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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
ELY'S QUOTA
SET AT $500
City Asked to Raise Amount
In War Relief Drive of
Red Cross Chapter.

Ely has been asked to raise $500 as
its quota of the Red Gross budget
for relief of civilians in the newest
theatre of the European war, accord
ingto word received here by B. o.
Strachan, chairman of the Ely branch.
Contributions may be left at the First
National Bank, The Ely Miner, or with
Mrs. Owen w. Parker, treasurer of the
local branch.
c. F. Cox, executive secretary of the
Duluth chapter of which the Ely
branch is unit, urged the community
to mobilize its entire leadership to back
the drive for funds. Mr.. CoX's COM
munication follows:
With the invasion of Holland, Bel
GUM and Luxembourg, the war has
entered a phase which will at once
bring widespread suffering to millions
of helpless men, women and children.
In order to inaugurate widespread
relief measures, the American Red Cross
is launching campaign for minimum
war relief fund of ten million dollars
Your branch minimum quota is eight
hundred dollars"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
ALUMNI May
attend PROM
Invited to College Dance on
Friday Night; Decorations
Feature Ship Scene.

Alumni of the Ely Junior College are
extended blanket invitation to at
tend the annual prom Friday evening,
according to Siglud F. Olson, college
dean. The invitation includes any for
mer student.
Memorial high school juniors and
seniors will be guests of the college.
Each college student may invite one
couple.
Work of decorating Washington
auditorium for the occasion, a high
light of the school social events, has
been carried on all week. A nautical
theme is being used. Students and
their guests will dance under a blue
sky with a horizon of deep purple
studded with stars. The band shell will
represent the deck of a ship. Tiny
Spechtis orchestra will provide music.
The dance will open with the grand
march at 9 p. m. to the music of
Anchors Away.
Committees in charge Of the dance
follow: Decorations, Shirley Barch and
Dale Hastings, co-chairmen, Joe Senta,
Dorothy Stonich, Peggy McMahan,
Robert Mann, Eleat1or Gustafson;
dance programs, Rosemary Murn, chair
man, Gloria HusSey, Mabel Lampi,
Evelyn Thompson, Helen Stonich; in
vitations, Lois Childers, chairman,
Mary Eckert, Charles Laajala; pub
icity, Agnes Alar, chairman, Florence
Novak, Albert Kure, Stanley Senta;
Joe Novak, chairman, Matt Mayerle,
Robert KapSch, John Lassi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Decorate Windows With
Fire Resisting Paper

State law prohibits using anything
but fire resisting paper in decorating
store windows or places of public as
sembly, I. j. Erickson, Duluth, deputy
state fire marshal, warned when making
his annual inspection of the city last
week.
The use of crepe Taper in trimming
store windows will be strictly pro-
hibited, Erickson said, and he named
taverns as the main offenders Fire
resisting paper is easily obtainsble and
it eliminates any fire hazard, he said
Erickson was accompanied on his
inspection trip by Chief I. G. Cox of
the local fire department.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Percentage of Decrease Second
Smallest on Range; School
Levy Cut $11, 400.

Ely's percentage of loss in population
during the past decade is the second
smallest for ten communities on the
range for which preliminary figures
have been completed Only Bull has
smaller figure in the loss column, its
percentage of decrease being 2.6, while
Ely's is 80.
Chisholm shows the largest percen-
tage of loss, IL, while Nashwauk is
next with 10, and Eveleth is third with
90. Gilbert had 8.8 per cent and BIZ
wabik 63
Grand Rapids showed gain of 81
per cent, Mountain Iron 10 per cent,
and Aurora 43 per cent, the only COM
munities to increase in population.
The decrease in population will mean
that the maximum amounts that can
be levied for school districts and in
cities that are on a per capita basis
will also be decreased
Ely's loss of 100 persons on the
basis of the preliminary report, which
is subject to correction, will mean that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
POSTPONE FIRE
EXPERTS VISIT
Inspection of City for Fire
Hazards to be Delayed
Until Midsummer.

The inspection of the business dis
trict by agents of the State Fire Pre-
vention association has been postponed
until midsummer according to George
Somero, who with John Buccowich,
president of the Ely Commercial club,
have been handling arrangements for
the visit.
The fire prevention experts of the
association were scheduled to come here
Thursday, May "a, but the inspection
was cancelled because of the governors
luncheon here the first of June and
many other activities that will take
place about the same time
The inspection will be conducted at
later date, Somero said, and negotia-
tons are now in progress with Elwood
G.. Harper, Minneapolis, secretary of
the association, to select one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Flu Business Firms
Change Locations.

Several changes of location were made
by Ely business firms this week. John
A. Kangas, watch repairman, is now
located at 204 East Sheridan street in
the Slogan Super Service building. P.
T. Burns, who had barber shop at
the site now occupied by Kangas, has
moved into the Lindblad building at
AZ East Sheridan. The Berglund Radio
Service operated by Clifford Berglund,
has moved to First Avenue east op-
posite the Forest hotel The Quality
Cleaners, operated by Tony Klun, Jr.,
is now located at 1873 North Central
avenue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Christian Endeauor
Group to Hold Spring
Meet Here Saturday
Ely Society Host to Range
Association at Conclave
in Local Church.
BANQUET IN EVENING
The Rev. Marshall Olson
Eveleth, Will Address
Banquet Session.

The Range Christian Endeavor asSo-
citation will hold its annual spring con-
ference in the First Presbyterian church
here Saturday with the local society as
host
The conference will open with regis
tration at 10 a. m. and will close with
a banquet in the evening. Banquet
speaker will be the Rev. Marshall Oh
son, Eveleth. About $50 delegates and
pastors are expected.
From 1915 to 1890 o'clock in the
morning worship period will be con-
Quoted by the host church, with Wayne
Bolitho, president of the Ely Chris
tian Endeavor, in charge. Following
the service eight conference classes will
be held until noon.
A luncheon will be served during the
noon hour, and business session,
which will include the election of new
officers, will be conducted.
The afternoon session will open at
las o'clock with worship period con-
Quoted by the Tower Christian En-
deavor under the supervision of the
Rev. Dean Carlson, pastor of the Tower
church. At o'clock conference classes
will be continued for an hour, and at
3 o'clock a model Christian Endeavor
meeting will be demonstrated by the
Rev. Ernest Loft, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Virginia.
A recreational hour will start at $50
o'clock, and the group will convene
again at O'Clock for the banquet
Bolitho will act as POSTMASTER.
Range communities expected to send
delegates include Grand Rapids, Bovey,
Coleraine, Keewatin, Gilbert, Mountain
Iron, Hibbing, Eveleth, Tower, Efie,
Big Fork, Virginia and Calumet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
SEEK BIDS ON
OIL and Tires
To be Opened in Duluth for
Fourth District Tuesday,
Smrekar Announces.

Bids on lubricating oil, tires, and
tubes for the Fourth commissioner
district will be opened in the office of
the county auditor in Duluth next
Tuesday, according to an announce
ment by JOHN Smrekar, purchasing
agent for the district. Bid sheets may
be obtained from the local county
office.
The Phillips Petroleum company,
Duluth, has been awarded the gasoline
contract on bid of .12977 cents per
gallon delivered anywhere in the dis
trict. This is the standard prlce for
gasoline paid by the county IN Duluth,
Snrekar said and is the first time that
Ely has received it.
The Rothman Garage will deliver the
gas in Ely, Theodore Isaacson in Tower,
G. A. Gustafson of Embarrass in Cook,
and John j. johnson and Son of Orr in
Buyck.
Standard Oil company, Duluth, was
given the contract for diesel fuel on
bid Of 1873 cents per gallon in Ely,
.131 cents in Tower, 1872 in Cook, and
.134 in Buyck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Suomi Synod Congregation
Plans Dedicatory Services
Ceremonies Set for May 81,
June and 2; President
of Synod Coming.

The new edifice of the Suomi SYNOD
congregation will be dedicated a.
three-day ceremonies starting Friday
May 81, and ending Sunday, June 2
Invitations have been extended Finnish
Lutheran congregations in northern
Minnesota and officials of the synod
to take part.
Dr.. A. Haapanen of Hancock, Mich.
president of the Suomi Synod, will be
present and will be the main speaker
at the dedicatory banquet to be served
Saturday evening, June l.
Plans are being formulated to en-
terrain 200 visitors. A general COM
mittee composed of Andrew Saari, Mrs
Gust A. Maxi, and the Rev. Douglas
Ollila, pastor of the local church, is
in charge of the affair.
A Finnish service on Friday evening
starting at 730 o'clock will open the
three-day event. 1t will be in charge
of the Rev. A. Tamminen, former
pastor of the Ely church and now at
Mass, Michigan
A banquet, to be served in the Com
nunity Center cafeteria, will mark the
second evening. 1t is being sponsored
by the Lutheran Guild, with a COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Arthur For
selius, Miss Helia Koski, and Mrs. Ida
Erickson in charge. An entertainment
program is being arranged, and various
members of the congregation will be
called upon TO speak.
The dedicatory service will take place
Sunday morning starting at 10 o'clock,
with DR.. Haapanen in charge He will
be assisted by visiting pastors. Mrs.
Ilmi Riikola will act as soloist. A jul
bilee sermon will be preached by the
Rev. A. Kononen, Floodwood, MINI.
In the afternoon a program will be
presented at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Mr.. Oh
lila in charge. There will be special
music and Mrs. Charles LaSsey and
Mrs. Oscar Hakk will sing.
AT both noon and in the evening
lunch will be served in the church par
lors by members of the ladies aid. The
choir, under the direction of Mrs. Floyd
Dunstan and with Miss Irma Kivipelto
at the organ, will present special music
at all the services.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
School, City Officials
to Submit Evidence to
Interim Board, June p
Chairman Miller Sets June
1926 for Commissions
Visit to Range.
WILL ACCEPT BRIEFS
Interim Group Will Arrive
Saturday and Spend
Weekend Here.

Independent school district No. II has
been invited to submit pertinent facts
to the iron ore interim commission at
its hearing here Saturday, June %, ac-
cording to a communication from Fred
erick j. Miller, commission chairman,
read at the board meeting, Monday
evening.
The complete itinerary for the COM
missions visit to the range, June 10 to
26, has been announced by Senator
Miller. The city of Ely and common
school district No. of Tower will be
included in the hearing here. They
will be given an opportunity to pre-
sent evidence to commission members,
it is believed, although the city has
not been formally notified to this ef-
feet.
Mining companies will also be per-
mitted to offer evidence, the state
senator from Little Falls wrote, and
both sides will be allowed to "elicit in
formation" from the others witnesses
ito bring out all the facts"
1--WE will also accept written briefs"
he continued the original must
bear the admission of service of a copy
of it upon the adverse party.
ON or before August Is either side
may file reply brief with the COM
mission on the same conditions"
Information is being solicited, he said
that will aid us in solving the prob
lens which the legislature directed US
to study
The board directed Peter Moscatelli.
school attorney, to secure information
as to what type of data was desired.
The commission will come to Ely
late Saturday, June %, for dinner at
BURNSIDE lodge, after which a hear
ing will be conducted in the council
chamber of the city hall. The group
will spend Sunday at the lodge and will
inspect mines at Ely.
The inspection of mines here, at Vir-
ginia and Eveleth will continue Monday
morning. The commission will inaug-
urate its investigation on the Guyana
range and will complete it at Duluth.
Representatives of the Range Civic as
ISOLATION are expected to be present
at all meetings to offer data to be
considered by the commission.
The complete itinerary for the COM
missions visit is as follows:
Wednesday, June 19-Afternoon on
the Guyana Range Arrive at Grand
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Ely Belou Other Cities
In Population Decrease

the maximum budget for school district
No. IL will be cut by Sill 400. The per
capita levy for school districts is $50
Eveleth's decrease in population of
632 persons will mean loss of $44,24O
to the city and $37 800 to the school, the
Eveleth Clarion reports. Mayor Ed
Wheelecor of Chisholm stated that his
city will sustain a loss of $4,000 be-
cause of the 1872 decrease in population.
The city of Ely is on millage basis
so is not affected by the change in
population. Completion of the school
district census is expected by the last
of this week
A comparison of the 1880 and 1910
census, the gain or loss in population,
and the percentage of gain or loss for
the ten range cities for which figures
are available follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
SCHOOL PLANS
work EXHIBIT
Industrial, Home Ec., Fine Arts
Departments to Display
Work, May %.

The annual spring exhibit of the in
duStrial, home economics and fine arts
departments of Memorial high schoo
will be staged Thursday, May %, in
the gymnasium People Of the COM
munity are invited to view the ex-
hibits, which will be open in the morn
ing, afternoon and evening.
A style show sponsored by the home
economics department will feature the
evening show, to start at 7 o'clock.
Using the theme, "a Tour With Time u
the program will include introduction;
babyhood, children's garments; tap
dance, grade one; school days, needle
and thread, seventh and eighth grades;
in between days, freshmen girls; play
let, Pleasant Dreams, style show;
finale, seventh to twelfth grades.
The show and home economics ex-
hibitS are in charge of Misses Vienna
Somero, Evelyn Arko, Luella Erickson
and Marion Kraker. Miss Frances L.
Stokes and the various school teachers
are preparing the art exhibit. Arrang-
ing the industrial building exhibits are
Tom Murn and Fred Handberg, wood
work, and Steve Smrekar, sheetmetal.
High school and Junior College stu
dents of the fine arts department will
use as the theme of their display THE
Theory and Practice of Art" 1t will
include original sketches of Ely as seen
from the Memorial high windows and
original still life compositions.
Art work Of grades one to eight to
be exhibited, follows: Mexico, free
hand drawings in crayon and cut
paper; autumn problems, applying color
harmonies; winter problems, applying
central balance designs and poster
theory; color theory, charts based on
motifs from nature; miscellaneous
grade problems, applying figure and
animal drawing; miscellaneous Junior
high school, water color, crayon, and
studies of plant forms: integrated art
projects; exhibit of Albin TanerlS
studies from the Academy of Fine Arts,
Chicago.
Items to be displayed in the indus
trial department follow:
woodwork, 7th, 9th and 9th grades,
dressers, chairs, kitchen tables, cabinets
footStoolS, dressing tables.
Leather work, 7th grade, bookmarkS
coin purses, key cases.
Handicraft, boys, and girls club
classes, miniature chests, postcard al
huns Tables fOotStOOlS duck decOvs
corner shelves, book shelves.
Benchmetal work, 7th grade, basket
ball baskets, end tables, table lamps,
hose reels, floor lamps, sleds, flower pot
stands, hammers.
Electrical work, 9Th grade, motors,
buzzers, panel on bell wiring.
Sheetmetal work, 9th and 9th grades,
pals and minnow traps, Sani-
tary pals, dust pans, tobaccod boxes,
bread boxes, first aid kits, utility
cabinets, pipe "T'', tunnels, scoops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Finds Jobs for Six
ELyites During April.

The Ely office of the state employ
ment service placed six persons, three
women and three men, in private en-
ployment during the month Of April,
according to information received from
the district office at Virginia.
For the first four months of the
year the local Office handled 81 new ap-
plcationS and ITO renewals. For the
entire district, which includes Virginia,
Ely, Grand Rapids, International Falls,
and Hibbing, there were Ito new
applications and 1900 renewals.
For the first quarter of the year
there were III persons placed in private
employment throughout the district
and for April there were SO, % of them
women.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
Dog Tax to be Collected
Here Starting Friday.

officers of the Ely police department
will start the collection of delinquent
dag tax, Friday, according to Chief
Douglas Nankervis The tax became
due the first of May.
The tax on male animals is 1928 and
on females $5.25. So far only COM
paratively few persons have paid the
taxes this year. It falls to the police
department to see that the tax is paid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
JAYSEE PROM FRIDAY.

The juniors and seniors of Memorial
high school have been invited to the
annual Junior College prom to be held
Friday night in the Washington audi
torium. Decorations follow a nautical
theme. Tiny Specht and his orchestra
will provide music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16
SCHEDULE DANCES.

SCHEDULE DANCES.
The Pep club of Memorial high school
will hold its annual dance on Friday,
May "a, and on Wednesday, May 20,
the Girls Athletic association will hold
it's dance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16

VISITOR FROM DULUTH.
David Alar of Duluth was an Ely
visitor on Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-16

Continued on Last Page)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-30
Junior College Casers To
Open Season Thurs. Mite
ArabsP Play
Trinidad Five
In Opener

Ell Centre junior college
varsity basketball team opens
its 194O-41 season Thursday
night against a Trinidad jun
ior college squad from Colo
RADIO which has not won a game
on its current tour of Arizona and
California.
The Arab quintet, with its best
team since 1888, therefore, was rated
an even bet against the barnstorm-
ing basketeers from Trinidad
Coach Bill Maxwell, junior college
mentor. returned to Ell Centro Mon
day to resume practice sessions be-
fore Thursday nights encounter
Maxwell will start Payne and San
dez at forwards, Fox at center ano
Radcliffe and Morgan at guards
Thursday night.
The record of Trinidad in its
tour of the far west was not an in
dication the Coloradoans have a
poor team because the transformers
have met some of the best junior
college teams on the coast, Long
Beach, Riverside and Ventura.
Thursday nights game will start
at o'clock and will be preceded by
a game between Yuma and FL Gen.
tro high schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-30

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80. (UP)-
The Chicago Bears, champions of
the national professional league.
playing before an overflow crowd
of over 1880, battered a picked
squad of National league all-stars,
28-l4 yesterday to post the third
defeat for an all-star team in the
charity series.
. Sparked by the aerial combination
of Sammy Baugh and Don Hutson,
the All-Stars fought to a 14-14 tie
at the half but the Bears. led by
Sid Lucknlan rame back to pound
out two touchtowns in the second
half.
. The Bears ripped off a touch
down in the first few minutes of
the game, when Luekman passed
20 yards to End Dick Plasman, who
lateraled to Hampton Pool, who
raced over for the score.
Ted Livingston shared Bob Sny-
der's bobbled pass on the 10 and
loped across the goal for the ALL
Stars first score But then Luck
man threw a long pass to Harry
Clark for 63-yard scoring play to
send the Bears ahead again. Baugh
and Hutson combined TO pass the
Au-Stars down to the Bears four
yard line and then Baugh flipped
a bulls-eye TO End Don Looney to
knot the score at the half.
Plasman intercepted a Baugh pass
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-30

brought his squad in from its des-
ert retreat yesterday with but one
casualty from the week of hard
practice there. Quarterback Roy
Petsch, suffering from an injured
back, worked out lightly today, and
Jones said he hoped to start him
Wednesday, completing the power
house backfield, since triple threat
star Herman Rohrig was recovering
from a mild influenza attack.
Stanford, on the other hand, was
having its woes in addition to threat
of rain which might deaden the
effect of its lightning offensive.
Coach Clark Shaugnessy worked
long and hard with third-string
fullback Rod Parker in order to
fill the gap created behind big Norm
Standlee when Milt Vucinish went
to the sidelines with a wrenched
knee.
Parker. senior who played but
30 minutes this season, is almost
sure to see action on the reverse
shy Indian squad, because Standlee
still favors twisted ankle which
placed h m on crutcheS several
weeks ago
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-30
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Dec. go. UPJ-
Trading was fair. Lettuce was in
light supply account rain and
prices sharply higher.
Celery: Imperial lugs $1.50-2.00.
Lettuce: Imperial Wy As 200
$50: 5s 1.65-1.75; Yuma as 2.25-
$50; Guadalupe and Santa Maria
As 1.50-1.75: local 50-1.00 crate.
Peas: San Diego poles 12-13c;
bush 9-1Ohc: San Joaquin pole IL
12c; coachella China 45-48c.
Squash: white summer local and
San Diego 1.5O-2.00; Imperial Val
ley 2.00-2.25; Italian 50-75c; I'm
periaI 75c; yellow erookneek l50-
LIS: banana IL c: Hubbard ! y {.
Tangerines. Dancys Imperial 4ci
Coachella Wy &c; sweet Algerians
Imperial fey &c.
Tomatoes: INLAND asd Westmor-
land 9-tops 1.75-2.00; 12s 1.75-200;
l6s 1.25-1.50: POS 90-1.00; stones 10
cal and San Diego Jugs 6x6s TO
100: Pismo Stops LIS; 12s 160-
1.65: 16s 1.25: Mexico trippesd 1Oc;
stems santa Barbara and San Die
20 flats 2-Iayer 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-30
BENCHW WARM|NG
bv Burdette Kinne
--Post-Pren Sports Editor
--posi-Press Sports Editor

be used, with attendants on the
sidelines keeping the two extras
d.y until needed. thus preventing
the loss of time through towelling
of one lone ball by the umpire
6-To prevent intentional out-of-
bound boots on the Kickoff, the
ball should be brought to play on
the kicker's 40-yard line instead
of the 35. Also an earthen tee
should be used to assure better kick
off returns.
IA uniform system of number
ing should be adopted fofr all play
ers. so til a t officials, spectators
and writers would recognize i'm
mediately from the number the
players natural position.
2-The ball may be handed in
an direction behind the line of
Scrimmage. instead of merely back
wards. but in this hand-to-hand
exchange, if men on the line of
scrimmage take the ball they must
be facing their own goal line when
they do so.
"a line of different color should
be placed three yards outside the
side and end lines to prevent coach
es. subs, photographers, etc. from
interfering with the vision of Of
ficials, fans. reporters, etc.
Meanwhile it was reported with
out confirmation that Paul Brown
of Massilon (Ohio) high school had
clinched the coaching job
at Ohio State, and that Tuss Nc
of Brown had the inside
track for Dartmouth. Six other
posts remained to be filled at Mar
quette, Tulsa, Colorado. Washington
and jefferson. Maine and MaSsa-