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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13
Russian Anniversary

Members OF the United Russian
War Relief committee have en-
gagged the auditorium OF tho Insti-
tute OF Arts for their observance,
June l3. of the Tooth anniversary
OF the victory OF the Russian ma.
tional hero. Alexander Nevsky
over the Germans.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13
Promising Singer

Kelvin ventour. promising young
singer and member OF the Sacred
Heart Choir, has recently com
pieted a successful singing en-
gagement at the Detroit Associa-
ton OF Women's clubs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13

The opening OF Detroit public
summer schools (below college
grade, Is set for Monday. June 20,
for eight weeks ending August p.
Fortv-one schools will be in oper-
aron. Hours are 500 am. to
1890 n. m.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
RECEIVES LETTER
FROM BROTHER
IN SOUTH AFRICA

Mrs. Deb Mullins, of Clint
wood, has just received a letter
from her brother, Pvt. John IL
IRISH, who was in South Africa at
the time the letter was written,
the 18th of May The letter was
received July Is. He writes an
interesting and cheerful letter.
While in Africa he visited Free
town, Capetown and Fort Eliza
beth. He ended the letter by say
ing that he expected to be over
there for two or three years but
that he would have lots of inter-
esting things to tell when he ar
rives home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
Another
Pioneer Citizen
Answers Call

Mrs. Nancy Jane Lane, aged
"a, widow of the late John Lane,
died at her home on Georges
Fork last Thursday and was bur
led in the family graveyard near
by Saturday. Funeral services
were conducted by Professor M.
w. Remines and Elders Asa
Hughes and Casper Lane.
She had been an invalid for
more than 20 years, but died of
no specific disease. Her more
than eighty years of life just
came to a gentle end and she
quietly slipped away among the
shadows.
Mrs. Lane was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Mullins,
pioneer settlers on Lick Fork
creek, where she grew to young
womanhood. In early life she
married John Lane and soon af-
ter they settled just west Of
ClintWood,, where Fred Fletcher
now resides, where they labored
and prospered and reared a size
able family. The aged couple
gave up farming several years
ago, sold their place and later
settled on Georges Fork, where
Mr.. Lane died six years ago.
She is survived by the follow
lowing sons and daughters:
B. NJ. Lane and Mrs. Sarah
Yates of near Clintwood. Mrs.
Laura Willis and Miss Falie
Lane of Georges Fork, Mrs
Cora Branham of Pound, and
Mrs. Edna Turner of Bondtown.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
ELECTIONEERIN SEEN
AS WARTIME NECESSITY

To aid them in electioneering,
congressman, State Legislators
and "bonafide" candidates for
public office will be among the
preferred users" who may ap-
ply for highest extra gas rations
when the new 16-gallon-a-month
rationing comes on July %.
Workers who have to drive be-
tween $50 and 40 miles a month
may apply for B books, while
preferred users government
cars, ambulances, taxis, Con-
gressmen, etc. m ay get c books.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
HE MAKES THE GRADE

J. Morrel Fleming, son Of Jo-
mas Fleming, enlisted in the
army early this week and will
leave Friday for the induction
center, ready to take anything
the Heinies or the little yellow
men can dish out. He was re-
jected by the local draft board
for military service, and his elias
sification kept him also from
any employment except loading
coal.
In Baltimore this week look
ing for employment, he was re-
jected at every place because of
his classification. Finally he APP
piled at the recruiting office and
was rushed through so fast that
he hasn't recovered from the sur
prise yet.
His many friends wish him
good hunting and safe re-
turn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
FISH WASHED ASHORE
BY FLOOD WATERS

Pedestrians along the Pound
River highway from Bealpen to
Pine Creek report that after the
flood waters receded from the
road last week they noticed hun
dreds of small fish of various
species dead along the road.
Flood waters, of course, washed
the small fish, many scarcely
more than one inch long, into
the road and left them stranded
as the waters receded rapidly.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
SON OF ISAAC WILLIS
DIES IN FAR WEST


Tenil Willis, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Willis of Georges
Fork, was accidentally killed re
Gently while working on a log
ging job in the state of Washing
ton. He went to the far west
more than twenty years ago and
had resided there continuously.
He was forty years old and IN
married, His father was called
and went and remained to settle
the young mans estate.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
REVIVAL AT FLEMTNGTOWN

A two-week's revival, which
began Sunday, is now being held
at the Freewill Baptist church
in FIemingtown Services start
at $50 each. evening. Calvin
Hughes, with a truck, starts
from Georges Fork each evening
at o'clock to haul free every
one who may wish to attend the
services. This series of meetings
will continue through the COM
ing week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
SERVICE
DEGREES CALLING
FAMILY HEADS LAST

Draft headquarters this week
specifically directed local boards
today to call up married men
last, taking single war workers
before husbands and fathers.
The local boards were instruct
ed by orders sent out Monday to
fill their quotas in this order:
l. Single men without depend
ents.
2. Single men who do not con-
tribute to the war effort but who
have dependents;
3. Single men with dependents
and who contribute to the war
effort;
4. Married men without child
rem who are not engaged in the
war effort;
S. Married men without child
rem who are engaged in the war
effort;
g. Married men living with
wife and children or children on
ly and woh are not engaged in
any war work;
7. Married men living with
wife and children or children on
ly who are engaged in war work.
To be classed as a married
man a registrant must have been
married before Dec. 8, 1941, and
must be living with his wife or
children.
In granting deferment for oc-
cupational reasons the board
must first decide whether a man
is engaged in an essential activ-
ity and then determine that his
particular job makes him 'nec
cessary man."
Also, the firm in which he is
employed must be fulfilling a
war contract, performing a gov
eminent service or a service nee
cessary to civilian life in support
of the war effort, Or he must be
supplying material for such
firms.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
Miners Win
Decision Before
Labor Board

Organizers of the United Mine
Workers of America, District %,
received a favorable decision on
last Wednesday when the Nation
al Labor Relations Board abolish
ed the Clinchfield Employees
Association. All parties present
at the hearing before the labor
board in Washington, including
of the Cllnch-
field Coal Corporation and GER
tain members of the local UNI.
WA. union, agreed for an cleo
ton to be held at Clinchco on
August Is. On this date employ
ees of the company will vote for
or against the United Mine Work
ers' union.
The Clinchfield Coal Corpora
ton also entered into an agree
ment to pay in full for all lost
time to those employees discharg
ed some several months ago for
union activities, and also agreed
to re-employ these men at the
same job they held when dis
charged. Cecil Hay, well-known
county citizen, who had been
discharged, it was alleged, for
helping union officials with their
organizing efforts, drew back pay
for more than one thousand dol
lars. Arthur Terry, another dis
charged employee, received more
than six hundred dollars. Ten or
more workers were reinstated on
the company payroll.
Representatives of the United
Mine Workers have been busy
for the past several months en-
rolling Clinchfield employees on
the roster. Lee Burke has been
in charge of union activities and
has been assisted by DIV. Haw-
kins. Talt Viers, Paris Mullins,
Tandy and Elva Rose, Cecil Hay
Moscow Rose, A. r. Singleton, c.
P. Mullins and others.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16

Mrs. Emma Flanagan enter
tanned the Ann French Circle of
the Methodist Missionary Socie-
ty at her home Thursday even
ing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16
While We
Sleep
(Contributed)

"As a nation, Americans
haven't been fighting this war
not by a long shot," says a mag
azine article "A comparative
handful of boys and officers have
been fighting bravely and Gag
erly. But at home the fighting
hasn't even begun. Most of Am
erica is earning big money, eat
ing we'll, rolling up new betting
records at the horse races, dash
ing around the country on rub
Der that is absolutely fireplace
able The only battle the
U. S. citizens have won so far
is the battle of the newspaper
headlines Meanwhile the AK
is pushes in, rings us with steel,
accumulates real bases all over
the world"
That is pretty tough state
ment. but the facts certainly bear
it out. The incredible optimism
concerning the war that still
seems to prevail in some quart
ers is not shared by real mill
tary men. AS General Somervell,
the army's chief of supply, said
in a 4th of July speech at De-
troit, the United Nations have
taken terrific shellacking in
every corner of the world. And
most of us, he added, have no
idea of the magnitude and diff
Guilty of the job that lies ahead.
The hard truth is that Hitler and
his brother dictators have done
more to change the map Of the
world than any conQuerors in
modern history.
The Russians showed great
Valor in the defense of SevastO-
pol. They were hopelessly out
numbered in both men and equip
ment, and after the first few
days the Luftwaffe had complete
command of the skies. The Red
army made the Germans pay ire
mendously for their victory and
according to the Moscow account
Sevastopol was left pile of use
less ruins. But Sevastopol was a
vital position and its loss is ex-
tremely important. Now Ger
many can release many battle
trained soldiers Tor service else
where. Sevastopol is key point
in Hitlers drive to seize the OH
resources of the Caucasus, and to
shatter the U. S. supply line lo
Russia. That is why the German
commanders figured it must be
taken, no matter how great the
cost of German dog1meat.
At this time, it is Impossible
to explain the British defeaI. III
Turn to page three)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16

Little Miss Virginia Wiggles-
worth has returned to her home
at Pound after a weeks stay with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Poore.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-16

Elder Ebert Stevens, of Nealy
Ridge, was seeing friends here
today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Most to Pay Less, Few Pay
More Under New Plan;
Reasons Cited.

(Note-This is the second in a
series of articles on the new one
: meter electric setup. A third will
appear next week.
Residential customers of the city's
light department who will soon be
billed under the one-meter rate are
probably wondering just how the sched-
ule will affect them.
Also concerned are the consumers of
commercial lighting, cooking and
heating, and power current, but their
positions are more complicated and do
not concern the general public, so will
not be considered here.
Each can figure out his approximate
bill from rates printed in an adjoining
column, or can have it computed by
the superintendent of the water and
light department, Paul Buccowich, Jr.,
who has indicated his willingness to
discuss the new setup with anyone
desiring information.
Families who have only light meter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
REGISTRATION
GROUPS READY
Ely, Tower, Embarrass Will
Act as Headquarters for
Third Sign-Up.

Registration headquarters and workers
for the local district who will conduct
the third selective service registration
have been announced. All men between
the ages of 20 and A years who have
not previously registered will be signed
up on the afternoons of Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. IA and Is, and all day
Monday, Feb Is.
Cities for the registration and workers
follow:
ELY-City Hall, A. o. Knutson, chief
registrar, E. C. Bolitho, w. j. Kayute,
George Muhvich, Emil A. Norby, Will
liam Nyberg, Michael Rom, Frank
Schweiger, JOS. Sever, Jr., John SOM
rock, Theodore Sandstrom.
TOWER-City hall. Miss Rose Stef-
anich, chief registrar, John Haas, Elmer
Pearson, C. c. Winchell, Merritt Helm,
Grace Pratt
EMBARRASS- School district No. 70
building. Isaac Tampa, Jr, chief regis
trar, Mrs. Kathryn Kangas, Thomas
Donovan, Jalmer Salmela.
Supervision of the registration and
of supplies is being con-
Quoted by the local draft board.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
SELECTEES LEAVE
ELY FOR SERVICE.

The latest group of selectees to be
indicted into army service from the
local district left here Monday for
Fort Smelling.
Two, Frank Lawrence Novak and Joe
John Mikolich, Ely, were volunteers:
John Matt Bobence, Anthony Joseph
Lobe, and Frank Louis Mavetz, Ely,
and Robert Eichorst, Altura, Mimi,
registered under the second draft.
Others from this city include Hjalmer
Lundein, John Thomas Pecharich,
Bruno Otto Herman Kauppi, John
Francis Mahady, Edward Lawrence
Hoppa, Laurie August Salo, Steve John
Marn, Anton John Zupec, Edward Lee
Marolt, Frank John Roman, Frank
Henry Krnichar, Arnie William Wirta,
Vincent Charles Hren.
Also leaving were Ernest Edgar Ny
quist, Soudan, and Walter Konst Mar
tilla, Tower.
Mikolich replaced Rudolph John
GInsek, who was deferred until the
next call. The largest crowd yet wes
on hand to give the group a sendoff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

Regulations under which Ely's new
police civil service commission will
operate are outlined below, as taken
from Mason's Minnesota Statutes.
In brief, the commission will be in
direct charge of employment, suspen-
sion, and discharge of all officers,
powers formerly vested in the mayor,
while the mayor and council still re-
tain the authority to fix the number
of officers and to determine the de-
partment's appropriation.
All commissioners are named by the
mayor and must have approval of a
majority of the council.
First members of the commission
serve for one, two and three years,
respectively, with the one-year ap-
pointee being president. Hereafter one
new member is named yearly for three
years, and each commission member
shall serve as president during the
last year of his term. Members can
not hold any other political Office, nor
be employed by any political subdiv-
ision or public corporation.
The commission shall meet irnme-
diately after its appointment and
thereafter on the first Monday in
February each year at which said
meetings it shall select from it's men,
bers secretary.
The commission shall fix the times
of its meetings, and adopt, amend, and
alter rules for its procedure.
It's members serve without pay, but
the secretary may be allowed salary
not exceeding 500 per year.
The commission shall have absolute
control and supervision over the en-
ployment, promotion, discharge, and
suspension of all officers
The commission, Immediately after
it's organization, shall grade and class
ify all of said employees of the police
department +. and shall prepare a
service register in which shall be
entered, in their classes, the names,
ages, compensation, period of past en-
ployment, and such other facts with
reference to each employe as the COM
mission may deem useful.
The commission shall make a second
register known as the application reg
lister in which shall be entered names
and addresses in the order of their
date of application of all applicants
for examination and the Office or
employment they seek.
Can opinion of the attorney general
declares that the only powers of the
police commission are in connection
with employment, promotion, discharge,
suspension of employees, while the
general powers of control and super
vision remain with the city governing
body. The commission has the ex-
elusive power to discharge the chief
of police.
CThe mayor and city council have
the power to determine the number
of officers and fix the police depart
ment's appropriation, but the COM
mission shall determine which officer
or .employe shall be discharged to
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
$4,000 $134.7O

Homestead owners will receive an
$40 reduction from the 1912 amount.
They received 1888 last year.
Real estate and personal property
taxes to be collected in the city of
Ely this year average $13228 for each
of its 1886 residents, but that is
s1,l8 less than last years $13346 for
each resident. A total of $789, 1876 will
be collected in 1912, and $796, 228.24
was collected last year. These amounts,
which are minus homestead reductions,
include taxes for all political divisions,
the school district, the city, the county,
and the state. Figures were compiled
by the county auditor.
Most of these amounts are raised
from mineral property, whose Value
tons far exceed those of non-mineral
property.
Homestead reductions in the city will
total $2,21282 this year, and were
s2,063.14 rast year, according to the
county auditors computations.
Property valuations for the school
district upon which this years taxes
are based are up slightly, about $12,-
600, while the city's valuations are
$4,000 higher.
Monies and credits show the biggest
increase, about $4,000 In addition to
the real estate and personal property
taxes, there is $500 per $1,000 levied
against monies and credits which will
raise $1,48512 this year. This tax be-
came due Jan. l, and is delinquent
March l.
This revenue is divided equally be-
tween the city, the school district, and
the state, each getting one third.
Mineral valuations on which this
years taxes are based show a net
increase of $16,569, even though there
was decrease of $164,609 in the val
uation of stockpile ore, according to
figures secured by Fred James, city
assessor The recorded shipping of
early last year caused the reduction in
stockpile valuations
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
One-Meter Rate Concerns
Every Residential User

and they are by far the majority, will
pay less under the one-meter rate thai;
under the present one, providing that
they use enough current to equal the
minimum rate of rs cents. During De-
cenlber all but $40 per cent of the con-
Sumers did.
If such consumers use at least Is
kilowatts of current, they win save,
paying rs cents net on SIS cent rate
for the first 40 kilowatts, while under
the present rate they would have paid
81 cents for the same amount of cur
rent
All over Is kilowatts will cost them
less (see one-meter schedule and re-
call that the present rate is 6 cents
for the first 200 kilowatts, cents for
the third, 100, and 4 cents for all
over).
Consider for example, a customer
using on the average, 1873 kilowatts of
cooking and heating current and 35
of light current. Under the new rate
this customer Can actual case taken
from the departments books will pay
$3.50 for 1853 kilowattS of current. Under
the present rates he paid $3.50, $3.44
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
INCOME TAX
N AN COMING
Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue Will be in City
Feb. 10 to FL.

For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file Federal In
come Tax Returns, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue will be at the
City Hall in this city on February 10
to 81 to assist taxpayers in preparing
their returns. No Charge Will Be Made
For This Service.
The matter of filing your Income
Tax Return should be given immedi-
ate attention, in order to avoid penalty
and interest.
You are required to file a return if
your gross income is $3.50 or over and
you are single Cor married and not
living with husband or wife,, or if you
are married and living with husband or
wife and your gross income is $500
or over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Property Owners Get Cut in Taxes
Reduction In State and
School Rates Total
$3.50 Per $1,000.

Ely property owners will pay $1.60
less taxes this year than last on each
$1,000 of real estate and personal
property valuations.
The rate for taxes to be collected this
year is $l34.7O for each $1,000 in valu-
atoms, while last year it was $4,000.
Reasons for the decrease are the 81
per $1,000 cut in the state rate, and
the so cent decrease in the rate for
school district No. IL.
A comparison of the rates for real
estate and personal property taxes
collected last year and to be collected
this year for each $1,000 in valua-
lions follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
INDOOR
BAND CONCERT

Familiar music will be on the pro-
Gram for the last indoor band con-
cert by the Ely Municipal Band at
the Community Center on Sunday
evening, February Is.
The program will be MADE up OF
music familiar to the listeners dating
from 1917 to 1912. Request numbers
of nopular music also will be played.
The program is being arranged by
Director Di Nino.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
POLIO FUND WILL
SET NEW RECORD.

Ely's infantile paralysis fund totaled
$555.84 yesterday, to set new record,
Chairman John Smrekar, announced.
Last years receipts were $4341.
Organizations or persons who have
not returned their march of dimes"
cards can still do so, Smrekar states.
They may be left Mt The Miner Office.
Fifty per cent of the net proceeds,
expected to go over $500. are retained
by the Northern st. Louis county chap
ter for use there, while a like amount
goes to the National Foundation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Joseph J. KOUach is
Called to Army Service

Joseph j. Kovach, second ieuten-
ant in the army reserve corps, has been
called into active service, and re-
ported for duty at Fort Smelling Fri
day. He has been sent to Fort Joseph
T. Robinson, Little Rock, Ark.
Kovach had taken much CMTC
work, and completed course in Off
GERS training. He was employed by
the Oliver Iron Mining company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Auto is Removed From
Bottom of ShagalDd Lake.

An auto in which Oscar Polyner and
Reuben johnson were riding broke
through the ice on Shagawa lake in
an area from which ice had recently
been removed and sank in IA feet of
water. The spot was hidden under a
10-inch fall of snow.
The car was taken out Saturday,
after being hoisted from the lake bot
tom.
The snowfall set record for the
winter, and put the city and Fourth
districts snow plows into operation for
the first time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

ERNEST w. HANSON was named
vice president of the Veteran En-
ployes association, composed of long
term employees of the Duluth, Missabe
& Iron Range railroad, at its annual
banquet in Hotel Duluth Saturday
night.
Mr.. Hanson has just completed a
years term as director, and has been
member of the association for five
years. Mrs. Hanson attended the
banquet with him.
Association president is Thomas
Mungovan, Duluth. Principal speaker
was C. E. Carlson, president of the
railroad A total of 1,400 veteran en-
ployes and their wives were present.