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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
A LETTER FROM "PERPLEXED"

I'm at my wits ends! I've four
splendid children, ages 2 to 9, sturdy
and intelligent. But somewhere I have
apparently failed them. One likes to
think of their children as growing up
manly, self-reliant and helpful-but
mine do not seem headed that way.
If I ask them to do anything they
( (usually) fuss and argue and pout.
They are more or less destructive of
their playthings. Then 7 nag and scold
and sometimes spank; declare I'm
getting to be an old Shrew-and I don't
want to be. I VOW I'll be more diplo-
matte and tactful but even then they
still do the most provoking things and
away goes my temper and tongue"
cit is not at all necessary to feel
that you have failed to handle your
children we'll where there are four
children as near together as yours. 1t
would be very strange indeed if there
were no problems. After all, children
have to learn to live with other people
and their behavior is, of course, very
experimental. They are trying out
their own powers and are a good deal
healthier mentally, as you describe
them, than if they were submitting to
everything that came along.
Zone possibility strikes me, and that
is that their objections to helping you
may be based on an attempt to get
more of your attention. None of these
children, except the last, can have
been the baby very long and it is
possible that there is some slight
jealousy between them. Try to see to
it that each of them has feeling that
he means something very special to
you; try to give each one of them a
little piece of the day that is his alone,
that is, when you read to him, talk to
him, or work with him when none of
the others is around,
Another thing to keep in mind is to
be sure that you do not expect too
much from them in the way of help.
After all they are very young and you
want to be careful that you do not
make responsibility distasteful by CIV
ing too much of it too early. On the
ooiAS1 Aoiio, Cil1il1 Gil lO'S W 40 CIIlIlgS
within the level of their ability. Pick
out fairly simple tasks that you are
sure they can do well and be sure to
praise them when they have accom-
plished what you wanted If they
whine and pout in connection with
doing things for. themselves let them
suffer the consequences of not doing |
them, but remain out of the picture |
as much as possible yourself. That is, /
if one does not want to dress himself |
don't talk about it but merely see that |
ne misses out on something because he
has not dressed in time
AS for your letting go with your
temper, it is hardly to be expected
that in winter when young children
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
Last Year Temperatures
Generally Above Normal.

A review of last years weather shows
only month, February, that could be
definitely classed as having abnormauy
low temperatures, when the country as
whole is considered, says j. B Kincer
of the United States Weather Bureau
All other months were either moderately
warm or had large plus departures from
normal temperature. January 1899 was
abnormally warm everywhere, with the
greatest abnormalities in the Northwest.
February was relatively cold west Of
the Mississippi river, but warmer than
normal in eastern sections. March had
above-normal temperatures everywhere
except in a small northeastern area.
April was warmer than normal from
the Great Plains westward and il
southeastern sections, but moderately
cool in the Mississippi and Ohio VAL
leys and Lake region. May had above
normal temperatures everywhere, ex-
ept in the Southeast. Jhne was mod
erately cool in the extreme Northeast
and Northwest and warmer than nor
NAL in other sections.
July had above normal temperature
everywhere, except locally in the East.
August was generally warmer than nor
NAL, except in a small southeast err
area. September had above-normal
temperature everywhere except loc7l
in the Southwest, the extreme South,
and extreme Northeast. october had
relatively warm weather in all sections,
except very locally in the central-north
and Northeast. November was warmer
than normal over about two-thirds of
the country, but was slightly cooler
than normal in the Atlantic area and
The South. December, as whole, was
outstandingly warm in practically all
parts of the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
DESCRIBE GAS
Line BENEFITS
Federal Power Group Rules
Project in Order; RFC
Delays Decision.

Benefits to be derived from the con-
struction of a 2,000-mile long natural
gas line from Kansas to the iron
range have been compiled and made
public by E. P. Scallon, ST. Paul, a
member of the firm of Butler Bros, an
independent mining company
A hearing was recently conducted
before the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration on the application for an
$18,400,00O loan by the Kansas Pipe
Line and Gas company, which will
construct the pipe line.
After a three-weeks hearing tn,
Federal Power commission found that
the project is in order, that there i
adequate gas reserves and adequate
markets, and that construction esti-
mates are correct.
The RFC, however, has delayed
granting the loan pending gathering
of additional information.
Backers of the project contend that
the gas would permit the generation
Of electric power in Minnesota at rates
one-third less than charged at prese
and that it would cross territcxy rem
from fuel supplies and where costs
fuel were comparatively high.
Elton Hoyt II, partner and manee
Of the Pickands-Mather company il
| statement before the temporary NJ.
tional economic committee in Washing
tor, D. c., in November, 1899 sad T.,
as the high grade ere is depleted.
1,245,0O0 900 tens of low grade ere w
De benefictated for commercial use an.
will take care of the requirements {.
the steel industry for an unknown
period. Cheap fuel will aid the bene
fic1ation processes which have beer
studied for many years by the entire
area, Mr.. Hoyt's statement declares
Constructor would take about zoe
days and would employ the equivalen
Of approximately $4,000 men for on
year in the mining of ore, fabrication
of steel, and the actual construction c,
the line and distribution systems.
Permanent employment of 1872 men
would be afforded through the main
tenance of the line and its distribu-
ton system, it is estimated. This is
exclusive of the additional employment
expected to result on the iron ranges in
the processing of low grade iron and
manganese ores.
The Federal Power commission, dur
ing its hearings, found that there is
a sufficient natural gas supply to serve
the demands of the market under con-
sideration for approximately so years.
The gas line project would require
100000 in steel; 100000 in con-
struction costs, in addition to which
the producers would privately advance
s., 100000 in steel and construction
work; 100000 for miscellaneous
equipment; approximately $4,000 600
more would be spent in building dis
tribution systems in various commune
ties and for the purchase of house
hold and other natural gas appliances
for use in the various communities to
be served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
JAYSEE MALES TAKE
THINGS EASY AS GALS
ASSUME THE CHORES.

Male members of the Ely Junior
College are taking things easy this
week, with all the customary burdens
and little chores as regards the
female element being taken over by
the girls as the student body observes
girls week"
Highlighting the occasion will be a
Leap Year dance in the college as
sembly, Saturday night, to which high
school junior and senior students are
invited.
A committee of boys was given the
opportunity to make the rules which
the girls were to observe, but soon
after the regulations were posted on
the bulletin board in the assembly, a
chorus of protests aroSe-from the
boys.
The lounge, retreat for the girls
there they gather to "chew the fat"
will still be reserved for their use
during the week, to which a section
Of the male students protested eff
We don't get the lounge, we don't want
he rest" they retorted
1.-THE rest" included such items as
he girls asking for dates and footing
he bills, carrying the boys books and
jol:citing exchange dances at the Leap
Year hop, etc.
The rules committee composed Of
ice Senta, chairman; John Lassi and
Barnard Hutar, slipped over fast
ne on the girl students when they
lcluded in the regulation that under
10 circumstances is the female element
o take advantage of Leap Year." which
automatically bans proposals of mar
age. College males, however, are
-on-committal on this provision.
4 special assembly program will be
ranged for Friday morning On this
committee are Joe Kapsch, chairman;
John zaic, Clarence Robertson and
Genevieve Seliskar.
Games at the dance are being ar
'anged by Eleanor Gustafson, music
~ Joe Novak, and publicity by Agnes
Alar. The social activities committee
headed by Bernard Banovetz, is super
vising the program for the week.
Following are the rules being OBJ
served:
l. Girls ask for dates and pay all
expenses.
2. Girls do all the little chores"
that a boy usually takes care of, such
as (a) help the boys on with coats;
OBJ carry the boys books; (c) open the
doors; Cd walk on outside of sidewalks:
(e) any other thing the boys think of.
3. All girls social activities Except
sewing clubs are banned for the week
unless each girl invites boy to bring
in things to be done Except darning
socks.
4. At the dance the girls will ask
for dance exchanges, thank partners for
the exchanges, etc.
B. Under no circumstances is the
female element to take advantage of
Leap Year
9. For the dates, the boys get the
girls and escort them home, as usual.
z. At the assembly Friday morning,
the girls will pass out the Lookout,
college semi-monthly publication, at
tendance slips, and song books.
o. The boys do not get the lounge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
ORDER FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.

State of Minnesota, County of St.
LouiS-SS.
IN PROBATE COURT
(No. 33091)
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Smolcich, Decedent.
1t Is Ordered that the petition for
settlement and allowance of the final
account filed herein by Mary Smolcich,
as representative of the estate of said
decedent, and for the assignment of the
residue of said estate to the persons
entitled thereto, be heard before this
Court on Monday, January 10Th, 1910,
at ten o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate
Court Room in the Court House in
Duluth, Minnesota, and that all persons
interested then show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the HON. VIM. j. ARCHER,
Judge Of Probate Court, this End day
of January, 1910.
Sheldon Watts, Clerk of Probate.
(Seal of Probate Court)
Peter MoScatelli, Attorney for Petit
toner, Ely, Minnesota. 1-4-11-l8
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
FINNISH Relief
Continued From Page One J

Grahek, Jr., Paul Buccowich, Jr.
Stanley Pechaver, Emil Lame, each 81
Luka Verhovnik, George Nicholas
Ben jenkins, Clifford Bird, Matt
Cherne, Tony Takavitz, Ed Dahl, Nelo
Hill, Matt Smrekar, each so cents
Oliver Filson, Frank Vranesich, Elmo
Lepisto, Charles w. Green, Paul Nc
Laughlin, P. N. Ramsted, william Shop,
Albert Maxi, Henry Peterson, John
Pavola, Sander Maxi, Charles Nappa,
Nick MARTHA, Matt Lepisto, John
Forslund, Joe Garni, William Schiltz.
Anton. D. Klun, friend, each so cents.
David Peterson, Virginia, Jack Will
liams and Dick Lindquist, Chisholm.
George Thompson and Jake Sher, Du-
luth, Cliff Adolphson, Grand Rapids,
Mark Hanson, Virginia, each so cents.
Arvo Knuutti, John Skraba, Joseph
Robich, Jr.. F. j. Klabachek, Jalo Mat
tia, Frank M. Pucel, Joe Pishler, Henry
Nixon, Sauna Pertulla, a friend, Ansol
Koski, Anti johnson, Emil Forsman.
Henry Pietila, George Mattila, Anton
Sjoberg, Joe Lanfranchi, Morris Stern
berg, each so cents.
Misses Madalynne Grevich, Eleanor
Kuntz, Esther Paciotti, Verna Senstad
and Thekla E. Johnson, Morris Stern
berg, friend, DR.. Joseph Rolando, C.
H. Hanson, B. w. Rosenwasser, Mrs. o.
Ellis and Miss Martha Hanninen, each
so cents.
Misses Florence Bates, Anna Bona
ventura, Mary Golob, Gretchen Weber.
Ali Hasu and Alice j. Fowler, Sulo
Erickson, Ignatz Fink, I. T. Martell,
William Hanson, Arvid Hassel, Arvo
Knuutti, Harry Anderson, each so cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
DEC. Welfare
COST S226;600
Figure for North Half of St.
Louis County Given by
Area Supervisor.

During December $226,60063 was
spent on relief work in the north half
of st. Louis county, Walter Either, Vir-
ginia, supervisor of the area, has an
nounced.
Direct relief took the greatest
amount, $54,186.63. Amounts spent on
other relief divisions follow: Old age
assistance with 9S7 participants, $2O,-
614; WPA, with 1902 on the rolls,
S125,OO0; aid to dependent children, AS
children, $1,000; child welfare, 1913
children, $4,000; NYA, benefitting 800
youths, $1,000.
The cost of the CCC was not in
cluded. OF the total spent for direct
relief, $1,000 was for medical SER
vice.
Forty-three persons are employed in
the main office in order to take care
Of the agency work involved in dis
tributing this relief, Either pointed out
At the court house there is a staff Of
II and nine are kept busy in the sur
plus commodities department
All the information possible is OBJ
tanned from each relief applicant, he
aid, and this data is then turned over
to an investigator who conducts a
thorough examination of the case. A
report is made to the main Office for
further study and final decision.
A complete record of the applicant
is kept while assistance is rendered,
he stated. Occasional border line cases
crop up, he continued, which call for
further investigation, and he admitted
that perhaps per cent of the ap-
plicants were chiselers.
Forty-three cases have been dropped
because of the old age pension lien
law which went into effect Jan. /.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
Steel MOVIE
TO BE SHOWN
Educational Picture Produced
by u. S. Steel Corporation
Billed for Ely.

A colored motion picture depicting
the Making and Shaping of Steel" has
been tentatively scheduled for showing
here to the general public, Thursday
evening, Jan. Is, according to Secre-
tary Ray Hoefler of the Kiwanis club.
The local service organization is spon-
soring the picture which was produced
by the u. S. Steel corporation.
J.. G. Barrett of the Duluth office of
the Oliver Iron Mining company, viii
supervise arrangements. No admission
will be charged.
1t will also be shown to school
children in the morning and afternoon
in the Washington auditorium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18

cover the city which has grown con-
siderably" The hook and ladder truck
was bought in 1920.
Mayor Bern M Lambert appointed
committee composed of Aldermen
Toimi Ahola, Archie Hedloff, and Vran-
esich to make an investigation and also
to look into the truck situation in the
light and water department.
The sewer and water line project fo1
Fortier's addition upon which bids
were considered has run into difficult
ties. The construction bids of R. N
McGiffert, Duluth, and Louis Garni
were rejected. The Lampert Lumber
company received the materials con-
tract for the sewer on bid of $685. 35
and Cherne and company the water
line materials order for $86335. The
council recommended that city labor
be used or WPA project be lined up
to put the lines in
McGiffert bid $1,805 on the sewer
construction using a machine, which
would make it possible to start imme-
diately. Hand labor would cost about
the same for summer construction
Half the cost of the construction will
be assessed to the adjoining property
and half paid by the city.
Cyrille Fortier, Jr., who appeared be-
fore the council wants the job COM
pleted Immediately, as he contended
the preceding council agreed to do, but
If hand labor is used the cost will be
near $4,000 No date was set for
starting the project.
The Laing Hardware company was
awarded the contract for supplying
lamps to the city for 1910. other bid
ders were the Vermilion Electric shop.
and Northern Electric Supply COM
pany and General-Electric Supply cor
poratlon, both of Duluth.
Applications for "a soft drink licenses
at 81 each, one bowling alley license at
SIS an alley, and three pool hall licenses
at S. per table were approved.
When the city attorney was directed
to draw up agreements with several of
the above establishments for payment
Of delinquent light and water bills. Al
derman Hedloff reminded the new
councilmen that there were "about
$1,000 outstanding on other items than
light and water bills that should be
collected"
An opinion from the attorney stated
hat there is no preference" insofar
is the soldiers preference law is con-
,erned between Assistant Chief Jack
'oshak Of the police force and Patrol
nan Pete Kocevar, both of whom are
var veterans. Kocevar had filed an
application for the position held by
'oShak.
An agreement will be drawn up with |
he state allowing the highway depart
nent to take gravel from the city pit
or two years at the rate of 10 cents
yer yard to use only during the winter
or sanding roads.
From now on property owners will
lave to maintain their water lines from
ne main water line to the cutoff, a SER
ice that has been carried on by the
ity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
PENSION Plan
CONTINUED from Page one)

January l, 1910, but benefits paid under
the plan will be superseded or reduced
by the amount of benefits received
under the federal pension plans. Pro-
visions are made for eligible female
employees and for eligible employees
retiring after December 81, 1889, ON ae-
count of permanent incapacity or dis
continuance of operations, who are not
eligible for public pension at the time
of retirement until such time as they
qualify for public pension or until
federal or state pension laws provide
benefits for such cases.
The revised pension plan and rules
are voluntary provisions, as were the
former, for the benefit of eligible en-
ployees and may be modified or
changed from time to time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
WV Membership Drive
Goes TLUO OUer Quota.

Commander L. c. SLENDER of the
Ely post No. PITT, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, had to come through with feed
for post members at their regular
meeting, Friday night, because of some
good work on the membership drive
conducted by the organization.
The campaign raised the total mem
bership to Al, two more than the quota
assigned to the post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
Rabbit Changes Color

The varying hare, or snowshoe
rabbit, sheds its hair twice year,
becoming white in the fall and
brownish in spring. 1t is called the
snowshoe rabbit because in winter
its large hind feet are covered with
thick growth of hair which enables
it to travel easily over deep snow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
Come and Get II

The stolen auto of Benton Purtle,
Tulare, Calf, had been missing two
days when he received an unsigned
postcard which read: "Your car is
in a San Jose service station. Call
for it. Have your wife take her
keys out from now on. Thanks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
ELECTED oEEICERs

At their last meeting the Theta Rho
Girls Club elected officers for the en-
suing term. Betty Halamik was elected
president; Lorraine Koski, vice presi-
dent; Dolores Neimi recording secre-
tary; Lorraine Hoppa, financial sec
rotary, and Marcella Niemi, treasurer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
Tooth Within Tooth

One of the rarest { ltal anon
allies is a tooth that grows within
tooth. declares Golfers. In a re-
cent case in Tennessee, the outer
tooth split in two during an extrac-
ton and the inner tooth, separate
and loose dropped out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
PSychasthenia

Psychasthenia is form of neuro-
sis in which the patient is a victim
OF obsessions or compulsions such
as humming certain tune or touch
ing every fence post. The condi-
ton is characterized by lack of en-
ergy or decision.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
An Ear for a Guest

The most charming gesture Of
friendship known to certain tribes
of Tibet is the proffering of ones
left ear to ones guest. The visitor
is then at liberty to cut it off, if he
wishes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-18
sGaIlacking' Industry

"Gallacking," the gathering of
evergreens for sale, is an industry
peculiar to the North Carolina noun
tains.
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CITY COUNCIL

Continued from Page One)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
RIDERS OF BLACK RIVER"
is OFFERED AT BIJOU

In a role said to be ideally fitted
to his tWo-fisted and hard-riding
abilities as an outdoor action star,
Charles Starrett returns to the BIZ
lNu theatre today in Columbia's
Riders of Black River" will
lovely Iris Meredith as the roman
tic interest and the singing Sons
OF the Pioneers providing range
tunes to augment the swiftly-paced
narrative.
The h%ard-riding cowboy stars
lying fists, gun-slinging and dar-
ing courage, which have brought
terror to numerous screen heavies,
afe called upon once more as he
wages a single : handed battle
against a band of rustlers who
'afeaten the peace of a secluded
valley and the happiness of its in
habitants.
barrett plays the heroic role of
On adventurous young cowboy who
aifiVes at home, after serving with
ae Texas Ranger, just as his
ulo'nef IS murdered by a rustler
gang Which has been ~terrorizing
me countryside.
Chapter eight of THE Green
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
Army Recruiting Unit
Begins Tour Of Area

A mobile unit of the U. S.army
recruiting service yesterday began
another tour of Southeastern North
Carolina counties seeking, add.
tional voluntary enlistmenis + o r
three years of service, Sergeant
S. W. D.. Bennett reported.
The. unit, in cha ne of Sergeants
Lake M. Byers and Wilfred ].
Cartwright, today will tour Fender
and Duplin counties and tomorrow
Columbus and Brunswick counties.
Young men are urged to contact
the unit as it tours their respective
counties and learn of the vacancies
now existing at Fort Benning, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-20
OAVlS ARRESTED
IN NUMBERS CASE
~ooro Taken In Florence And
returned Here To Face
Lottery Charges

Norman Davis, 35, colored, of 413
.,th seventh street, last night
being held in New Hanover
nntv iail under $1,000 bond for
10, today in recorders court on
,..oos of violating the lottery laws,
,oriff's deputies reported.
navis. who has been at large since
a,ries of raids on the numbers
lot was conducted here Deem
I was arrested late Wednesday
';abt in Florence, S. c., and return
l.7 here early yesterday morning by
non,,tv sheriff Sam Yopp.
Meanwhile, H. Winfield Smith,
univ solicitor, said another war
w. had been sworn out against
, am Davis, colored, charging an
,s;tional count of violating the lot
w. rho defendant, Solicitor Smith said
,os been held in Jail here in default
q 600 fine since Friday when he
oonvicted in recorders court on
= similar charge.