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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Be Grade Conscious When
Buying Packaged Goods.

If labels on packaged goods described
the contents adequately, we wouldn't
be buying our can of corn or pound of
prunes by price level alone. In fact
tests of canned vegetables by federal
authorities at Washington, D. c.,
showed that more often than not, price
did not indicate grade.
We must depend upon labels more
than ever these days. Not so many
years ago we bought practically every
thing in bulk and could see exactly
what we were getting. But now,
modern ontainers-though more sani-
tary and easier to handle-seal up the
product and we look to the label, or if
it is not there, to the storekeeper for
information on grade. Few products
are SO labeled but the government has
established grades for many products.
The storekeeper buys by grade and will
usually give out this information to a
customer.
It looks as if labels are the COM
mon medium on which consumers,
paodoNoAo, pAOCCSSolo dilu OAStllDutolS
must rely when buying or selling pack
aged goods. 1t will pay to study grades.
AS yet we're not sufficiently grade con-
scious to demand universal grade label
ing, but remember, price does not in
dictate quality, and if the description
on the container is insufficient, try
asking your storekeeper for further in
formation as to the grade.-Inez Ho-
bart, nutrition specialist, University
Farm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Plans Completed for
National Dairy Month.

Hundreds of Minnesota communities
are completing plans for participation
in the activities of National Dairy
Month which starts Saturday.
This great nationwide movement,
which is designed to stimulate increased
use of milk, butter, cheese, icecream and
other dairy foods, is being directed by
a producers committee headed by w.
S. Moscrip of Lake Elmo, president of
the Twin City Milk Producers associ-
alton.
Minnesota in the last two years took
a commanding lead in the extent and
variety of activities to promote Dairy
Month and even greater efforts are
being made this year. Many local
committees of producers and professors
of dairy products, business men and
civic groups have been named so that
each community can develop its own
program.
With dairying the leading agricul-
tural industry Of Minnesota the pros
perity of the entire state depends in
no small degree on the success of the
dairy farmers General public support
of the month through increased con-
sumption of dairy products will be g
boon to the industry which is of Vita
| Importance to everyone.
Both chain and independent stores
have been provided with poster ma
terial through the National Dairy
Council which will be displayed during
the month. Many stores are planning
special window and interior store dis.
plays of dairy products and will en-
phasize them in their advertising anC
sales programs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Mental and Social Needs
Of Child Are Important.

It's easy to understand the seriousness
| of scarlet fever or infantile paralysis
and cooperate in promoting its pre-
vention and cure among children, but
delinquency and other personality mall
adjustments are not so we'll understood
or so Sympathetically handled.
That we are beginning to realize the
Importance of emotional and mental
health is shown by the history of White
House conferences conferences called
by four recent presidents in the in
terest of child training. In 1909, Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt called the first
conference to consider the status of
orphans and homeless children. At
President wilson's White House con-
ference ten years later, physical health
was the theme; but at President
Hoover'S 1880 meeting the whole child"
his mental, emotional and social needs,
was considered Continuing the en-
phasis on social and personality ad-
juStrents, the conference this year was
called Children in Democracy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Contest to be Promoted II
Conjunction With Fourth
Celebration.

Ely girls between the ages OF IL and
% years are invited to participate in
a contest to select this city'S entrant
for the title of Queen Of the Lakes.
The queen will be chosen at the Min
neapons Aquatennial July 20 to 70.
The local contest will be promoted
in conjunction with the Fourth Of July
celebration and entrants will be asked
to make a public appearance the morn
ing of the Fourth, following the ad-
dress of the day.
Winner of the contest here and her
chaperon will be given free trip to
the Minneapolis Aquatennial, where
they will be the guests of the Aqua
tennial committee between July 10 to
81, with all expenses paid while in
the Mill City by this committee.
In Minneapolis she will compete fol-
the honor of being Queen of the Lakes
and the winner will reign over the
eight-day summer festival entered
in the finals will be girls from 20 key
cities Throughout the state, Is from
Minneapolis and eight high schoo
and college students. Besides the
honors heaped upon her at Mime
apoliS, the Queen will be awarded {
trip to Seattle, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, returning home via Chicago
1t will include the expenses of a com
panion or chaperon.
Entry blanks may be secured at the
Office of Ray Hoefler, secretary of thu
Ely Commercial club.
The contestant from this city vii
not be chosen for her beauty alone, blu
for charm, personality and gracious
ness. The event is not a bathing
beauty contest in any sense Of th'
word, and competent judges will en-
deavor to pick the most typical younI
woman to enter the finals at Mime
apoliS.
From July 1923 the city of Min
neapolis will present its first Aqua
tennial, summer festival of the cit,
of lakes. The object of the event
to favorably publicize the city b.
featuring the national vacation ad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Doctors AnslUer Questions
About 10y Poisoning,

Following are the answers to some
of the common questions about ivy
poisoning. They were given today in
one of series of bulletins on common
summer health hazards now being
issued by the Minnesota State Medical
associations committee on public health
education.
This one, for instance, Is asked each
year. Does ivy poisoning come back
regularly each year after you have
once had an attack? The answer is
no. You never get ivy poisoning, &C
cording to the doctors unless you have
fresh exposure. Sometimes, of course,
the exposure may be unsupported.
Here is another: Is it possible for
the secretions from the blisters caused
by ivy to spread to other persons and
to other parts of the body of the same
person? The answer to that is yes.
1t is quite possible, the doctors say, for
the poisoning to spread by spreading
the secretion of the ivy blisters as well
as by spreading the irritating oils from
the plant itself.
That is why the first thing to do
after you suspect you may have been
exposed to the plant, is to give your
self a thorough lathering with soap
over the whole body and vigorous
rinsing and, after that, second lather-
ing and rinsing. This is to remove all
traces of the irritating oils. If symp-
toms appear in spite of it, a physicians
advice is needed and every precaution
must be taken to avoid spreading
trouble to others as well as to your
self.
A third question often involves the
possibility of immunizing against ivy
poisoning. The answer to that is that
immunization is possible by inoculating
minute amounts of a special prepara-
ton derived from the ivy plant. In
oculation is advised chiefly for people
who are likely to be in constant con-
tact with the plant. Doctors urge or
binary vacationists to learn to know
the menacing three-leaved plant, in
stead, instead, and avoid it.
Nearly everybody is sensitive to poison
ivy, the bulletin adds, if exposure is
heavy enough.
USE THE MINER WANT ADSi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04

TT is difficult to find new way
of designing the most conven-
:ional and often-repeated type
of American home -. the center
hall Colonial.
The plan is used over and over
again because it is SO good; but
many people hesitate to build this
type of house because the style is
SO common. Through the addition
of a small, classical pediment show
ing gable end to the street, the
designer in this instance has SO re-
fined the old style that the exterior
no longer seems commonplace. This
inexpensive addition retains the low
cost and good room arrangement
features of the most common Amer
lean style without the stereotype
New England appearance.
This design represents good
deal of house for your money
especially when built with wood. 1t
appears in the December issue of
HOME magazine, published at 1887
Connecticut Avenue, Washington,
d. C.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
FLYING Backwards

Human f1iers have now been able
to outspeed hawk and eagle, outsoar
condor and albatross. But they d
give an inch off the ends of their
noses if they could duplicate one
stunt that is part of the everyday
routine of hummingbirds: flying
backwards. These tiniest OF all
feathered fiers are the only birds
that can not only hover stationary
in the air but back up in flight.
Recent ultra-slow motion picture
studies have shown how the hum
mingbird uses its wings in these
short backward flights; but it is a
long way from learning the elements
of the birds secret to applying the
trick in our own mechanical flight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Odd Monuments

At Enterprise, Ala, there is a
monument to the boil weevil; in
New York city one is erected to an
amiable child, and at Mont St.
Michel, Brittany, there is one COM
memorating an omelet. At Little
Compton, R. l., there is a monu-
ment to hen; at Winnipeg there
is monolith to wheat, and at Liam
dudno, Wales, there is a statue Of
the famous white rabbit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04

haps to serve over and over again those
that you find your baby takes readily.
If you don't give as many kinds as
our doctor suggests, you may find the
baby firing of those he has particularly
liked, and not at all eager to try new
ones. When you give him a chance to
try many foods, you are helping him
to learn to be adaptable, rather than
set in his ways.
6. Your baby's growth needs are
not met if he has a narrow, limited
diet. Then mother who teaches her
child to like many foods will feel much
safer, for by doing 50 she can be sure
that he is getting the minerals and
vitamins necessary to healthy growth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
Deer Antler Stew?

Although there appears to be no
definite factual information on the
subject, wildlife observers believe
that shed deer antlers are eaten by
wild rodents. In fact, squirrels
have on a number of occasions,
been seen taking parts of shed ant
lers into their dens, according to the
National Wildlife federation, Wash
ington, D. G.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-04
To Select Ely Girl for
Queen of the Lakes Title

vantages of Minneapolis and Mime
sofa, thereby making it one of the
nations gala celebrations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
8 And ? Club Lists Many EUents For Month or April

Miss Emily E. Merriman as hostess. A supper meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 9th at 6:30 o'clock. Annual reports will be read at that time. The cabinet of the club will gather on Friday, April 18th at 2 o'clock.
 A A meeting of the discussion group of the club will be held on Wednesday, April 17th. Miss Helen Tareila will discuss current events and Elizabeth Whitehill and Ale thea R. Puffer will give book re- views.
 One of the largest events of the month will be the dessert bridge in charge of the new Ways and Means committee. The affair will be held on April 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Future Bride Is
 ' Tendered SholUer

Mrs. Lester Zell, Mrs. Anthony Saviskas and Miss Lillian Shea were hostesses at a shower given recent ly at the Scovill Girls Club in honor of Miss Regina Shea of East Liberty street.
 Those attending were:
 Mrs. Patrick Shea, Mrs. Daniel Hurley, Mrs. J. A. Murphy, Mrs. Dennis Curtis, Mrs. William Hen- nessey, Mrs. Jeremiah Shea, Mrs. George Sullivan, Mrs. William Brousseau, Mrs. Walter Geuvin, Mrs. Joseph Deraskavis, Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. Ralph Adams, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, Mrs. Louis Shaker, Mrs. Martin Sullivan, Mrs. Mary Charest, Mrs. John Madden, Jr., Mrs. John Madden, ST., Mrs. Mary Peskina, Mrs. Oscar Staff strom, Mrs. Mary Shannahan, Mrs. Mary Mansfield, Mrs. Edward Phelan, Mrs. Blanche Carmody, Mrs. Harold Smith, Mrs. John De- fancy. Mrs. John Donnelly, Mrs. Margaret Lshey, Mrs. Frank De- fancy, Mrs. Stanley Saviskas, Mrs. Martin Larkin, Sr., Mrs. Martin KerWin, Jr., Mrs. Ann Holleran, Mrs. John Horan, Mrs. Catherine Walsh, Mrs. Edward Walsh, Mrs Joseph Larrow, Mrs. George Mar tin, Mrs. Catherine Hanley, Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, Mrs. Kate Pog- dzinski, Mrs. Timothy Moynihan, Mrs. John Hussey, Mrs. Thomas OConnor, Mrs. Joseph McEvoy and Misses Margaret Sweeney, Dorothy Smith, Helen Ahearn, Catherine Shea, Helen Hanley, Joan Horan, Betty Blais, Kay Lahey, Irene Brousseau, Joan Moore, Mary O'Shannessey, Anna Sweeney, Chris Shannahan, Mary Lahey, Gene vieve Moore, Mary Murphy, Mrs. Lucien BiSsette, Mrs. Thomas Gal win, Mrs. M. Rielly, Miss Marcie Saviskas, Mrs. M. Carroll, Mrs. Joseph Capozzi. Mrs. Julia Fitz- maurice, Miss Adele Saviskas, Mrs. Madden, Miss Olive Madden, Mrs. T. Kearney, Mrs. Michael Crean, Miss Catherine Hollihan, Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, Mrs. George Crichton, Miss Hannah Quinn, Mrs. T. Duane, Miss Mary Duane, Mrs. James Cass, Mrs. P. Murphy, Miss Helen Murphy. Mrs. T. Purcell, Mrs. A. McGrath, Miss Alice Mo- Grath, Mrs. Ray McGrath, Miss Peter O'Donnell, Miss Mary O'Don- nell, Mrs. B. Scannell, Mrs. F. Kelly, Miss Margaret Broderick, Mrs. John Tatigan, Mrs. William Carroll, Mrs. John Norton, Miss Mae Bissette, Miss Mary Shea, Mrs. P. Varsollone, Mrs. R. Evans, Mrs. Lester Zell, Mrs. A. Saviskas, Miss Lillian Shea, Miss Regina Shea, Margaret Scannell, Margaret Flynn, Kate Dover, Mary Walsh, Ann Mahoney, Catherine Kennedy, Nora Bresnahan, Susan Manzel, Julia Quinn, Mollie Collins and Rita BrouSseau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
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ist Church. Mrs. John Dexter Coombs of Woodbury, county chair man, will preside and the state pres ident, Mrs. Laura Hale Gorton, of Glastonbury, will bring news of the state convention scheduled for May 2, 8 and 9 in Bridgeport. Miss Sara Mead Webb of Stamford will assist clubs in their plans for the golden jubilee. Wild-life stamps will be on sale. The remaining time in the afternoon session will be devoted to round table discussion on the sub ject Planning a Well Rounded Pro- gram for 1940-41."
 Supper will be served at o'clock at the church and at 7:30 the Litch- field county preliminaries in the drama contest will be held at Christ church chapel. The clubs from Terryville, New Preston and Wood- bury will compete Music will be fur nished by the Cranford club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
= SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Tea GiUen At Smith Residence

MT. and Mrs. Thomas s. Smith entertained at a tea at their home yesterday afternoon in honor of their daughter, Anna Louise Smith and her fiance James H. Gould of Boston, Mass. Mrs. E. E. Eisenwinter of Watertown and Mrs. Herbert s. Smith, an aunt of Miss Smith, presided at the tea table.
 Out of town guests included: Mrs. Joseph McKernan and Miss Helen McKernan of Plainville, MT. and Mrs. William Tolli of West Hartford, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Plainville, MT. and Mrs. Harold F.. Fiske of Southington, Miss Sally Swanson of Hartford, Carl Dolberg, MT. and Mrs. Lee Smalley of Wa tertown, MT. and Mrs. William T.. Bartlett, Miss Elizabeth Bartlett of Watertown and John Hopkins Gould fo Boston,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01

suits of 12 cards each, or 10 suits of 12 cards, making 120 cards to shuttle.
 Regardless of the size or shape of the cards, be careful not to trap your partner. as North did ill to- days hand. His bid of three hearts was conventional, showing the ace of the suit.
 The diamond bid was probably made to show second round control in diamonds, for if he held both the ace of hearts and ace of diamonds, his proper response to the two-bid
 would be four no-trump. South's five diamond bid showed first round control and asked North to decide where the hand should be played.
 Now North's bid of five spades was a trap. How could South tell whether North held, say, the ace of hearts, long weak diamond suit and no real support for either black suit, or the hand that he did hold? North's bid should have been six spades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Weddings
Weddings
FINNEMORE-KRUsKA


 The wedding of Miss Elsie Louise Kruska, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Kruska of Giles street to Eugene Benjamin Finnemore of Lyndale avenue, son of the late Mrs. Melvina Finnemore of Water vile street, took place Saturday afternoon, of o'clock at the First Lutheran Church. Rev. Martin J. Lorenz off1ciated.
 The bride was given in marriage by her father, William Kruska. Her bridal gown of heaven blue suede lace was designed with detachable bolero packet of matching lace. The sleeves were short and puffed and the neckline heart-shaped. The skirt was full and flared. She wore @ clus- ter of field flowers from which fell a silk tulle face veil n a shade o blue to match her gown. Her bouquet was of spring flowers. Miss Ger trude Kruska, a sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and wore a flesh pink lace gown, styled sim ilarly to that of the bride. She
  wore a small hat of chiffon with a peaked crown and silk tulle face veil. A bouquet of spring flowers completed her costume. The gown worn by the brides mother was of navy blue silk and she wore navy accessories to match. Her corsage was of lilies of the valley.
 Manzer Finnemore was best man of his brother, and John J. Heuer. a brother -in-law of the bride, and Francis Kreger, were ushers. The reception was held at the Copper Kettle for about 50 guests including those from Cambridge, Mass, Port land, Maine and Conway, N. H. MT. Finnemore and his bride left on an unannounced wedding trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Coming Events
APRIL

April l ;.nd 2-Passion Play at Second Congregational church.
 April l - John c. H. Wendes at tke Mems League of Bunker Hill at 8 o'clock.
 April 5-Doric chapter minstrel show, Temple hall.
 April 6-Turners' G. supper at Turn hal.
 April 6-Music "clinic" at Wilby high school auditorium.
 April 6-Aviglianese A. c. dance at Buckingham hal.
 April 6-Mr. and Mrs. club dance, Central Y. M. c. A.
 April 7,- Catholic Action dinner, The Elton.
 April 7-The Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce Second Annual Radio Program ard Dance at 48 Green street at 4:30 o'clock.
 April 12-St. Pauls Church school play, Paying the Fiddler"
 March 29 Order of Rainbow dance, Middlebury town hal.
 April 19 - Lithuanian Jauimas Club Blienu Dance and Pictures at 7:3O o'clock at AS Green street.
 April 21-Lithuanian H. c. Club Health Forum at 48 Green street at 6:30 o'clock.
 April 27-Fifty sixth annual ban quet of the Sons and Daughters of St. George at Christ Chapel at 6:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Rai1bouU Girls Hold
 ShipuUreck Dance

A large number of members and friends attended the Shipwreck Dance sponsored by the Waterbury Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls recently at Middlebury Town Hall.
 The guests included:
 Robert Pronovost, June Allen, Robert Blum, Alice Wrenn, Stan ley Gibson, Doris Wilkenbach, Jos eph Wolff, Mary Fitzgerald, Thom- as A. Clifford, Patricia Sage, Bev- erly Tompkins, Edwin A. Heuer, Monica Delaney, Robert Banziger, Danforth Shattuck, Dorothy Webb, Marcia Ashborne, Robert Lowell, Robert ShumWay, Eileen Cavan- augh, Clark Sillery, Julie Cavan- augh, Albert Morency Janet Nor ton, Helen Thummler, James Mac Broom, Thomas Carmichael, Ber- nice Prillwitz, Virginia Worth, John Fritz, Ruthann Houghton, Charles Jardine, Mildred Wills, George Aspell, Robert Nelson, Margie Carey, Libby Broncato, Valia Marano, Roy Lockhart, Frances Suprenaut, Alyce Thomas, George Ouellette, Shirley Will helm, Donald Taylor, Burton Bee man, Peggy Driscoll, Calvin Hub bard, Nancy Nortirop Robert Riefe, Mary Foley.
 Bud Lowell, Janice Tappin, Judy Bluestone, Russ Curtiss George Warner, Marie Romney Joseph Lister, Bernice Bergen, Frank Mo- Coy, Doris Hughes, Walter Jarvis, Jr., Ruth Whelan, Frances Mur- phy, Eunice Reding, Cleve Bou- langer, Irene Durbin, William Cali gan, Eleanor Cooke, Henry Carl son, Irene Pauloski, Charles Lar gay, Barbara Barbour, Harry Lie beck, Doris Ker, Marjorie Cornell, Byron Hodges, Roselyn Brown, Fred O'Neill, Dorothy Doyle, John Lawlor, Andrew Lawlor, Doris Downs. Gordon Lewis, Marjorie Kissam, Robert Boucher, Shirley Armstrong, Edward Bowen, Vir- ginia Bronson.
 Fred Staudt, Marion Laverdiere. Joseph ProulX, Jean Turnbuil, Ber- nice Schell, Wendell McKenner- ilCyp NldI hC Sduy, DOlOll4N hCL- drick, John Carlson, Gloria Hes pelt, John Lineburgh, Evelyn Cliff ford, H. E. Tekley E. c. Chandler, Gloria Weyand, R. J. Quinn, Jr., Polly Libby, w. B. Lyons, Clyde Garthwait, Jr., Frances Oakes, Richard Wright, Mary Jane Hayes, Robert Schuster, Mabel Bristol, John Breithaupt, Harriet Hull, AL bert Strauss. Anne Wolff, Thomas Flanagan, Jr., Helen Lahey, Harold Slater, Doris DiModugno, Leona Stevens, Robert Williams, Jean Hunter, Richard Northrup, John Coc&son. Dorothy Richards, Irwin Upton, Doris Stevens, Edward Cor rigan, Betty Callahan. Thomas Crean, Kay Leary, Fred Wookey, Polly Wilcox, Ralph Santopietro Lillian Walsh, Clare Jean Bartlett, Robert Ker.
 The Pollyanna class of St. Pauls M. E. Church will hold food sale all day Thursday at the Miller and Peck Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Personal

Miss Mary T. Shell and her niece, Miss Mary Shell Of Oak Hill ave-, nue have returned after spending several days in New York City.
 Miss Mary Bowes Farrell of Elliott avenue had as her guest for the past few days, Miss Janet Jones of West Hartford. Both girls are classmates at Teachers College of Connecticut in New Britain.
 Miss Anne Louise Smith has re- turned to her home on Park road af- ter attending the Older Girls Word Conference of the YMCA for Massa- chusetts and Rhode Island held at Westfield, Mass.
 Miss Flora LeClair of Mount Yer non, N. Y, spent the week at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edmund Lemieux of Grand street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Dial Doings
BY JIM PARKER

Grand Duchess Marie interviewed Clark in the WAT studios recently will be we the People tomorrow night She will make mophone attempt locate the who helped her from the Bohevs Radio Theae negotiating for Norma Sheare and George "A April Mel Allen is for the announcing the Truth and Conqences CBS starting April 13 Dave and his orchestra Betty Jane Rhodes and Hollywood Fisher headline the WAIRBs Tuesday night show Meet the Stars bows in on the local station tomorrow night at Wons should good ddate for Information Please recte almost written being told line from it. Every actor on
 MT District Attorney" sxooer imagine how occasionally the show. Vicd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Winers ill the Friday afternoon session of the Cornell Contract club which closed under the direction of Mrs. John Moriarty were: Mrs. John Corden and Mrs. George LaBonne, 473, Mrs. Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. w. H. Cink, All 1-2; Mrs. James Madigan and Mrs. F. G. Parker, 460 1-2; Mrs. J. Joseph McNellis and Mrs. William Rooney, 460; Mrs. J. P. Ersin and Mrs. Francis OLeary tied with Mrs. Christy Erk and Mrs. AL bert Hummel, 457.
 Top scorers in the final session were: North and Soutll-Bush-W Well den II and East and West: Cink Finnegan, 80 1-2.