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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Church News
BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
Are You a Christian?

Have you been born again? Do
you know positively that you are
a Christian? You may have an
opportunity of testing yourself by
the Bible Sunday morning at the
eleven o'clock service. The sub
ject of the message will be 'The
Test of Christion." You are also
invited to come early for Sunday
School. 1t meets at 10 o'clock
Adults especially are invited.
Guaranteed Happy Marriage
Is there any method whereby a
couple may be guaranteed that
their marriage will not land on
the rocks? That their home will
be sure to be one of the happy
ones? Gods instruction to hus-
band, wife and child ought to be
of interest to us all. There are ex
amples of happy homes in the
Bible and reasons are given why
they were happy. Services begin
at eight o'clock.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
TIVIS LOCALS

Several youngsters from Ash
Camp, KY, visited friends and
relatives here through Saturday
and Sunday.
Memorial services for Johnny
Willis and Wiley Mullins were
| held Saturday and Sunday by the
Regular Baptists at the family
cemetery. A large crowd attend
ed.
Mrs. Elvina Colley is visiting
her brother, J. H. Artrip, who is
confined at home by illness.
T. c.. Branham and sons spent
a few days fishing in Scott Coun-
ty recently.
Luther Ratliff and family visit
ed homefolks here Sunday.
Hines Colley has bought car.
Arthur Adkins also bought ONE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Willis of
Mt. Sterling, KY, visited in Tivis
for a few days the past week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Dinners Always Ready,
Thanks to Pigeon Post

LONDON.-''Fed-up' with not
getting his dinner on time when he
arrived home from work. William
Ramsay, q Tilbury, Essex, bus con-
ductor. has found a way out.
Now every day he takes a pigeon
to work with him, and shortly be-
fore leaving at night he writes a
note to his wife, saying when he
expects to reach the house.
Then he ties it to the pigeons leg
and releases the bird
When it arrives, Mrs. Ramsay
knows exactly when to have dinner
ready.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Bachelors Welcome

II you are a bachelor, not mar.
ried before next Whitsuntide, you
are invited to visit Ecaussines in
Belgium, where the unmarried girls
annually provide repast for bach
elors, with view to matrimony.
This festivals renown is now world
wide.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06

FOR SALE on Reasonable Terms:
one of the best bargains in
ClintWOod
have six-roorn home. two
porches, concrete daily. cow-barn
and other outbuildings, garden
and private water system, togeth.-
er with almost two acres of land,
which I will sell at a bargain. See
w. c.. .Rasnick, Clintwood, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
NORLAND LOCALS

Mrs. Elvina SWindall, Floyd
Killen and Wellington Killen
visited their sister, Laura Killen,
at Marion last Saturday.
Robert Swindall made a trip to
Emory and Henry College last
Saturday, and was accompanied
home by his sister, Anita.
The two-week's revival held
here by the Freewill Baptist
church, closed Sunday, with elev-
en- converts. The ordinance of hap
tism took place Sunday evening.
Among the candidates for bap-
tism were: Mr.. and Mrs. Thur.
man Mullins, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard Mullins, Miriam and Rosa Nc
fall, Cleophus Hopson, Mrs. Yer
lin Fleming and Nettie Sparks.
Two were from around Darwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Mullins
and Mrs. Julia Fleming attended
church at Little Hope last Sunday.
Homer Perry and Robert Swim
dali were calling at the home Of
Carton Fleming Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Davis are
planning to spend the summer at
Huntington, w. Va, Mr.. Davis
plans to attend summer school
there.
Mrs. Earl Ward of Wheelwright,
KY, visited relatives here this
week.
The farmers of this place are
very busy hoeing corn this week,
Some are done the first time.
The store building started by L.
E. Davis is almost ready for use
now.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Car for Every 4.3 Persons

The United States, with approx
mately 10000, 600 cars, or one for
every as persons, has three times as
many automobiles as the entire rest
Of the world, which has about H.
000,0 cars, or one for every 1870
persons.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
CANEY RIDGE NEWS

We extend our sympathies to
the family and friends of Harlan
Adkins, who was killed by a
train last Wednesday night, May
18th. He is survived by his faith
er and mother, two brothers and
three sisters. Funeral service
were conducted by Rev. H M.
Smith and others at the Funk
cemetery.
Misses Myrtle Robinson and
Wilma Adkins are home for the
summer from Radford College.
Edison Wallen was home from
West Virginia during the week
end.
Miss Dixie Robinson is attend
ing summer school at Coeburn.
Mrs. Jackson Smith visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ken
nedy, recently.
Miss Edith Hilbert of Toms
Creek spent Sunday with Mrs.
Ruth Salyer.
Mrs. Blanche Freeman and Mr..
and Mrs. Scot Salyer were at
Clintwood Saturday.
Mrs. Maggie Hutchinson was at
Wise on business Tuesday.
Worley Powers was at Clint
wood on business Saturday.
Rev. Henry Smith has been
very i'll for some time, but is i'm
proving now.
Troy and Quentin Freeman Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Freeman
of Herald Sunday.
Emmett Richardson of johnson
City and Wiley Richardson of
Bradshaw visited their brother,
Melvin Richardson, Thursday.
Aven. Yates called on Miss Su-
sic Wallen Sunday.
Miss Goldie Hill spent last
weekend with Mrs. Roy Salyer.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the revival services at
Pine Grove, beginning June 18th.
It will be conducted by Rev. Nc
Reynolds of Toms Creek, Rev.
Arney of Big Stone Gap, and 9th
ers. We especially invite all min
listers and singers to attend.
Misses Ava Hamilton, Dixie
Robinson, Ada Hutchinson visit
ed Mrs. Maggie Miller Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Fractional Currency

Fractional currency, or scrip, was
first issued August l. 1862. This in
Guided postal currency. These were
last issued February IS. 1875.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-06
Railroad Revenues
persons.

There are a. freight cars in serv.
ice on American railroads for each
passenger car in service, according
to the Association of American Rail-
roads.
Nogales international., 1940-02-19
Lone Arizona
Beaver
Gets Company

TUCSON, Feb. 18 - Oscar, the
beaver who loves to be alone, now
has company.
Three beavers from Northern Ari-
zona have been dumped into the
remote Chiricahua Mountain pool
that has been Oscars home, and
Oscars alone, for six years. They
seem to be enjoying themselves; but
the old residenter shows himself
even more rarely than before.
Oscar and six other beavers from
"up north were planted in the
south fork of Cave Creek back in
1884. His companions soon disap-
peared but Oscar stayed on until
the creek dried up. Then he migrat-
ed down-creek several miles to a
spot where there was water but lit
tie food.
Forest Service rangers adopted
Oscar for their very own, kept him
supplied with aspen saplings and
Nogales international., 1940-02-19

gonia; Sopori Ranch and Cattle
Company, Amado; Mariana Soto.
Patagonia; L. NJ Sprung, Sonoita;
Harry Steen, G.. L. Stevens, Pata-
gonia; C. E. and c. Swanson, So
noita; William Swyers, Patagonia;
Juan Telles, Elgin; Annie Gray Up
church, Patagonia.
H. " Watson. Ruby; j. w Will
hanson, Patagonia; Myrtle Wood.
Earl Yeary, Elgin B. G. Yoas.
Amado; Francisco Yslas. Nogales; !;
Carmen zepeda, Tubac; w. G. Bow
man Investment Co., Joe Escalada,
T. Graham Bell, Nogales.
Nogales international., 1940-02-19

WIN I,6Z5 CaCCle on Cne TAX rolls
last year, having an assessed valu
alton of around $4O0, 900, cattle
raising is one of the major indus
tries of Santa Cruz County. In this,
the smallest county of the state,
grazing is spread over 313,846 acres
with improvements valued at over
a quarter million dollars.
Around $50 farmers and ranchers
in the county raise cattle and 9TH
er livestock Among them are:
Roy Adams, Nogales; Mrs. Thomas
Algeria, Romulo Algeria, Tubac;
Edgar Arbuckle, Elgin; Baca Float
Ranch, Inc, Nogales; Bud Baldwin,
Vaughn Banta, Patagonia; Mrs. Eva
Barnett, Elgin; Louie G. Barringer,
Mrs. Ramon Bejarano, Tubac.
G.. A. Bercich, Parker Canyon,
Patagonia; Bob Bergier, Laura Ber-
gier, Patagonia; Maria NJ de Ber-
nal, Nogales; Ernest Best, Josiah
Bond, Patagonia; Frank Cullen
Brophv Phoenix: Rosa c. Cam
beros, Tucson; c. B. and G. L. Car
rington, Sonoita; Luis Castillo, No
gales, Chiricuhua Ranches Co., Pat
agonia.
Phil j. Clark, w. H. Clark, No
Mt U VIZ u yTT
Cowlishaw, Inez Cumming, A. G.
Dalton, Nogales; c. E. Louise Davis,
Elsie Douglas, Sonoita; Sam Eakins,
Elgin; E. r. Ellis, Patagonia, Gene
England, Nogales; G. L. and Cora
Everhart, Sonoita; Estate of Rich
ard Farrell, Francisco Figueroa,
Mrs. Anna Fortune, Patagonia.
Forty Five Bar Ranch, Nogales;
Carrie and James G. FRAZIER, Elgin;
James Garrett, G. o. Gastelum,
Santos A. Gastelum, Tubac; A. A.
Gatlin, Mrs. Frances Gatlin, Pata-
gonia; S. j. Goforth, Sr., Fairbank;
Thomas F. Griffin, Nogales; Haci-
enda Otero, Tubac; Richard Hale,
Patagonia; John D. Harkey, Elgin;
Rawson B. Harmon, Patagonia; j.
A. Harrison, Nogales.
R. M. Harrison, Gaynor Hath
away, James w. Hathaway, w. H.
Hathaway, Nogales; Thomas E.
Heady, Mrs. Thomas Heady Pata-
gonia; G. L. Honnas, P. A. Honnas.
N. L. Houston, Baxter Hunt, Elaine
and Dennis D. Hunt. Elgin; Ale
jandro Islas, Nogales; David C..
Jeffcott, Mrs. Matte Johnson, Pat
agonia; Jesse w. Jones, Amado, j.
A. Jones, Patagonia.
Robt. and Joe Kane, Nogales;
Fred Kellog, Sonoita; Chas A. Ken
nedy, Patagonia; Mrs Katherine
Klene, Elgin; VIM. A. Knibbe,
Amado; Richard Kunde. Patagonia;
Larimore Livestock Co., Sonoita;
Elsie c. Lesher, Patagonia; j. c.
Longstreet. Patagonia; Antonio P.
Lopez. NogaIes; Luis Lopez, Pata-
gcnia.
James Lowe, Tubac; Ignacio Cas-
tillo de Martinez, Rugerio Martinez,
Maria Mastick, Chas. A. Miller,
Rosa M. de Miranda, Nogales; Robt.
Mitchell. Jr., Patagonia; Francisco
C. de Morales, Nogales; Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. McCarty, Elgin; H.
H. McCutcheon, John Mcintyre,
Clyde Mcpherson, Mrs. Clyde Nc
Pherson. Patagonia; Arthur H.
Noon, Ruby; Abel de La Ossa, Mrs.
c. de La Ossa, Rosamel de La Ossa,
Maria de La Ossa, Patagonia; Teo-
flo Otero, Tubac.
Mrs. Emma Parker. Jas. A. Par
ker, w. A. Parker, j. D. Parker,
Patagonia; Writ D. Parker, Tucson;
A. L. Peck, Jr., Manuel Perez, No
gales; Roy and Wynne Place, Tue
son, Frencisco Pons, Henry Pyeatt,
Elgin; H. B. Riggs, Patagonia; w.
T. Roath, Elgin; Geronimo RouZaud,
Nogales.
Raymond L. SchocK, Fairbank;
Addison B. and Adelaide j. Scott,
Egin: Mrs. Frank Seibold, Pata-
Nogales international., 1940-02-19
CATTLE RAISING A MAJOR INDUSTRY
OF SANTA CRUZ; 3,62 ON TAX ROLLS

similar provender. But he failed to
respond to their advances. To this
day they have never been able to
take his photograph or make sure
that his name should not be Gene
We've
It is feared that Oscars solitary
nature may cause him to desert his
old home and his new poolmates in
search of peace and quiet.
Nogales international., 1940-02-19
SEE GONE WITH WIND"

Mr.. and Mrs H. M. Clagett, Mrs
Mary Beatty, Mrs Charlotte Stauf-
fer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Bells, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Sykes and chill
dren, Bobby Long and Walter Hud-
gin saw "Gone With The Wind"
at Tucson Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
Special Services to be Held
June 9; Port Arthur Man
Guest Speaker.

The First Evangelical Lutheran church
will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary
on Sunday, June 9th. Plans for the
observance are being made by COM
mittee composed of Nick Alfalfa, Elmo
Lepisto, Waino Maxi, Charles Harju
and Fielder Alfalfa
The Rev. j. E. Nopola of Port Arthur,
Ontario, will be the guest preacher at
the festival services in the morning and
afternoon at the church. The Rev. Al
bert j. Schulz of Virginia will deliver
an address at the evening service.
Among the special features of the
program for the day is the concert of
the a cappella choir of the Finnish
National church of Sandy, Mimi. This
group of 35 voices, under the direction
of Mrs. John Lintula, will present a
concert of sacred music in the evening
in the Community Center auditorium.
The choir of the local congregation will
furnish special music for the other
services during the day
Hundreds of guests from range COM
munities are expected to attend the
anniversary celebration. The Ladies
Aid of the local church will prepare
meals for those attending The COM
mittee in charge of these preparations
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
Ahola and Gianotti
Elected Directors in
School Race Tuesday
Incumbent Directors Are
Reelected Over Three
New Candidates.
LIGHT VOTE POLLED
Gianotti Edges Out Louis
c. SLENDER by Margin
of AZ Votes.

DR.. Taito Ahola and Jack Gianotti
were reelected to positions on the
board of education of independent
school district No. II at the annual
election held Tuesday.
A total of 2,458 ballots were cast,
more than 400 less than a year ago.
Voting during the day was light, but in
the evening steady stream of per-
sons filed through the polling places.
DR.. Ahola, present chairman of the
board, was given 1,160 votes to lead all
other candidates Gianotti nosed out
Louis G. Stember, who was seeking
election to the board for the first time
by AZ votes, the former receiving $40
and the latter BOT. Theodore U. Luth-
amen received TOO votes and Frank
Schweiger $50.
A total of 10 ballots were defective
or spoiled, seven in the Third precinct
and one each in the First, Second and
Fourth. In the Fifth every ballot was
valid.
The reorganization meeting of the
board is set by law for the first Satur-
day in July, which would be July 6.
At this time the directors elected will
reoccupy their seats, new officers will be
named, and committees appointed.
The race between Gianotti and
SLENDER featured the election. The
latter carried the First and Third pre-
cinct with a margin of 81 votes, while
the former ran up lead of 80 in the
Second, Fourth and Fifth to win by 42
votes. The first three precincts in
clude the city of Ely, the Fourth, White
Iron, and the Fifth, Winton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
TOWER GIRL
WEEDS ELYlTE
Miss Goldie Carlson Becomes
Bride of John E. Anderson
Saturday Evening.

Miss Goldie Carlson, Tower, was
married to John E. Anderson, Ely, in
candle-light ceremony read in the
Emmanuel Lutheran church at Tower.
Saturday evening at o'clock, by the
Rev. Paul H. A. Noren, pastor of the
Gloria Del church of Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, who are now
on a wedding trip to Chicago and other
points, will be at home in this city next
week. Mr.. Anderson is manager of the
Miller Market and has many friends in
the city.
A program of nuptial music was
played by Mrs. Edith johnson, sister
OF the groom, preceding the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul johnson sang 20
Happy Home" The altar was banked
with green sand gladioli
The bride wore a gown of ivory
| georgette over satin, with full bodice
cowl neck, and full skirt which extended
| into train. A tulle veil extended from
braid of white satin with clusters of
lilies of the valley. Her shower bou-
quet was of white roses, gardenias and
sweet peas.
Miss Ruth Carlson, Tower, sister of
| the bride, was maid of honor. She
wore gown of peach chiffon. Miss
Ruth Lindquist, Duluth served as
bridesmaid. She was attired in a
gown of powder blue chiffon. Both
carried bouquets of pink snap dragons
and white candy tuft.
Carol Nelson, 6-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Nelson, was flower
girl. She wore long dress of yellow
organdy trimmed with velvet bows of
powder blue. In her hair were blue
RIBBONS with bows of lilies of the
valley. She carried a basket of blue
| and white flowers.
Attending the groom were Walter
Anderson of this city and Edward Carl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
Ely Vets of Foreign
Wars Host to District
Conclaue Here Sunday
Nineteen Posts of Eighth
District to Send ENJOYS
to Convention.
BANQUET IN EVENING
Commander Hitler C. Teff,
Nv aterville, to Address
Banquet Group.

The Eighth district convention of the
auxiliary units will be held in the
Community Center here Sunday, with
post No. PIT and its auxiliary as hosts
The first time a district VFW meet
ing has been held here, it will be at
tended by 10 posts from northeastern
Minnesota. A group of present and
past department officers, headed by
Commander Hitler c. Teff, Waterville
are expected to attend. New district
officers will be elected.
A banquet will be served in the
cafeteria at p. m. to which city Off
Gals, members of the board of educa-
ton, and representatives of the Ely
Commercial club have been invited.
From $50 to 300 persons are expected
to be present.
The convention will open at 1890
a. m. with a service officers school of
instruction under the supervision of
Edward A. Nelson, department haison
officer at the veterans hospital in
Minneapolis; Jalmer A. Johnson, Vir-
GINA, district service officer, and Don
j. Johnston, Duluth, ST. Louis county
service officer working under the
county welfare division.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
business session, which will include
the election of officers, will be con-
Quoted. District commander is Glenn
w. Loegering, Duluth, who is also a
member of the state council of adj
ministration. Mrs. Nellie Akers, Moose
Lake, is president of the auxiliary
New officers will not take over until
after the state encampment which is
scheduled for June 27-29 at Willmar
The banquet, at which Department
Commander Teff will be the main
speaker, will conclude the conclave.
1t will be attended by the local and
visiting delegates and eX-servicemen
and representative. citizens of the city
to whom invitations have been sent.
An entertainment program is being ar
ranged.
Department officers, besides Teff,
who are expected include Jay Peterson,
Faribault, chief of staff, and Robert
w. Lane, Backus, quartermaster. Past
department commanders who will at
tend include A. L. Gabardy, Hibbing;
Edward A. Nelson, Minneapolis, and
John L. Golob, Hibbing.
The joint Ely post-auxiliary COM
mittee in charge of the conclave in
cludes Commander John j. Maier,
Arthur A. Nyman, Adolph Hanson, Dan
Jarvi of the post, and May E. Jarvi,
Mrs. lie Starkman and Mrs Sadie
Goard of the auxiliary.
Registrations will be in charge of
Joseph Butala, Hanson, Mrs. Goard and
Mrs. Lembe Pietila.
Duluth, Moose Lake, Carlton, West
Duluth, Cotton, Eveleth, Deer River,
Grand Rapids, Nashwauk, Hibbing,
Chisholm, Virginia, Spooner-Baudette,
Williams, International Falls, Big Fork,
Cook, Tower-Soudan, and Ely will be
represented by delegates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
Petitioner Said Site Could be
Made Federally Sponsored
Student Pilot Base.

The city council was asked to take
over the county owned airport, situated
on the southeast edge of town, in q
communication from Raymond Slogan
one of the operators of Border Lakes
Anyways, read at the meeting held Tues
day evening.
The council laid the request on the
table for study and investigation after
considering it in the committee of the
whole. Slogan pointed out that fed
orally sponsored student pilot base may
be established here, but the present
condition of the field would prevent
its approval.
GAS long as the initial cost is there, -
he continued, "the cost of maintenance
would be small"
Contracts for sewer pipe, new roof
for the city hall, and for fire hose,
totallir1g $5,158.58 were let. Final pay
ment on the municipal garage build
ing on east Sheridan street, totaling
81, 758.70, including interest, was auth
orized
Letting contracts on both the roof
and fire hose had opposition. Tolfki
Roofing and Sheet Metal Works, Vir-
ginia, was given the roofing job on a
bid of $2,242 by 4-3 vote. Opposing
councilmen were Toimi Ahola, o. T.
Friedsburg and Joseph Milkovich.
Ahola pointed out that A. w. Kuettel
Company, Duluth, had submitted a
lower bid, $1,680, which should have
had some consideration, he said He
declared that the council was "over-
spending $685." something which he
couldn't understand"
Milkovich condemned the councils
action in buying fire hose at this time
He cited figures showing that in the
past Is years 1878 feet of 21A-inch hose
had been purchased at a tota, cost of
$17,085. During the past II years, he
continued, 5000 feet of hose were pur-
chased. Only during 1897 and 1889 was
no hose purchased, he said
The Ely Gas & Oil company, operated
by Theodore Slogan, was given the con-
tract on 1000 feet of 21a Inch hose on
bid of $1,000. The contract for 300
feet of 114-inch hose went to the
Eureka Fire Hose Division of the u.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
Slogan Urges City Council
to Take Over Ely Airport

S. Rubber company on a bid of $64O.
FriedSburg, contending that no hose
of the larger size was needed at this
time, voted against buying it, but ap-
proved the purchase of the smaller
size.
The McMahan Lumber company was
unanimously awarded the contract fol
684 feet of 18-inch sewer pipe at a
total expenditure of $1,07658. 1t is for
WPA project.
At the next regular meeting the
council will open bids on eight cars of
cement to be used ON the WPA side
walk work.
Rates for out-of-town people who
stay at the Shagawa lake tourist park
were set at SO cents per car per night
and 10 cents per person for each men,
Der of party over two. Non-campers
who stay less than a day will be
charged Is cents per car
At various times st. Louis county has
offered a deed to. the airport to the
city for 81, but it has been turned
down. Maintenance work. Slogan said
in his communication, would include
filling holes, grading, and clearing away
brush.
He pointed out that undoubtedly
quite few planes will visit Ely this
summer, and Ely should be prepared to
accommodate them"
At the present time Ely is rated as
having a landing field on only a few
maps available to pilots. In order to
have it rated as an identified airport
by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, only
small improvements would have to be
made, according to local pilots
Purchase of the city garage was made
on Feb. S, 1896, from Joe R. Skala at
a cost of $4,000. Interest charges at
6 per cent totaling $3.50 raise the in
vestment to $26,52O.
Twelve firms, three of them from this
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-23
PIT. A. COUNCIL
ELECT OFFICERS
Organization Gives Report on
Student Eye-Glass Fund
and Baby Clinics.

At the meeting of the Ely Parent
Teacher Council last Wednesday, Mrs.
Clinton Coombe was elected president
to succeed Mrs. Emil Koski; Mrs. Carl
Kruger was elected vice president to
succeed Mrs. Coombe; Mrs Gerda
Lindberg was elected treasurer to sue
coed Miss Adela Rudow, and Miss Pansy
VanDyken was reelected secretary.
In a report of the years activities it
was announced that during the five
eye glass clinics held during the year,
1O6 pupils were examined, IS new cases
receiving glasses, SO old cases receiving
a change in glasses, new cases re-
quiring no change, and 10 being found
to have project vision with no glasses
required. During the year % pairs
Of glasses were sent in for repairs. The
total sum paid to the Morsman clinic
for glasses during the year was $647.OO.
To date the PIT. A. council has been
paid for all but $80.75 by the pupils or
their parents. 1t is expected that most
of this will be paid by the close of the
year.
Because of general misunderstand-
ing of the matter the council wishes
to explain its part in the conduct of
the eye-glass clinics. Although most
parents gladly pay for their children's
glasses, and the PIT. A. pays only in
those cases where the parents are ac-
tually unable to do so, the PIT. A.
must be given credit for making pos
sible the low prices. Glasses, which
with examination would cost from S12
to $40 through other sources, are avail
able to all the children of the Ely
schools, from kindergarten through
Junior College, regardless of financial