
Forest l. Dedicated
To Author of Trees

Far back In the mountains Of
North Carolina is stand of timber,
much of 1t aboriginal, which will
never feel the woodsman's ak.
Contrary to usual forest service
practice (which manages and har-
vests and replants forest land), the
Joyce Kilrner memorial forest will
be preserved in perpetuity as trib-
ute to the man who wrote perhaps
the most widely known poem about
trees.
The $500 acre tract might easily
have inspired Kilmer's verse. The
visitor entering it plunges into a
vast virgin forest. Giant poplars,
as much as 20 feet in circumference,
soar toward the sky, accompanied
by hemocks, huge red oaks and
many other varieties. This unusual
forest will be preserved as natural
refuge for the trees the poet re-
vered.
The area, remote cove, has
been made accessible to visitors in
the past few years and further de-
velopment is planned. From park
ing area, trails lead to points Of
scenic or botanical interest in the
forest. One trail about half a mile
long leads from Little Santeetlah
creek to giant hemlock tree, be-
meath which is granite boulder. A
bronze plaque on the boulder bears
this simple inscription: "Joyce Kill
mer, 165th Infantry, Rainbow Divi-
sion, Soldier and Poet. Author Of
Trees. Born in New Brunswick, N.
j., December 6, 1885. Killed in ac-
ton in France-June 30, 1913"
Other trails lead to Unicoi noun
tain and Stratton Bald, peaks mile
high, with views of thousands of
acres Of unbroken timberland. Misty
waterfalls, cascades and profuse
vegetation greet the hiker on these
trails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
The Hen OF the Egg

Do Europeans and Far Eastern
events mean more to the United
States than purely domestic ques-
tons?
Or-are our national and domestic
problems so important that they
should come first?
Well-posted newsmen in the Ma
tional Capital will tell you that in
their opinion the President puts
foreign problems on his No. l list.
The same authorities seem sure
that Congress is determined to keep
domestic affairs of the United States
in first place.
The President condemns as false
economy cuts in his plans for Gov
eminent agencies.
Judging from the way which Con-
gress has been slashing at the Presi-
dents budget and tax proposals one
cannot help but feel that the spirit
or independence is stronger. Con-
gress is apparently determined to
protect the credit of the Government,
and the interests of private business
and the taxpayers of the United
States.
Thus, the Administration and
Congress do not agree. Which is the
hen, and which is the egg?