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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Record Number to Leave for Army Induction
43 Men Included in Next
Contingent Called Up
For Service.

The local draft district will send out
its largest single group for induction
since the selective service act went
into operation.
Forty three men, 26 natives Of Ely,
will be included in the next contingent
called up for service. Added to the
IL indicted earlier in the month,
the total for March is 81, Ely providing
SO of this number.
Largest previous number for one
month was %, II from Ely, in June,
1941.
Two Ely brothers are included in the
next group. They are Audrey Earl
Goard and Darcy Clyde Goard. -Four
others are volunteers and two are
drafted from the second group of
registrants. One selectee from Little
Falls and another from Donnelly are
former CCC enrollees who registered
in the local district.
Pre-induction physical examinations
have been abolished, and selectees viii
be indicted Immediately and given
the examination afterwards. If the
situation warrants Today furloughs
will be given inductees who must
return home to wind up business
affairs.
Draft order numbers. names, and
addresses of the group follow:
" 318-Fred Valentine Roman, Ely.
v 1497-Emil Edward Kyro. Ely.
v 1672-Anthony Joseph Kun, Ely.
v 1690-Ralph william Niemi, Ely.
400-Jack Werner Jacobson, Bovey.
464-Albert John Harri, Ely.
489-Oscar w. Nyberg, Soudan-
535Stephen Lund, Ely.
575-Frank Tanko, Soudan.
60S-ArnOld T. Holmes, Fife.
6S1-Wayne E. Hampton, Soudan-
709-Tony A. Zavodnik, Soudan.
7A-Frank M. Mayerla, Ely.
74-Axel Mattila, F1orenton.
47-Albert G. Ramquist, Ely.
765-JOhn L. Malensek, Soudan.
772-JOhn Martin Vessel, Soudan.
7S4-Ernest w. Hill Embarrass.
790-Reino Rankila, Tower.
795-Arvo Gust Hill. Ely.
796-Leonard III. MattsOn. Cleveland
79S-William B. Murphy, Mpls.
800-Frank Sikala, Ely.
803-Eino Alexander Maxi, Ely.
8A-Joe Frank Mosnik, Ely.
S30-Cari John Warts Embarrass.
S39-Anton Alois Mrace, Ely.
358-Rudolph j. Glinsek, Ely.
S60-Mathew Nj. Grahek, Ely.
S S60-Mathew A. Thaisen, Ely.
872-Audrey Earl Goard. Ely.
878-Fred VIM. Gustafson, Ely.
S8S-William Walter Salo, Ely.
S99-Petef Lekatz, Ely.
90O-Walter LeDoux, Little Falls.
9O9-Darcey Clyde Goard, Ely.
919-Hug0 Ludwig Dyhr, Ely.
930-John Pyhala, EmbarrasS
s 931-LeRoy L Reynolds, Donnelly.
932-AlOlph Waisanen Jr, Embarrass
SS3-Leonard r. Pylka. Embarrass
940-Arvid Jorn Hill, Ely.
945-WilIiam A. Saari, Ely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
SERIAL NUMBERS
The complete list of reg
istrants' serial numbers is
printed on page six.

assumed that the above number is
accurately recorded.
Three numbers, all higher than the
tbs for the local district, were drawn
before AL was selected.
The two Ely men who had serial
numbers nearest to the Embarrass
mans were George Abraham Hill, 439,
and Oscar Lahti, 443.
The local draft board can take no
action on assigning draft order numbers
until the master list arrives here from
Washington. Then the order numbers
will be assigned and other records
completed before questionnaires are
sent out According to news service
reports, registrants will also be asked
to fill out vocational skills question
naire for possible use in drafting
workers for industry
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Fred BeSsette, executive secretary Of
the Timber Producers Association
recently stated that jobs in the woods
were calling for men who cannot be
had, for some reason or other. In one
of the counties of the state certain
kind of private work went begging,
despite the fact of stable relief load
and a WPA structure. The Federal
officials were informed and the indi-
viduals who had been offered private
jobs were dropped from the public
rolls. Maybe the woods work of which
Mr.. Bessette speaks is similarly affected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Buy and Keep Defense Bonds

Through the patriotism of the Nc
Mahan Lumber Company the Boy
Scouts of Ely Monday night distributed
a Manual for Civilian Defense" The
manual is divided into sections in
which the duties of the individual in
various emergencies are outlined. Air
raids. fires, incendiaries and bombs;
air raid shelters. blackout; civilian
home cooperation; physical fitness;
practical first aid and special instruc-
tons for apartments and hotels, office
buildings, factories, and industrial
premises, schools and department
stores ;advice in case of an emergency
are given. Don't forget all about the
booklet and its valuable contents but
read it and profit by the advice con-
tanned, therein.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Embarrdss Man to Receive
Districts First Draft
Order Number.

A resident of Waasa township whose
address is Embarrass received the first
draft order number for the local dis
trict.
Edward w. Pulkkonen, 80 years old,
will be given order number 10O01,
providing previously announced
methods of numbering the new regis
trants are followed. The numbers will
start with 10000 because all other
draft order numbers are below that
figure.
The serial number AL held by
Pulkkonen was the first for the dis
trict's registrants drawn, according to
radio announcement at the time of
drawing. At this writing no published
list of numbers is available, and it is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19

The hearing on legalizng a road to
Eastwood lake will be continued be-
fore the Fall Lake township board Of
supervisors tonight at o'clock in the
Section Thirty school house.
Began nearly three weeks ago when
eight residents of the Eastwood lake
area petitioned for a roadway to their
property, the hearing has attracted
considerable attention because the
wilderness police of the U. S. forest
service is involved.
Immediate issue to be settled is
whether the township board has
jurisdiction to legalize a road over
federal land.
The forest service has maintained a
consistent policy of keeping roads out
of wilderness areas, and the final dis
posal of the petition may have far
reaching effect upon this policy.
Emmitt Jones, Two Harbors, Lake
county attorney, will be present tonight
to represent the township board. Ted
Pennala is board chairman.
The forest service will probably be
by Glare Hendee, Duluth,
and Manley Thompson,
Milwaukee, regional law officer, who
were present at the initial hearing.
Jerry HERR, st. Paul attorney and
former Elyite, is representing the petit
TONERS.
The proposed route for the roadway
lies within the wilderness area of the
Superior National Forest, and would
connect the Fernberg Trail at a point
about IL miles east of Ely with Wind
bay on Eastwood lake
The forest service has filed a petit
ton with the township board opposing
the roadway, while the Lake county
board Of commissioners at its regular
March session last week went on record
favoring the establishment and con-
struction OF a public road to Bass
wood.
Unofficial observers believe that the
Eastwood property owners may have a
right to ingress and egress to their
lands over a roadway, but that the
secretary of agriculture has full auth
ority over the use to which the road
way shall be put. It lies fully within
his powers to restrict the roadway to
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
NINE MORE GIRLS
ON WAR FRONT.

Nine graduates of Memorial high
school who had commercial training
are in employment of the government.
They are in addition to the Is junior
college students named last week,
making q girls in all on the "war''
front in the nations capital
Included are Christine Koprivnik,
Lorraine Jackson, Julia Intihar, and
Betty Edwards who all left here this
year; Joyce Pearson, Anita Erickson,
Elsie Tolonen, and Ethelyn Melin, who
went last year, and Christine Merhar,
who has been there since 1910.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
County Road CreUs to
Act as Fire Fighters.

County road maintenance crews will
be equipped with fire fighting tools and
will form an unofficial fire fighting
unit, according to action taken by
the st. Louis county board at the
suggestion of Commissioner Jacob L..
Pete.
Sigurd F. Olson has been named to
the Minnesota Arrowhead associations
committee on forest fire preven-
ton, along with seven other Arrow
head men, Committee chairman is G..
E. Marshall, Cloquet
These actions are in line with
growing move to cooperate fully with
the U. S. forest service in protecting
the Superior National Forest during the
critical times ahead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Defense Bonds Mean Victory

Robert Bobby" Moonan, now with
the navy at the Great Lakes Training
Station near Chicago, appeared as one
of the sailors interviewed by the Vox
Pop program Monday night at the
naval station Bobby" gave a good
account of himself and his home town
Ely. He rendered piano solo, "St.
Louis Blues" and also played accom-
paniment for "Rose O'Day" sung by
one of his shipmates in truly Donald
Duck quack. Both received an array
of gifts with compliments Of Aka
settler, sponsor of Vox Pop programs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Draft Board Member Makes 5OO0-Mle inspection Trip
Our Boys in Armed Forces Haze
Spirit That Will Bring Victory

"Our boys" in the nations armed
forces have the spirit that leaves no
question about the outcome of the
war, Herman T. Olson, Tower, a men,
Der of the local selective service board,
declares after completing 5,O00-mile
trip to the West coast and return.
Olson, who has two of his own sons
in the army, says that the government
is doing a fine job caring for the men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Irish Program for
KiUanis Club Tonight.

Edward T. Buckley will be in charge
of the annual st. Patrick's day pro-
gram at the weekly meeting OF the
Kiwanis Club at the Forest Hotel on
Thursday evening.
Miss Lois Mae Eckert, accompanied
at the piano by Miss Patricia Moonan
viii sing several Irish songs.
A group composed of Patricia Dur
enberger, Rita Durenberger and June
pickett will dance the Irish Lit. This
group was directed by Miss Eleanor
Kuntz. physical education director.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
LOCAL OFFICE
ON HONOR ROLL
Employment Service Here is
Cited for Increase in
Job Placements.

The Ely office of the United States
Employment Service won a place on
the agencys February honor roll,
showing As per cent increase in job
placements by comparison with Febru-
airy, 1871, it was announced in St.
Paul today by Leonard B. Ryan, di-
rector for Minnesota. Edward C.
Stonich is manager of the Ely Office.
The Office, which is one Of the smaller
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Drive for Boy Scout Funds
Scheduled to Start Monday

The annual drive for funds for the
Headwaters Area Council of the Boy
Scouts of America will begin with an
organization meeting at the Forest
Hotel at O'Clock Monday evening.
simultaneously with the Vermilion
range drive, all drives will begin in the
communities of the Mesabi range. 1t
is expected that the drive will be
concluded by Tuesday evening, March
"a.
According to B. B. Beal, area finance
chairman: "Now that we are at war
the appeal of Scouting is stronger than
ever. If the war continues two or
three years, many of our present
scouts will be unde rarms. We have
a responsibility in helping them pre-
pare themselves in scouting skills and
training so they will be prepared for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19

service in the army, navy, and the air
corps. Scouting has a job to do"
The following committee members
have signified their willingness to con-
tribute their time to the cause:
Sigurd F. Olson, finance chairman;
Lionel Larson, executive committee;
Gust Maxi, and Bruce Strachan, Ed
Bolitho, John Dragavon, Ray Riegel,
Judge Ed Toms, Emil Norby, Byrd
Brownel, Ray Hoefler, Jack Poshak,
Lauren Leino, Fred Handberg, Ed
Buckley, Will Jones, Ernest Bailey, DR..
Jack Grahek, Bern Lambert.
Laurie Luthanen, William Langen,
Peter Moroni, Burns Rorabeck, Leonard
Kun, Oliver Hall, Paul Cramer, Izaak
Martel, Fred McReady, Morris Stern
berg, George Banovetz, Steve Smre-
kar, Joseph Fleming, Floyd Dunstan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Buy U. s. Defense Bonds

James P. Bollinger, Mayor Of
Gabro Lake" twenty miles southeast
of Ely, was honored by Commentator
Cedric Adams, on his st. Patrick's day
program Monday noon over WCCO,
Minneapolis. Mr. Adams called atten-
ton to Mr.. Bollinger as very out
standing citizen of America and rep
resentative of the Emerald Isle. The
program was well worth listening to
especially when presented by the very
pleasing voice of such a star COM
mentator as Cedric Adams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19

AS a member of the draft board
and familiar with the operation of the
selective service system, Olson said he
had often wondered how "our boys"
Jared after induction. With the double
purpose in mind of seeing his two sons
who were volunteers and getting first
hand information on the after-induc-
ton picture, he made his two-week
trim
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Organizations Donate
$50 to Iron Lung Fund.

The following donations have been
received to the Legion auxiliary's iron
lung fund: Finnish Evangelical Luth-
eran ladies' aid, $40; VIEW auxiliary,
$32.40; Women Benefit association, SIS.
Total is $5740.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Remember Pearl Harbor

In another place in this paper will
be found a story by Irving s. Olds,
chairman of the board of directors Of
the u. S. Steel Corporation which win
prove very interesting reading. Mr..
Olds shows in his resume entitled
How U. S. Steel Earned Its Living
in 1871" just how it was done and
how much it cost the corporation to
do it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
/" Cheaper to Build Boys
Than to Mend Men F"

of America will
funds the general Hadwaters
has been decided success
growing steadily woriness the country
citizenship and clean manhood is an
worthy support Today
preceps challenged when the whole
wondering about the outcome when national unity and
life vital Of
defense all of this character
anything America nstn love
and respect country ideals Amercanism
The though had local troops of
own would worthy patriotic support nasmuch
part youth benetng its contact
it, should douby responsible for its success
When members call for annual
donation Tuesday feel that here
another funds but rather opportunity to make
investment in that the
Ely always contributed its share in the
past Now more Scouts need
patriotic backing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
ENLIST IN NAVY.

Matt Skala and Anton F. Seine have
been enlisted in the navy and Steve
j. Labor has made application for en-
listment at the Eveleth recruiting
station Frank Prosen, who was enlisted
last week, is awaiting call to service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
Road Hearing Continued Tonight
Believe Final Settlement
is Likely in BasslCOOd
Controversy.
EXTRA

The Eastwood Lake road hearing
scheduled for tonight has been post
poned indefinitely because of the
illness of Emmett Jones, Lake county
attorney, The Miner was informed
just at press time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19

TEACHERS MEETING SET.
The school board will meet Tues
day at p. m. to consider teachers
contracts for the next term.
Evening star., 1942-03-24

Ancient Greece supplied the two
words which went into the name OF
Philadelphia. One word. "philos."
had the meaning Of loving" and
the other, "adelphos," meant broth
er." When they were put, together
tn "Philadelphia," they meant "lov-
ing brother" or, more freely, "city
Of brotherly love-"
The man who caused Philadelphia
TO b founded had . great deal Of
love IN his nature. He felt that all
men were brothers, and should live
in peace With one another. His
name was William Penn.
Two hundred and sixty years ago
lin the month Of JULY Philadelphia
was laid out" Thanks to the
wishes Of Penn, 1t was given broad,
straight streets.
The early streets Of Philadelphia
were not very wide by some modern
standards, but they were wioe for
those times. Since William Penn
looked ahead. he was able to help
the future of his city. Another
pioneer city, Boston. has to this day
many Of the narrow. crooked streets
with which It started.
Penn was personally present In
Yhiladelphia and other parts Of
pennsyNania for only . few years.
Yet he gavs the city and the Colony
something of the kindness Of his
Evening star., 1942-03-24

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Evening star., 1942-03-24

as he arrived, was the young woman
who later became his wife.
Franklin became q printer In
Philadelphia, and when he was only
% years old became publisher Of the
Pennsylvania Gazette. Later he
published Poor Richards Almanac"
and became widely known by his
pen name Of Poor Richard"
Franklin had much to do with
building Philadelphia into . center
of thought-and action-in the
American Colonies. He was great
as Z writer, IS q scientist, Is q
statesman and as one who loved his
fellow men.
Philadelphia vas the capital Of
the United States for 10 years.
Today Phil2delphis ranks third
in size among all the cities of North
America. Only New York and Chi
cago have . larger population.
ror travel section Of yeur serspbeok)
II you wish . copy Of the leaf
let Flying Machine Pioneers"
just send . self-aAdresssd, ).
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Evening star., 1942-03-24

The expression is centuries old. It
originated with the Scots, among
whom it designated the man who
bends" the elbow in excessive tip
pling. From the Richmond (Va)
Dispatch, January 3, 1854: Most Of
these men had been tempted to 60 on
a regular bender, and had to appear
this morning in the police court"
In 1740. the Scotch poet, Allan
Ramsay, sang:
New lend your lugs, ye benders fine,
Wha ken the benefits Of wine.
Most Of our grammatical dim-
culties come from confusing the
parts Of speech. My pamphlet,
offered today only, will enable
you to identify 1T once nouns,
verbs. pronouns. adjectives. etc.
It's free. Send . stamped (3-
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Evening star., 1942-03-24
My Word for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Konsos-Arkonsos

Joliet: You state that Arkansas
should be pronounced "AHR-k'n-
saw," and not "ahr-KAN-zuss."
But isn't Arkansas derived from
KansaS?-D. B.
Answer-I4ae tendency to mispro-
nounce Arkansas as "ahr. r.KAN-zuss"
results from assuming that Kansas
and Arkansas are somehow related.
But the fact Is, the names are not
even remotely akin.
Kansas, says that States historical
society, Is from the Indian tribal
name Kansa, meaning swift wind"
Early French traders pronounced 1t
"kaw-saw," from which has come the
corrupted name Of the Kaw Indians.
Arkansas is from the tribal name
U-gakh-pa, "the downstream peo-
ple." The correct and ofncial pro-
nunciation Is: AHR-k'n-saw.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
LETTER-OUT

Remove letter each 70 spell the word
called Print tho letter column opposite
the which removed It, "Iesedut"
correctly you're host to him.
to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT
Letter-Out
PlATITUDE-ALT1TUDE
CU) TOUTERS-OTTERs (rtle brown animalg
(F) REEFS-SEER Che ahead.
-INCASE (close in).
(S) FINDERS-FRIEND like to have ut least one)
Evening star., 1942-03-24

heart. The people were mainly
Quakers, or Friends, but those Of
other religions had freedom for
their own ways. Peace was kept
with Indian tribes.
Another famous citizen Of Phila-
delphia was Benjamin Franklin. A
q youth he entered the city carry
ing q loaf Of bread under each arm
ana eating . third" We are told
that one Of those who watched him,
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Avoiding the Trop

BY THE FOUR ACES.
Avoiding the Trop
We think most players would
have muf1ed today's hand, although
there Is nothing really dindcult about
1t. The important thing to remem-
Der Is that . trick Is . trick even
though it may be used in An un-
accustomed way.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
40 1898
y Ks32
oJ7
eAaJlos7 W. N 80
. Alo42 ssess
AAKJ742
o KQ
Ass
The bidding:
South West North East
IA 20 "a Pass
a. Pass Pass Pass
West opened the heart ace and
continued with the heart queen.
Now we're sure that 80 out Of .
hundred players would promptly
play dummy's heart king on the
second trick-and they would al
find themselves failing to make
their game contract. East would
run the second round Of hearts and
then South would have to be .
magician to avoid losing q club and
. diamond.
When the hand was actually
played, however, South was astute
enough to realize that West might
we'll have q six-card heart suit, in
which case East was ready to run.
South saw also that he didn't need
the king of hearts to take care OF
losing heart If he could use 1t
instead to take care OF the losing
club! The important thing WAS to
make sure that 1t could take care
Of something.
Hence South played . low heart
from dummy on the second trick,
allowing Vests queen to hold the
trick. West continued With heart,
and South ruf1ed, still allowing
dummy's king to remain unplayed.
It was then easy to draw trumps
and cash the heart king in perfect
safety. South discarded his losing
club on the heart king and lost
only . diamond in addition to the
first two tricks, making his game
contract.
Yesterday you were Howard
echenken's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
4 AJ9
oAoJ7s
KQs4
The bidding:
echenken Jacoby You Burnstone
Ia Pass Co
Answer-Bid two diamonds. You
have . very strong hand with very
flne fit for clubs. You must serve
immediate notice on your partner
that you want to get to game ana
have decided slam ambitions.
Score 100 per cent for two dia-
monds, 80 per cent for one diamond,
% per cent for three clubs.
Question No. 1,ozS.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
Schenken Jacoby You Burnstone
~ Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Relsased ~ the Bell syndicate. IneJ
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How Did Il Stort?

Boston: Wig do we say Of . man
on . drunken spree that he Is on
4 "bender"?-Dr. II.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Mcpherson Confession
Signed, Police Say
Earlier Story on Pare A-3

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Police said this afternoon that
Raymond Mcpherson, 22-year-old
Washingtonian who was arrested
last night, had signed a statement
confessing the Staying in Texas last
week of Rudolph Cannon, mo-
torist.
The statement, it was asserted,
was made and signed in the presence
of Collin County CTexa) Judge H
H. Nelson, who has been in Wash
ington attending national meet
ing of county officials. At first, po-
lice said, young Mcpherson had
baked at signing the statement, but
later relented.
Mr.. Cannon was slain about IL
miles outside of Dallas, Tex. Judge
Nelson said that he would turn
the statement made by Mcpherson
over to the district attorney in his
county and that he believed extradi-
ton proceedings would be started
Immediately.
Police are still checking McPher-
sons story that he had killed an
other man in Florida. They said
he was still vague" about the al
legged circumstances.