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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-05
MOVIE NEWS
Previews of Features
At Both Theatres
MAIN STREET THEATRE

L
Presenting more grown up
Deanna Durbin, the stars eighth
picture, Universal's Spring Par
ade' comes to the Main Street
Theatre next Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday.
For the past few years, the adj
vent of each new Deanna Durbin
picture has been one of the out
standing events of the cinema sea-
son. Each pictured the young star
in another phase of her growing
UP process. The current offering
presents her in one of the most
grown-up roles and in the most
romantic story in which she has
yet appeared.
In the story Deanna is cast as a
young peasant girl who goes to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-05

provement project also includes
work on the outside. Landscaping
Of home grounds and planting a
vegetable or flower garden. Pro-
jects such as these develop respon-
sibility and teach systemic pro-
cedure of work.
AS for marks, the mark is aver
aged in with six weeks mark in
which the project is completed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-05
Order For Hearing On Petition to
Sell Real Estate
STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Stearns

IN PROBATE COURT
File No. 1906
In Re Estate of Marion Hill, min
or ward.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA to
all persons interested in the matter
OF the sale of lands under license Of
the Court:
The representative of the above
named estate having filed a petit
tion for the sale of certain real
estate described in said petition,
under license of the Probate Court;
THEREFORE, you and each Of
you are hereby cited and required
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-05
Water, Light & Power
Commission Proceedings

Regular meeting of the Water,
Light and Power Commission was
held Monday, November 4, 1910, at
7:30 p. m, with all members pres
ent. The minutes Of the last meet
ing were read and approved. The
following bills were audited and
ordered paid, as listed. The motion
was made by Commissioner Hill
lerud and seconded by Commission
er Salmond and carried.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-12-05
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By Bernice FnneSon
I SAW FRANCE FALL
BY De ChambrUn

Captain de Chambrun's story has
extraordinary interest for America
because the author is as American
as he is French, a direct descen-
dent Of Lafayette and therefore by
law an American citizen; his moth
er is an American; he himself has
lived in this country, practicing
law as the only member of both
the French and American bars. The
amazing. almost unparalleled var
iety and scope of his experiences
both with the French and British
armies provide the material for one
of the most remarkable accounts
we shall ever have of this war.
A final chapter, based on a flying
visit to France in August, gives a
thoughtful and significant analysis
of Frances problem today and to-
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
SCHEDULE FALL
RALLY TONIGHT
Presbyterian Church Schedules
Annual Event; Grand Rapids
Pastor to Speak.

Members of all departments of the
Presbyterian church will hold their
annual fall rally tonight in the church
dining room. Dinner will be served by
the Ladies Aid at 6:15 O'Clock, followed
by the rally
The main speaker will be the Rev
William Cain, Grand Rapids, pastor of
the Community Presbyterian church,
and moderator of the Duluth Pres
bytery.
There will be roll call of all church
departments and organizations during
which they will outline their plans for
the coming season. The church elders.
of which the Rev H. Russell Browne is
moderator, in cooperation with the
Ladies Aid, Mrs. Wilson Carlson. presi-
dent, are in charge of the rally.
Making reports will be the ST. An
drew's club, the Westminster Guild, Boy
Scout troop No. I'll. Ladies Aid. church
school, trustees, sessions, and Christian
Endeavor
Members of st. Andrews club sched-
uled 70 resume their meetings. Friday
night, will take part instead in the rally.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
800 PRESENT
AT c0NcLAvE
Luther Leagues Commemorate
10th Anniversary; Ollila
Vice President.

Nearly 800 delegates and visitors from
Is Minnesota Luther Leagues of the
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church
Suomi Synod, gathered in Ely, Saturday
and Sunday, for their tenth annual
state convention.
Three founders of the conference
were present, and the Rev. Douglas
Ollila, pastor of the Ely church, was
elected vice president. The Rev. Elmo
Tuori, Duluth, was named president,
succeeding the Rev. Emil Tervo, Eve
leth. Secretary is Miss Eleanor Hok-
kanen, Minneapolis, and treasurer,
Wayne Nelnark, Mora.
Founded in Duluth a decade ago, the
conference paid special tribute to the
three founders. They were the Rev.
F. w. Kaskinen, Wakefield, Mich, guest
speaker at the banquet. Saturday night;
Miss Helmi Keto, Mountain Iron, and
Mr.. Nelmark.
The 1941 convention was given to
Hibbing. The Suomi college, Hancock,
Mich, was given $100, and Chester
Heikkinen, Bovey, theological student
at the seminary, $50, annual awards
made by the conference. Heikkinen, a
graduate of Augsburg college, Mime
apolis, attended the convention, and
spoke at the Sunday afternoon program.
About 225 were present at the ban
quet, served by the Lutheran Guild at
the Community Center, Saturday even
ing.
An English communion service was
conducted Sunday morning, with about
200 young people participating. The
Rev. o. A. Koski, Hibbing, preached.
Mrs. Violet Lassey appeared as soloist.
A Finnish service followed, the Rev.
Tuori giving the sermon. At noon the
Ladies Aid served dinner.
The Rev. George Auto, Owen, Wis,
was the afternoon preacher. The Ely
Luther League chorus sang.
Pictures of the convention gathering
were taken to commemorate the ami
versary. The Minneapolis, Duluth, and
Cook people came in special busses.
Other communities represented besides
Ely were Cokato, Kingston, Cloquet,
Virginia, Eveleth, Hibbing, Bovey, CHS
holm, Soudan, Mountain Iron and Iron.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
Scouts Lay Program for
Vermilion Range District

Boy Scouts of America, was explained
by Scout Executive A Mattioli, Hib-
bing. This program of intensive pro-
motion of Scouting to reach more
boys under trained leadership will be
a part of the national defense effort to
strengthen and invigorate democracy
through a program of education and
activities to develop qualities of self
reliance, resourcefulness and the ability
to render service to others by practice
of the Scout oath and laws. The Scout
movement has grown nationally as a
program for boys in the training of
good citizenship.
B. o. Strachan, district chairman,
presided at the meeting Tower
Scouters who attended were w. E
Noyes. H. T. Olson, Ralph Iverson, An
drew Erickson and the Rev E. H
Bull local Scouters were Byrd Brown
ell, Ray Reigel, William Jones, Jack
Reid and E. c. Bolitho.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
SECOND PAPERS
GIVEN TO IS
Judge Mark Nolan Presides at
Hearing of Applications
for Citizenship.

Judge Mark Nolan presided at a
term of District Court in this city,
Tuesday, called for the purpose of
hearing applications for citizenship
papers.
The examinations were conducted by
Naturalization Examiner John w. Held
with Joseph Klobuchar of Virginia,
deputy clerk of the court, present to
serve as clerk.
Thirteen applications had been pre-
sented and all were passed upon exam
ination by Mr. Held. Those securing
papers We're:
Matt Banich, Blaz Skrjanc, Martha
johanna Siren, Peter ArKo, Anton Zgonc,
Lempi NJ. Terzini, Toivo Laine, Mike
Sop, Gertrude Galob, Frank Stare,
Anton Hribar, John Smale and Dan
Cristoff, all of this city.
Examiner Held and Clerk Klobuchar
were here on Wednesday to receive ap-
plications for citizenship papers for
which the final hearings will be held
next March. Eleven applications were
fled by the following, all residents of
Ely:
Ika Starkovich, Beatrice Hoar, Ester
Carlson, Alma Esther Salo, Frank Gust
afson, Louis Skerjanc, Anton Pulls,
John Benvegnu, Emeline W. Rule,
Anna A. Stern and John Logar.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
HENRY E. DAHL
| DIES IN CRASH
Young Ely Engineer Fatally
Injured In Auto Accident
Near Pine River.

Henry Erland Dahl, son of Mrs
Edward Dahl of this city, was fatally
injured in an auto wreck Saturday al
Pine River, when a car he was driving
left curve in the road and crashed
into a tree. Fog obscured the turn
Two fellow employees, who were riding
with him, Lowell Steere and Roy john
son, are in the hospital with injuries
sustained in the accident in which Dahl
met his death.
He was born in this city on Nov. g.
1917 He attended the Ely schools and
was a pupil in the Junior College up
to 1888. He was employed as resident
engineer under his brother, Paul, at
Grand Rapids, for the General Engin-
eering Corporation on a rural electrif1-
cation project near that city.
His folks were expecting him home
for a weekend visit and the news of
his death was sad blow to his aged
mother and the brothers and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dahl of Minneapolis
were the first to be appraised of the
accident and left at once for the scene,
afterwards accompanying the body to
this city.
The remains were brought to the
Laing Mortuary on Monday. The
funeral took place this morning at
1920 from the Presbyterian church,
the Rev. Russell Brown conducting the
sad rites. Pail bearers for the unfor-
tunate young man were his school
mates, Albert MIsich, DIVA Kivipelto,
William Lindgren, Merlin Riikola,
Vincent Garni and Wilho Maenpaa
The four last mentioned boys came up
from the University of Minnesota,
where they are students, to attend the
funeral
Surviving are his mother four sisters
Mrs. S. E. Notely of San Francisco, Cal;
Estelle, a teacher in the Ely schools;
Mrs. Russell Grierson of Eveleth, and
Mae, county librarian stationed at Vir-
ginia. The brothers are John, teacher
in Pittsburgh, Pa; Paul of Minneapolis,
chief engineer of the corporation in
which his brother was employed, and
Leo, inspector of aviation at Langley
Field, Virginia.
All the surviving relatives were here
for the funeral. Lieut.. Dahl arrived
here in an army plane at $3.50 Tuesday
morning. He was at Dayton, Ohio,
when he received word of his brothers
death. Leaving Dayton at o'clock, he
arrived here at $50 and landed at the
Ely airport.
Henry Dahl was well known by many
in this city who join in extending
sympathy to the bereaved mother,
sisters and brothers.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
Schaefe er Appointed
Postmaster for EIv

however, was to make the term of office
for life.
Mr.. Schaefer won the nomination
through the recommendation of the
United States civil service commission
as the highest ranking candidate in an
examination conducted in Sept, 1899
This written examination was followed
in November by an oral and searching
examination conducted among the
candidates by Edwin w. Peterson, field
civil service examiner of Washington,
D. c..
The appointee carried the endorse
ment of John P. Erickson, Duluth. DEM
ocratic national committeeman, and
Joseph Moonan, Waseca, chairman of
the state central committee, not as a
political act, but as party workers in
terested as citizens in supporting the
best qualified candidate, thereby re-
flecting credit to the pOStoffice and to
the administration. Controlling the ap-
pointment of postmasters of the first,
second and third classes is an act of
Congress, effective June 25. 1898, plac-
ing the appointment in the classified
service without term by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of
the senate. The position in the Ely
office was filled by the method of open
competitive examination
Refuting current rumors of political
juggling" causing delay in making the
appointment, Schaefer said that the
final qualifying papers of the civil SER
vice commission were mailed on Sept.
18, just nine days before the President
made the nomination.
Mr.. Schaefer is native Elyite and a
graduate of the Ely high school and the
Stout Institute, Menomonie, Wis. He
is married and lives at 335 East Pat
tison street and is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Schaefer, pioneer residents
of this city.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
OBLIGING CUSTOMS
OFFICER HELPS LOST
CANADIAN GET HOME

A new pilot for the Canadian forest
service, becoming lost, landed at the
Seaplane base on Shagawa lake one
day last week, and special regulation
was revoked by the customs service here
to get him back over Canadian soil.
A. E. Burtt, who succeeded George
Delehaye, now in the army, was TAX
ing supplies from Fort Francis to Bay
ley bay fire ranger station on Eastwood
lake. Burtt, new on the job, took the
wrong route into the east end of Bass
wood and ended up over Ely. Seeing
a number of seaplanes on a lake be-
low, he sat his ship down on Shagawa.
Harry Anderson, customs inspector
at Winton, ruled the landing a forced
one, and cleared Burtt to Canada, all
of which is taken care of by the regu-
lationS
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
Senate Confirms Nomination OF
Stuart Schaefer for Post
in Local Office.

Stuart P. Schaefer, who for several
years has been employed as linotype
operator and managing editor of The
Ely Miner, was nominated by President
Roosevelt, Friday, for postmaster in
this city. The nomination was pre-
sented to the Senate and was favorably
acted upon by this body on Oct. l. The
date for taking office has not been set.
The appointment will fill vacancy
existing since May, 1899, when the
position was vacated by Norman Brown.
Since that time Arthur o. Knutson
and John A. Harri have served as act
ing postmaster.
The nomination by the President and
confirmation by the Senate is final and
Mr.. Schaefer will serve without term,
his appointment to be effective until
such time as new examination may be
called. The intent of the tenure law,
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
STATE OF MINNESOTA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
ST. PAUL
Hrnrlan1atintt

WHEREAS, the Congress of States has after
full debate enacted the SeectVe Service
Training 1910; and
WHEREAS pursuant provisions thereof the President
the 10th day of
day national registration and has decreed
the M and 900 P M on that day. it
citizen of the United States and
States who that date between
thirtysix present himself at his
precinct polling place to register; and
WHEREAS the President of the United States
upon the Board of Com
provide suitable and suf
places registration within their respective Jurisdictions and
suitable registration boards to effect such
registration.
NOW THEREFORE I HAROLD sTAssEN GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE MINNESOTA, virtue of
authority the aforesaid seectve Training and Ser
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the
call all State County City, Village and
officials members of election boards election judges and
public voluntarily perform all duties
required requested of them accomplish this
registration.
In accordance the Presidents
Proclamation all patriotic and loyal citizens to
offer
voluntarily polling registration places to
places available registration without the
displayed registration day
buildings private buildings and homes ack
the Importance of the further
ask private
time from their
comply with their legal obligation.
AS a united people let us comply
America
America free.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have my
caused
Capitol in day September 194o
(seaD HAROLD E. sTAssEN
Attest: Governor.
MIKE Secretary
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
City Named for CAA
Grant of $2O3,OOO to
Improve Local Airport
City Would Have to Take
Over Field to Get WPA
Cooperation.
NOW COUNTY OWNED
Civil Aeronautics Group
Include Improvement in
Nationwide Plan.

improvement of the Ely landing field
through a WPA project, or through a
program of nationwide airport re-
construction sponsored by the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, was reported to
the city council, Tuesday evening. by
Clerk A. o. KnutSon
If the city wants to take over the
field, the WPA will cooperate in spon-
Soring an Improvement program, Clerk
Knutson stated The field is owned
by the county.
The CAA has asked the house ap-
preparations committee for S203 900 for
improving the field as a part Of a
nationwide project of airport recon-
struction, according to Associated Press
dispatches. No other information is
available on the work. which includes
118 Minnesota communities, nor has a
priority list been published.
Awaited by the council is a report on
the field to be compiled by William
Todd, st. Paul, airport expert for the
CAA for Minnesota, who was here last
Thursday inspecting the field Todd
told Knutson that he, Todd, would make
report of his findings and recommend
what must be done to make the field
usable. Accompanying Todd here was
John j. Hogan, Virginia, WPA district
engineer.
Hogan informed Knutson of the
WPA's desire to work with the city on
the project, and it is understood that
the Ely project is No. on the list
of such jobs in this area.
After some discussion Of the subject
Alderman John N Maxi made the re-
mark that "I understand that the
county wants to hang on to the air
port, which Immediately brought the
response from several councilmen, Let
them have it."
More information as to the appro-
priation by the CAA is being sought
Other business transacted included
tabling the request of the q. S. forest
service to purchase property Just west
of the water and light plant on Shag-
ava lake while another site farther
to the west of the plant is being in
spected by the forest service; naming
Of election and counting judges for
the general election; giving the city
clerk authority to make arrangements
for registration of draftees, and sched-
uling a hearing on paving the alley in
the Forest hotel block
Included in the CAA request for i'm
provement funds was $4,000 for Eve
leth; sos. 900 for International Falls:
1886, 900 for Hibbing, and s527.OOO for
Duluth. The CAA asked that 80 mil
lion dollars for 200 projects through
out the country be made available i'm
mediately.
The forest service asked for property
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
State Safety Leaders
Praise Ely's Record in
Winning Diesen Cup
Trophy Presented to City
for No Traffic Accidents
in 4-Year Period.
MAYOR ACCEPTS CUP
Kiwanis Club is Sponsor
of Banquet Celebrating
Safety Victory.

Judge J. E. Diesen of Cloquet, who
four years ago originated the idea OF
presenting a cup to be known as the
"Diesen Cup" to the city in the 5000
population class having no traffic IA
talities, Thursday evening presented
Mayor Lambert with a beautiful cup,
now on display at the Community
Center building.
For several years, Ely, Cloquet and
Fairmont were neck and neck in the
running. ClOquet was eliminated two
years ago and Fairmont lost out last
year, leaving Ely as the sole survivor
with the enviable record of no traffic
fatalities for period OF eight years.
The presentation of the cup was set
for Thursday evening and the Ely XII
wants club offered to act as sponsors
for the ceremony. In the absence of
Ben S. Richards, president of the
Kiwanis club Albert j. McMahan called
the meeting to order at well pre-
pared and served chicken banquet at
the Forest hotel.
Present were members of the XII
wants, Rotary and Commercial clubs
and the large dining room was filled
10 the last seat. Following the dinner,
Chairman McMahan turned the meet
ing over to A. " Rohweder, chairman
of the state safety committee. Also
present were members of the county
safety group. Mr.. Rohweder intro
duced c. H. Zealand of the state group
who in his talk paid deserved COM
pliment to Judge Deisen and told how
the genial Cloquet judge had decided
to furnish a trophy to the state cities
who went without a traffic fatality for
four years.
Mr.. Zealand also dwelt at some length
in giving statistics and cures for ac-
cidents and made the claim that st.
Louis county ranks as the best safety
council in the state. He stated that
this record was not only on paper but
that performances proved the assertion
In the st. Louis county group, Ely
played a very-prominent part with
Chief of Police Douglas Nankervis as
the local head. He closed his very able
remarks by introducing the judge.
Judge Deisen read telegram from
Fairmont, runner-up for the trophy,
in which representatives of the city
had planned to be here for the presen-
tation but were prevented by circum-
stances. The judge then gave a record
of the contest and was lavish in his
compliments to Ely for its eight year
record. He also paid a deserved COM
pIiment to Chief Nankervis and stated
that such a record was only possible
by the united efforts of the people
themselves and not alone to the Off
calls. He then presented the trophy to
Mayor Lambert.
In short, neat address, Mayor Lam
bert received the cup on behalf of the
city. He thanked the citizens for the
efforts put forth in keeping Ely free
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
WILMUNEN TO
HEAD B0WLERS
Named President of Keglers'
Group at Annual Banquet
in Forest Hotel.

John Wilmunen was named presi-
dent of the Ely Bowling association at
the second annual banquet held Sunday
evening in the Forest hotel
John Mayerle was elected vice presi-
dent, Steve Smrekar reelected treas
urer, and John Prola named secretary.
Team sponsors must have names of
members in by Oct. 10. League bowling
will get under way Oct. IA, with Mon
day tentatively selected as the night
for competition.
After eating turkey dinner with all
the trimmings, the 65 persons present
listened to a short program during
which Frank Jenko played several ac-
Gordon selections; Joe Fink, guitar, and
Louis Senta, mouth organ, appeared.
and Ray Hoefler, secretary of the Ely
Commercial club, and Mayor Bern M.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
Set Dates for Fall Roundup,
Election of Officers; to
Form New Troop.

Plans for renewing the interest and
activities in Boy Scout work in the
Vermilion district were made at a
meeting of the central Scout committee
at the Community Center last Thurs
day evening.
The annual fall Roundup Of all Scout
troops in the district was set for Nov.
Z. Arrangements for the program will
be made by Andrew Erickson of Tower,
district commissioner, and Fred Hand
berg of Ely, assistant Scout commits
sioner. A program of Scouting ac-
tivities will be staged. E. C. Bolitho
viii have charge of the court of honor
that evening
A survey will be made by Ray Reigel
to determine the number of boys that
wish to join troops and efforts to
organize new troop will be made.
october % was set as the date of the
annual district meeting with election
of officers for the new year. Part OF
the evening will be devoted to the first
session of training course in Scout
work
The new national program of action
as adopted by the national council
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
Lincoln PIT. A. to
Meet Next Thursdau.

The Lincoln Parent Teachers associ-
alton will meet Thursday, Oct. 10. at
3 p. m. in the kindergarten room. An
interesting program is being arranged
by Mrs. Lester Hill as follows:
Piano selections. Miss RosaIine
Mantel; book review, Miss Vida
Thomas; vocal solos. Mrs. umi Kehus.
with Mrs. Floyd Dunstan playing the
piano accompaniment; report on the
county PIT A. meeting at Tower by
Mrs Clifford Berglund.
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03

Editor Rossman at Grand Rapids
makes a suggestion that bears looking
into. In his paper he stated that
Eve cannot get indignant at the
department of conservation at st. Paul.
Rather. it has our sympathy. If it is
not one thing that will bother the COM
missioner and his assistants, it is
another. IF it is not bullheads. it is
wild rice" Editor Rossman might have
added suckers and carp in the MisSiss-
ippi river at the Twin Cities. He sug-
gests that a deputy commissioner or
high executive assistant be named to
cut down the distance between the
actual game and fish country of Min
nesota and ST. Paul, to eliminate errors
in the management. He thinks that
St. Paul is out of touch with many OF
the problems of conservation and they
are right up against the political COM
plications that cause trouble. This
would be ameliorated to large extent
The Ely miner., 1940-10-03
IOOF Schedules Fall
Roundup, Installation

Ely lodge No. 900, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. will hold its annual
fall roundup, Saturday evening, start
ing at 8 o'clock.
Officers, including Martin Handberg
Sr., noble grand; Robert Nicholas, vice
grand. and a group of appointive off,
GERS will be installed. j. W. Bowman
Tower, deputy district grand master
viii serve as installing officer This is
the first meeting of the fall