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The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
WV TO HOLD
DADS NIGHT

The third annual VFW Dads
Night" will be held Saturday evening,
in the Community Center, at 800. The
members of the post who have an
eagle eye on the bead of gun barrel
will bring in the birds for the
"Booyah" which will be served.
The fathers who will be honored at
the occasion are Gust Nyman, Henry
Mattila, August Starkman, Isaac An
tilla, AnSelm Pietila, John Preblich,
John Glavan, Frank zaverl, and
Andrew Mills.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments and program are: Adolph S.
Hanson, John j. Maier and Arthur A
Nyman.
Louis C.. Stember will act as Master
of Ceremonies. The following pro-
gram will be rendered: selections
String Ensemble; song, God Bless
America, Audience; greetings to dads
Arthur A. Nyman; Introductory, Louis
c. Stember: response, Waino E. Stark
man; selection, String Ensemble; box
ing matches, Mr. Modin Rec. Direc-
tori; presentation of momentoS tc
dads, John j. Maier; movies.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
BALL SERVING ON
TRUMAN COMMITTEE

Unfortunately, it appears that those
in charge of the whole war program
have not done an effective job of
correlating their various planS-for
the armed services, war production,
etcetera-With our available man
power resources. Obviously, it will
accomplish little to draft a huge
army and then find we do not have
sufficient manpower left to supply it
with food and equipment.
Much the same mistake was made
in the beginning on vital raw mate
rials. Production programs were not
correlated carefully enough to avail
able raw material supplies, and as a
result production bottlenecks began to
develop as soon as new war plants
began to hit their production sched-
ules. Those bottlenecks on materials
are being broken gradually by care
full planning and ALLEGATION, and the
same kind of job must be done on
manpoWer.
The manpower problem is compli-
Gated, of course, by the fact that we
are dealing with men and women and
not with materials, and human re-
lationships and tendencies must be
taken into account. But the problem
must be solved to make our war ef-
fort to the limit.
Because of the critical importance
of this problem, I was very glad tc
serve on a subcommittee of the Tru-
man Investigating Committee which
is now digging up all the facts or
which an overall manpower policy fol
the duration should be based.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Timber Industry Has Three Way Problem,

Northern Minnesotas timber indus
try-which is playing an important
role today in the war production of
the nation-is faced with serious pro-
blemS of manpower, production and
price ceilings, survey here indicates.
Veneer for airplaneS, ties for vital
railroad lines, timber for iron mines,
poles for ore docks-all of these are
important cogs in the war machinery
of this country. Northern Mime
sofas production is being counted on
for its share.
But these problems have developed:
1. A shortage of manpower.
2. A so per cent drop in produc-
ton.
8. Opening of other jobs for small
operators, encouraging them to leave
their small timber fields.
4. Price ceilings, which most oper-
ators believe have raised havoc with
the industry and discouraged produc-
ton.
1t was estimated by one key oper-
ator here that there has been 40
per cent drain on manpower within
the timber industry. Where the normal
supply of woodsmen was 5000 men
in northern Minnesota, about 1000 Of
them have left for the army or have
gone into other industries which pay
higher wages, such as the war pro-
duction industries, railroads, and lum-
Der mills in the west.
The Alaska highway project also has
taken a large number of woodsmen,
former truck drivers and mechanics
who worked in the woods here.
Driving many of the men into new
fields was an OPA announcement dur
ing recent months that price CELL
ing on pulpwood would be established
which would be substantially lower"
than the present figure. It discour-
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

aged production of pulpWood to such
an extent that one operator said "the
pulpWood situation will be serious
within year."
A spokesman for the Timber
Workers union indicated, however,
that the pulpwood production cut was
due to a supply of pulpwood being
held by some companies. He said the
supply in some instances was sufi-
cient for ga year or two" He also
said these companies are holding off
purchases because of the anticipated
price ceiling reduction.
From sources close to the timber
operators it was pointed out that
hourly wages were increased about 35
per cent April l for the timber
workers to 54a cents. On May ia
month and a half after the employer
employe industrial committee had
agreed upon the new wage scale-the
OPA set price ceiling on wood pro-
ducts as of March Is. Last week the
OPA set ceilings on hard and soft
wood products as of October, 1941.
1t was learned authoritatively that
several operators will ask for an ad-
justment in the price ceilings to
meet the situation.
1t is contended that half the tim
ber was produced by small operators
in the past, many of whom "haVe
been scared off because Of price CELL
ings and numerous federal regula-
tions." Union officials say that some
of the small operators are turning to
good paying defense jobs in place OF
trying to make living by operating
lumber camp with few men.
Also facing the industry are in
creased costs for materials, and the
scarcity of such articles as rubber
tires and tubes for trucks hauling
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
How About Your Child's Speech?

HOW ABOUT your CnllQS speech!
Many very small children do not
speak distinctly enough so that they
can be understood by anyone except
their parents. However, when they get
out with other playmates, or in school
they are likely to become social out
casts, unless they can be understood
by other children. No one wants to
play with them. One little girl know
of had no playmateS as she had been
brought up in South America, and
her language was such a mixture of
Spanish and English that she could
! be understood by no one. She was left
| alone for almost a year by other
children, until she learned English and
could converse and join in the other
children's play.
1t may be that you have grown so
accustomed to your child's speech that
you haven't noticed any peculiarities
Listen to him objectively and see if
others can understand him. There are
several reasons why child of two
and one-half or three years may have
failed to make a good beginning in
language development. Probably the
first thing to do in seeking the cause
is to examine the child's hearing
Take him to a good doctor and have
him diagnose the case.
Mental retardation may be another
cause. All studies of feebleminded
children show language retardation
But because the child is late in start
ing to talk may not mean mental
slowness. 1t may be that the child
does not have an adequate model to
| copy. Those caring for a child may
not think that there is any need to
talk to him; or, the conversations
that he hears may be above his Level
of comprehension and imitation. Rea-
sonable speed and clearneSs of enun-
citation are, essential when talking to
young children.
At the other extreme from too little
attention may be that of too much
so that the child has no need to laerr
as his every wish is granted without
having to ask for anything.
Give your child enough experience
both within and outside of the home
so that he will have something to
talk about. A home that is rich in
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
WINT0N P. N.
EXAM LISTED
Applications Must be Filed
With Civil Service Board
Before Oct. 80.

The United States civil service COM
mission has announced an examina-
tion, as aresult of which it is expected
to make certification to fill a contem-
plated vacancy in the position OF
fourth class postmaster at Winton,
and other vacancies as they may occur
at that Office, unless it shall be de-
cided in the interest of the service
to fill any vacancy by reinstatement.
The examination will be held at Ely.
The compensation of the postmaster
at this Office was 1891 for the last
fiscal year.
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first birthday but not their
sixty-fifth birthday on the date OF
the close of receipt of application
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination IS an
nounced. The examination is open to
all citizens of the United States who
can comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, Form 9, and
full information concerning the re-
quirementS of the examination can be
secured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the United
States Civil Service Commission
washington, D. c.
Applications must be properly exc
cuted and on file with the commission
at Washington, D. c., prior to tht
hour of closing business on Oct. 80.
The date for assembling of competi'
tors will be stated in the admission
cards which will be mailed to appli'
cantS after the close of receipt o.
applications.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
KilUanis Club Hears
Gu SteUard of Drill Co.

The local Kiwanis club will meet
tonight at the Forest Hotel.
Miss Gwendolyn Freer will review
recent biography of Christopher
Columbus.
The program committee has charge
of the meeting.
The club enjoyed interesting movies
of speed drifting in the construction
of the Continental tunnel at last
weeks meeting Cy Steward of Inger-
sol Rand Co. explained the pictures.
B. S. Richards was in charge of
last weeks meeting.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
MISS cHERNEVITz IS CALLED
TO active DUTY With WAGES

Miss Mayme Chernevitz will leave
Saturday for Fort Des Moines, Iowa,
where she will begin training in the
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Miss
Chernevitz was enlisted in the corps
some time ago and has been on the
reserve list awaiting call to active
duty.
Miss Frances Fink has been in
training as a WAAC since Sept. Is.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
AT ELY'S
I THEATERS
ABCs OF ENTERTAINMENT
WORLD PRODUCE HIT

The worlds greatest dancer, COM
poser and singer combine their talents
to produce the worlds greatest musi-
cal film!
The A, B, G, of the show world
Astaire, Berlin and Crosby-meaning,
of course, Fred, Irving and Bing-
they're responsible for Paramount'S
Holiday Inn," the 1912 musical hit
featured at the State this weekend.
The idea, born in the minds of Ir-
wing Berlin, and Producer director
Mark Sandrich, was to make pic
ture revolving around our national
holidays. This they have done in
Paramount's Holiday Inn," setting
these holidays to music and wrap
ping around them a fascinating love
story.
Crosby, as q night club singer, breaks
away from his partners, Fred Astaire,
and Virginia Dale, because he's tired
of grinding away at singing and dane
ing in these clubs. He's just plain
lazy. So he retires to a Connecticut
farm, but working it single-handed
leaves no time at all even to look
at a calendar, let alone do any cele-
brating. He conceiveS the idea of
turning the farm into an inn to be
open only on holidays when guests
will be fed and entertained with a
floor show. There being only Is i'm
portant holidays during year, Bing
figures he can rest the other $50.
Holiday Inn" sparkles with eleven
great new Berlin tunes you've already
been hearing, and two favorite old
ones. The picture is said to represent
the best efforts of Bing Crosby and
Fred Astaire to date, which should
make it an entertainment "must" for
anybody and everybody.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Miss PauIsOn Speaker
for A. A. u. w. Monday.

The first meeting of the Interna-
tional Relations Club of the A. A. U
w. will be held at the Community
Center, Room 1872 at seven o'clock on
Monday evening, october 10.
Miss Gunhild Paulson will speak on
"a general survey of the war efforts
of the Allied Nations" Open discus
sion will follow the talk.
The public is cordially invited tc
this forum. Come and take part in
the discussion of this timely subject.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
THIS ABOVE ALL"
MODERN LOVE STORY

A modern love story is told by "This
Above ALL" which is featured this
weekend at the Ely Theatre.
1t stars Tyrone Power and Joan
Fontaine as Give Briggs and Pru-
dence Cathaway.
Give Briggs, a deserter from the
British Army after the siege of Dun
kirk, and Prudence CathaWay, the
WAAF member, who take a brief
holiday jaunt after they meet, and
discover they love each other. She
advised Give to give himself up to the
authorities, and return to his regi-
ment. But Give is bitter about the
war. However, any brief recapitulation
of the mere framework of the extra
ordinaryily well done story would spoil
the haunting beauty of "This Above
All" For here is film that takes a
universal theme, presents it in an
understandable form in such way
that all will benefit from seeing it.
It's a truly great motion picture.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

timber from the north woods. Some of
the large operators are turning to the
old-fashioned system of bringing tim
ber from the woods by sleigh
Smoothing out the wrinkles as they
develop is the employer er-employe COM
mittee established by agreement be-
tween the union and the timber oper-
ators. Suggestions are now being made
by the union representatives that por-
table mills be placed on double shifts
and overtimes be authorized to meet
the output needs.
Weather conditions this summer
have been detrimental to the industry
because of rain and dampness in the
woods. 1t is one reason for a drop in
production during the past few
months.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
NaZiS Nervous

Proof that Allied broadcasts are heard
more than ever in occupied Europe and
that the Germans know this and are
nervous about it was given recently by
the Nazis themselves. In Luxembourg,
for example, German court sentenced
a Luxembourg iron miner to death for
throwing a bomb at Nazi leader. The
court, in its findings, blamed the Incl
dent on the prevailing habit of listen
ing to broadcasts from London and
Moscow, with their instructions to muir
der"
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
SELECTEES TO
Leave OCT. rs

The contingent of selectees which
reported for induction at Fort Smelling
Monday has returned to Ely for the
usual 14-day furlough, AMI will leave
here Oct. 26 at 7:30 a. m. for service
in the army.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Automobile TraiIerS

It is estimated that there are ap-
proximately 100000 trailers in use
for commercial, government, pleas
ure and temporary housing pur-
poses.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

: We need thousands of these small
maneuverable machines in our
Army today. You and your neigh
bors, all buying War Bonds and
! Stamps, can help buy them for the
Army. Invest at least ten percent
of your income every payday in War
Bonds and Stamps and become
member of the patriotic ''Ten Per-
cent Club" It is rapidly becoming
the largest club in the world.
u, S. Treasury DEPARTMENT
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
TROUBLE FOR ADOLPH
Jobs for NaZiS

According to report received by the
Czechoslovak Press Bureau in London,
the Germans have had to place guard
near every fifth machine in the Skoda
armament works in Pilsen to prevent
sabotage.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Old at Ennrfean

Girls on the island of Bali begin
to dance when they are three years
old. When they reach the age of IA
they are considered too old to take
part in dancing ceremonies.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Emperor of France

Charlemagne, emperor of France
in the year 300, reformed the coin
age, built churches, founded schools,
established libraries and encour-
aged scholarships.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
SOap Used Here

In 1910, consumption Of soap In
America amounted to $500, 900, 900
pounds, or more than 20 pounds per
capita.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

Banding Experiment
The first banding experiment with
American wild birds was made by
John James Audubon in April, 1904.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

variety of experience and sets a good
language model for the child to copy
usually provides a desirable back
ground for language growth.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
NOW IN COAST GUARD.

Stanley Glinsek left wednesday to
enter the coast guard training station
at Alameda, Calf.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Shark Has Poor Eyesight

A shark has poor eyesight and
little courage. He bites right side
up, but his bite is not as serious as
that of a barracuda.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Petroleum

Petroleum has been broken into
SIS constituents.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
X X
WhGzHo~ BUY NM
WAR BONDS

Military motorcycles, for couriers,
for speeding light guns from one
section to another, are an important
part of Americas mechanical
army. Many are equipped with side,
cars for use of staff officers. They.
cost from $400 to $3.50.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
w HY NO!

One load of paratrOOps could
do a lot of damage-and wouldn't
your trigger finger itch?
When you are in the woods
your pipe heel or cigarette butt
is likely to cause as much dam
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15
Peat Bog

One-seventh of the total area of
Ireland is peat bog.
The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

Ely Miner advertisers are guaranteed
delivery. The postman takes the paper.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-22
Daily Estate to
Pay Montana Tax
of SI,6OO,OOO

NEW YORK-SurTogat Judge j. A
Foley ruled recently that Mrs. Mar
garet P. DAILY, widow Of Marcus DAILY,
pioneer Montana copper mine oper-
ator, never became a legal resident
Of New York, opening the way for
Montana to collect $1,600,000 on the
$13,O00,00O estate she left at her death
July IA, 1941.
The decision deprived the state Of
New York of $1,95O,0OO in estate taxes.
Mrs. DAILY died at 81 at her home
in the Bitter Root valley at Hamilton,
Mont When the will was filed for
probate the executors petitioned the
court to have it admitted as that Of
resident Of Hamilton.
The New York tax commission filed
an answer denying she had died a
resident of Montana and asked that
the question of domicile be determined
in an estate tax proceeding.
Foley held the evidence showed Mrs
DAILY never abandoned her legal resi-
dence at Hamilton.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-22
SAYS
IntercOnnectiOn

Last weeks issue suggested con-
Meeting the transformer tanks to the
lightning arrester ground for maxi
mum protection against lightning For
those of the old school who are op-
posed to grounding transformer tanks
practically the same effect Is possible
by using an isolating gap. It is merely
a small enclosed spark gap which con-
meets the transformer tank and the
ground. Under normal conditions the
tank Is ungrounded but when light
ming hits, this small gap flashes over
and gives the equivalent of a ground
ed tank.
Why do we want the tank tied to
the arrester ground?
Well, the core and the tank of a
transformer are connected mechani-
cally and electrically. The wtndings Of
the transformer must be insulated
from the core and case to keep the
so cycle power current flowing where
it should to prevent failure.
AS explained in a previous issue, a
lightning arrester is a device which
by-passes lightning currents to ground
and limits the voltage that can be
built up across the equipment-tha
is, if the arrester is connected across
the equipment.
AS matter Of illustration, suppose
we tie a boat on the Missouri river
to a land dock. The boat may shift
around but it will never move farther
from the dock and safety than the
length of the rope. Now, suppose we
tie the boat to an inadequate anchor
weight instead of to the dock. Wind,
waves and river current may pull the
boat and the anchor away from shore
and permit it to drift into dangerous
rocks where it would be damaged or
demolished. If an extra rope had been
fastened between the anchor and the
land dock, this rope would have caught
the boat when the anchor began drag
ging and kept it at safety.
For those who feel that tying their I
boat to the dock (solidly grounding
the transformer tank is not as good
as anchoring the boat Qeaving the
tanks ungrounded, the extra safety
Of a tie between the anchor and the
dock, installation of grounding gap)
IS certainly worthwhile. You will say,
Why not use sufficiently large an
,hor so the boat won't mover"
It is a swell idea if you can guess
light because you might build an an
.hor that will hold in a &0-mile wind,
,ut what If you get a 75-mile gale.
The same Is true on transformer pro-
,ection. Your ground may be plenty
,ood for the smaller strokes, but what
+ you get heavy stroke of $1,000
mperes or more.
Lightning is a controversial subject
nd the results are often freaks Of ]
nature. Why not send in to Montana ]
1ilowatt any interesting stories about
our experience with lightning and its
fleets.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-22
ObsidiGn Sand
Correlation Calls
Rock Hounds to Park

Continued from Page Cne)
when the drillers had reached 8 depth
Of IS feet.
It finally became necessary for all
water wells In this section Of the town
to be sunk to a lower water level,
where the water was found 10 be free
Of OIL
The obsidian sand through which
the oil drill is working Is part of an
alluvial fill which, according to re-
ports by biologists, covers the valley
to depth of probably 200 feet, and
was brought in by the Madison river
and It's tributaries.
A geological survey Of the area made
in 1899 by Allan E. Sedgwick, geoIogist
and consulting engineer Of Los An
geleS, reveals that the mountains on
both sides of the valley are capped
by the Madison limestone Of the Mis-
sissippian age.
A sample Of oil taken from one Of
these shallow wells was submitted to
the laboratories Of Raymond @. Os-
borne for test. The gravity Of the oil
was found to be 44.30 baume after it
had been standing for several months.
The oil contained no paraffin, and
probably has an asphaltum base.
In addition to the high quality Of
oil discovered, it was also found to
contain 3.3 percent of ichthyol. The
average value OF ichthyol In 1888 was
81 to $4.25 per pound. Most of our
consumption of ichthyol had previ-
ously come from the Austrian Alps.
where it is distilled from shale. Since
the war, however, it may have diff
ferent value.
A group Of citizens have been
quietly working for several years to
get the oil possibility here explored.
The company at present sinking the
well west Of town, however, Is made
up of men from Great Falls. Fred
Kornowsky, John Tesinsky and Frank
Wheir, all of Great Falls, are very
active in the present development.
There are others who own stock, al
'hough the work here cannot be
;lassed as stock selling proposition.
The drillers ON the job now are de-
pending upon the proceeds of the well
'or their wages.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-22
TRADE SECRETS
FOR REFINING
ARE AVAILABLE

The Office of Petroleum Co-ordi.
nator for War Harold L. Ickes has au-
thorized seven companies, in or affili.
ated with the petroleum industry, tc
negotiate croSs-license and LICENSING
agreements so that the entire oil in
duStry may have available certain ef-
ficient methods for producing aviation
gasoline toluene and other war prod
ucts with a minimum use Of critical
materials.
The authorization was granted in a
formal recommendation (No. Al Of the
co-ordinator) signed by Petroleum Co
ordinator Harold L. Ickes.
Under the terms of the recommen-
dalton, the seven companies are au-
thorized to act jointly in developing
processes that will further the pro-
duction Of essential war products.
In making their patented processes
available to, the entire oil industry, the
companies agree to reduce royalty
rates materially whenever the process
es are used to produce war products.
The recommendation is addressed to
the Shell Development Co., Standard
Catalytic Co., Standard Oil Develop
ment Co., Texaco Development Corp,
Standard Oil Co. INDIANA Universal
Oil Products Co., The M w. Kellogg
Co., and their respective affiliated
companies.
Cross-icense, licensing agreements,
royalty rates, and other agreements,
cannot become operative until they
have been specifically approved by the
Office of Petroleum Co-ordinator for
War and certified by the War Pro-
duction Board
The recommendation does not affect
the provisions of the consent decree !
entered in the case of the United
States versus Standard oil Co. QIew
Jersey.