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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-09
Salween River Front
Believed Stabilized
With Reinforcernents
of Chinese and Indian
Troops; Little Fight
ing Today.

Elngoon, Burma, Feb. y
tlrt Reinforced by fresh
Chinese and Indian troops, the
British appeared tonight 10 have
stabilized the SalWeen river
front barring the Japanese drive
toward Rangoon and thina'> last
important gateway to the sea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-09

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

There Is no deadline for securing
canning sugar applications, and local
people can make requests for sugar
as it is needed, the commodity alloca-
tons board announces.
Ely women have had the ration
office crying "uncle" for two weeks,
and it is believed that the rush for
sugar was motivated in part by un-
founded reports that gave various
dates as the last for securing per-
mitS.
Two and three Victory Aides have
volunteered their services almost daily
to cope with, the rush. AS many as
Is to 20 women have waited in line
to sign up. From so to 100 applica-
tons have been taken care Of on
many days.
Applications approved total 4S9
for Ely, 304 for the Tower Soudan
area, total of TAB.
All the canning sugar must be pur-
chased at one time after the certificate
is issued, because only one permit Il
granted. 1t can be taken to any store
to be filled, and the merchant turns
| it in TO his wholesaler to secure re-
placements. It is void after go days.
A certificate for jam-and-jelly suga'
is issued separately from canning
sugar permits.
| One pound per person during ;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

When officials from most of Min
nesotas cities and towns convene here
next week, they will center the at
tention of the entire state on this
city.
Weeks of careful planning by the
local convention committee have gone
into making this conclave one of the
largest and certainly the most i'm
portant ever conducted here.
The man behind the scenes whose
name does not appear on the program
but whose job is to see that every
thing functions smoothly is Ely's
veteran city clerk, A. 0. KnutSon,
chairman of the local committee.
A pre-convention concert by the
local municipal band will be pre-
scented at the Community Center
Sunday at 1880 p. m.
The concert, which will be Ely's Of
fetal observance of Flag Day, will
give convention officials and early
arriving delegates their first in
PRODUCTION to the capital Of the Yer
million range.
A permanent remembrance for the
delegates to take home will be SOU
venir diamond drill cores of iron ore
taken from Ely's mines. Similar to
those given the governors Of the
nation when they were here two years
ago this month, the samples of iron
ore will be given to all delegates.
convention reservations indicate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Municipal Officials Convene Here Next Week
HOTELS SOLD OUT, ENTIRE RESORTS TAKEN OVER
How Citv Will Entertain Visitors

bard's lodge on Moose lake.
All available facilities within five
mile radius of the city will be
occupied by conventioneers.
Entertainment arranged by the
local committee includes a scenic
tour late Monday afternoon around
the beautiful Grant McMahan boule-
ward, which will end at the Shagawa
lake park for a cousin Jack" paSty
supper. The city band will play dur
ing the supper. At 7:30 O'Clock the
state championship Ely drum and
bugle corps will give an exhibition
in the business district.
Tuesday is "all business" until
after the banquet in the evening, when
a free dance will be held In the
Community Center auditorium. En-
tertainers from the WCCO artists
bureau will be featured.
Wives of delegates and official
visitors will be entertained at two
luncheons The first is a bridge party
Monday at IL a. m. in the library.
The second will be in the Presbyter-
ian church parlors, where an enter
tainment program will be presented.
In charge are Mrs. Douglas Nam
kervis, Mrs. Ruth King, and Mrs. A.
o. Knutson Members of the library
staff will assist them.
The local convention executive COM
mittee includes Knutson, chairman;
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Remember Pearl Harbor

Virginia is again in the limelight.
First it was the Eaton-O Oliver mining
scrap, then the Kraker county COM
missioner wage-percentage mixup and
now they have a religious fight in the
schools over the refusal to salute the
flag of the country by seven pupil
disciples of the Jehovah Witnesses
religious cult. The country has had
trouble with this sect before and
many people are of the opinion that
the witnesses are hide-out for
young men who wish to dodge mill
tary service. It's two bad that young
children are to be banned from
school on account of the actions OF
their parents. However, what's to be
done about the state law that says
all children must attend school up
to 16 years of agea
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

with the king of all bears, the Alaskan
grizzly, Marolt found two stranded
flyers and brought them back to
safety.
Here's his modest account of his
feat:
ct made a hundred mile trip into
the wilds with another soldier. 1t
was some trip-right up to the
grizzly bear country. Two flyers
crashed out there, and the only way
we could get in to rescue the pilots
was by boat. They were forced down
at a place where a large and fast
river surrounded them. We had to
get them across.
Il took an assault boat and a
small motor. The ride in the truck
up to the river was the toughest
ride I was ever on. 1t was just a
trail all the way. We started on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Flu LdierH Hero of Dramati
Rescues Pilots in Canadian Wilds

Monday night and got there Tues
day night.
cit didn't take us long to get the
flyers across the river, but it took
us a couple of hours to find them.
They were sleepy and hungry after
three nights in the woods, so We took
them right back to camp where they
got their first meal.
"The stream was only a quarter of
a mile wide, but the current took
me a thousand feet down stream
before I got across with the motor
wide open. The water was like ice,
so I had to be careful. One of the
pilots had motion picture camera,
and he photographed the rescue.
"Well, that's another experience for
me. I always get sent on these pioneer
details"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
War Session of Vital
Importance to State

Ely will play host to the 10Th annual convention of the
Minnesota League Municipalities Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Converting for the first time since started the league
will conduct of its most important sessions its members
consider how the cities and towns of the state can contribute
the most toward the effort
League officials will arrive here Saturday night to confer
with convention committee the final arrangements
concave The vanguard of delegates also expected
early to take advantage of recreatona activities
offered by the nations summer playground.
Federal officials will head the list of convention
speakers offering suggestions municipal leaders regarding
specific phases civilian defense and contributing toward
Prominent Mime
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Remember Pearl Harbor

Advanced registration and requests
for banquet tickets indicate that the
coming session of the Lake Superior
Mine Safety Conference will be sue
cess and exceed the attendance record
of the past years. Frank E. Cash,
supervising engineer of the U. 6.
Bureau of Mines, Duluth, is in charge
which will include offerings by such
well known men as Mayor Hatch, A.
D. Chisholm, general manager OF
Pickands, Mather Co., Byron g. Best
supervisor of Safety for the Oliver
company, Duluth. DR.. Hirschooeck
Duluth, will be POSTMASTER at the
banquet on Thursday evening OF june
18. Ely mining men will attend tns
two-day sessions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
MISS SENSTAD is
ASSN PRESIDENT,

Miss Verna Senstad has been named
president of the Ely Teachers associ-
alton. Other officers are Ernest Bailey,
vice president; Miss Jessie Michaelson,
secretary; and Miss Elma Pekkala,
treasurer The retiring officers are
Fred McReady, president; Miss Ger
trude Clancy, vice president; Fred
Handberg, treasurer, and Isaac Martel,
secretary. Building representative for
the executive committee will be elected
next fall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
CONVENTION
HIGHLIGHTS.

SUNDAY.
7:30 p. m.-Flag Day band concert at
Community Center.
MONDAY.
(All Sessions in Community Center0
1000 a. Convention opens, with
President Kirkwood pre-
siding. Mayor Kapsch will
welcome delegates.
IL 100 a. m-Ladies luncheon.
1890 p. m.-Delegates' luncheon.
2:30 p. m.-Sessions resumed.
4:30 p. m.-Scenic tour.
600 p. m.-Supper at Shagawa lake.
7:30 p. m.-Drum Corps exhibition.
TUESDAY.
900 a. m.-Group meetings.
100 D. m-Ladies' luncheon Tin the
Presbyterian church-)
400 p. m.-SeSSions resumed.
$50 p. m.-Convention banquet.
900 p. m.-Free dance.
WEDNESDAY.
900 a. m-Final session, election Of
officers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Applications for Canning
Sugar Available Any Time

years time is obtainable for making
jams and jellies while for canning it
is one pound for each four quarts.
Pickles and vegetables are excluded
from the canning sugar quota, and
boarders cannot be included in fig
uring the amount for jellies.
Persons seeking certificates for
canning sugar must give the number
of quarts canned last year, the num-
Der still on the shelves, and the
number to be canned this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

sofa civic leaders are included on the
list of convention delegates. The
states principal cities, st. Paul, Min
neapols and Duluth, will be repre-
sented by large groups.
Appearing on the convention pro-
gram are Mayor Charles E. Lee, De-
catur, H., president of the American
Municipalities association, and Gov.
Harold E. Stassen, both speaking at
the banquet Tuesday night.
Ambrose Fuller, Chicago, consultant
of the American Municipalities aSso-
citation, will lead a discussion on
civilian protection and volunteer serv-
ice at the luncheon Monday noon.
Gus Barfuss, st. Paul public safety
commissioner, will preside. Barfuss is
vice president of the league.
Maury Maverick, Washington, D. c.,
director of the municipal requirements
division of WPB, will speak on priori-
ties and construction restrictions at
the Tuesday afternoon session. Also
speaking will be Theodore Driscon,
Minnesota director of the Office Of
Price Administration, and Ralph
Keller, secretary of the Minnesota
Editorial Association, both of st. Paul.
Mayor F. L. Simon, Winona, league
trustee. will preside. Driscolls subject
is Commodity Rationing.'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Remember Pearl Harbor

without a doubt the 40-mile maxi
mum speed limit which went into
effect just before the Memorial Day
holidays has already borne fruit and
accidents over the weekend were kept
at a minimum. The 40-mile limit,
coupled with the rationing OF tires
will do wonders according to M. j.
Hoffman,, highway commissioner,
who also states that obedience to the
orders will avoid far more discommod-
ing travel restrictions later to conserve
rubber and automobiles. All posted
speed zone signs in excess of 40-miles
per hour on the 11,267 miles of state
trunk highways have been removed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
IDENTIFY BODY
FOUND IN Lake

Two days of investigation by local
county officials brought Identification
of the body of man found in One
Pine lake, 81 miles south of here,
Sunday.
The man was Gust Niemi, IS, logger,
and resident of this area for many
years. Deputy Sheriff Adolph Do
lenshak and Dr. P. D. McCarty,
deputy coroner, established the iden-
tity.
Niemi, who was working in the One
Pine lake area, was last seen May
10 by Matt Manttila, who lives near
the lake. Niemi got into boat and
started across the lake to his cabin
on the other side.
Sunday Oliver Nykanen and Joe
Osaben were fishing in One Pine.
They found Niemi's body on the
shore near the cabin.
Niemi owned property on the lake
and also at Hibbing. Only surviving
relatives are believed to reside in
Finland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

How an Ely soldier effected a
dramatic rescue of two pilots forced
down and encircled by a roaring
mountain stream was told in a letter
received here by his brother, Albert
Marolt.
, First Glass Private Frank j.
Marolt, member of the u. S. army
engineers working on defense
highway at Whitehorse, Canada,
400 miles from the Arctic circle, Is
the hero of this episode.
Just a year ago Marolt entered the
army and received his basic training
at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Then
came trip to Alaska and stops at
many Alaskan cities. He eventually
landed in Dawson, where he acquired
the title "the Yukon Kid" and from
there went to his present station.
Travelling through wilds infested
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
PLAY PROGRAM
STARTS MONDAY
Summer Recreation Activities
Planned for Shagawa Lake
Park, Other Points.

The recreation departments sum-
mer play program will get under way
Monday, with wide variety of activi-
ties at the Shagawa lake beach and
at other points.
Facilities at the Shagawa park are
now available for use but there will
be no supervision until Monday. The
kitchen has been opened.
Leonard Klun, swimming coach at
the high school, and Miss Mary
BONNER will be in charge of the
Shagawa park program.
Programs will be conducted at the
Lincoln and washington schools and
at Whiteside park, with Peggy Lam
bert, Edith Bohince, William Mills and
Keith Brownell in charge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
LEGION AWARD
TO BR0WNELL
C. Commencement Exercises Send
Out Initial Wartime.
College Class.

Keith Brownell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byrd Brownell, was awarded the
American Legion scholarship medal,
given annually to Memorial high
graduate, at commencement exercises
last Thursday night.
Ernest H. Anderson, commander OF
the local post, made the award after
the winner had been named by
committee of seven from the high
school and two from the post. It was
made on the basis of scholarship,
honor, courage, leadership and SER
vice. Brownell maintained an average
of e1.5 and was active in interscho-
lastic activities, including football and
basketball, a cappella chorus, senior
play, and the Ely Highlights.
Father william j. Powers, Eveleth,
speaking on Human Relationships, y
declared that "the fundamental rela-
tionship upon which happiness Is
founded is relationship with God.
"Keep your relationship with Goo
intact" he said. Fortunately in this
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Defense Bonds Mean Victory

A very influential member OF the
st. Louis County board Of commits
sioners was lost on Sunday when
Henry Fat) Anderson died in Du-
luth after several months illness.
Anderson was a leader in the county
public body for the past Is years. He
has served as chairman of the county
board, the county board of education
the county building commission and
has held key positions on every major
committee of the county board fol
years. He was So years Of age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
41,327 Dimes
MARCH TO war
Students, Too Young to Fight,
Do Next Best Thing; Buy
War Saving Stamps.

Ely school students from the fourth
grade through high school purchased
$4,13270 in war savings stamps from
the time the savings program was in
augurated shortly after the first of the
year until school closed.
Their dimes marched at an inSpir-
ing gait through the hands of the
school personnel in charge into fin
ancing the war effort.
The junior and senior high school
invested $2,294.10 and the fourth, fifth,
and sixth grade of the Washington
and Lincoln schools, $1,838.60.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
THANK YOU.

"In behalf of the Defense Savings
Staff division of the United States
Treasury and the Ely Civilian De-
Tense Council, I wish to thank the
ITO members of the VICTORY AIDES
for the efficient way they conducted
the June pledge campaign for war
bonds with accuracy, speed and skill.
"Your ready willingness to sacri-
flee time and personal pleasure to
complete a big undertaking in the
shortest possible period is sincerely
appreciated"
A. j. McMAHAN, Chairman,
Local Defense Savings Staff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

Wednesday morning the legal aspects
of municipal war bond purchases and
use of the pay roll deduction system
will be discussed by Arthur D. Rey-
nolds, st. Paul, state administrator of
war bonds sales, and Orville C. Peter
son, league attorney.
OF vital interest to the postwar
era to come is discussion on NUM-
cipal airports by William Beadie, st.
Paul, director Of the state aeronau-
tics commission.
The convention sessions will close
during the late morning with the
election of officers and the selection Of
the 1913 convention city Present
officers are w. j. Kirkwood, mayor of
Crookston, president; Mr. Barfuss,
vice president; Mayor Floyd r. Simon,
Winona, Clerk Frank j. Intihar.
Gilbert, and Attorney Earl " Cliff,
Ortonville, trustees; DR.. R. r. Price,
Minneapolis, secretary treasurer, and
G. G. Ludwig, Minneapolis, executive
secretary.
The sessions will be opened Monday
at 10 a. m. by Mayor Kirkwood. Mayor
John Kapsch of this city will well
come the delegates Reports viii be
made by league officers and munich
palities.
| Public Works During and After
the War" will be the subject of the
afternoon discussion Monday.
| Group meetings viii be conducted
Tuesday morning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Two Elyites Are Named to
Executive Offices of VIEW

Two Ely persons will head the
eighth district Veterans of Foreign
Wars and auxiliary for the coming
year.
John Maier was named commander
of the district organization and Mrs.
Dan Jarvi was named president of
the district auxiliary. Maier has never
held district Office before. He was
jumped over a number of lesser Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Buy and Keep Defense Bonds

Some professor named Renner, writ
ing in Golfers, modestly states that
he is scientifically" dividing the
postwar countries according 10
scientific task. He then proceeds In
a purely academic manner without any
connection with real facts, to give
away the foreign countries. The best
mart of the whole subject Is that
Prof. Renner has worked from a
strictly Hitler standpoint and his
division of the countries is just about
the same as Hitler has already de-
creed and which the "Fuehrer" has
taken by foul means. so far. He gives
everything to Germany, even the
African possessions of other nations
A writer in commenting on this states
thet no doubt this is done to pre-
vent the Gestapo from joining the
CONTINUED on Page FouD
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

that an attendance of from 500 to
600 delegates is assured. BY midweek
$50 persons had made reservations or
had inquired concerning facilities
available.
Ely's three hotels were filed more
than three weeks ago.
Two of the leagues associations
have taken over the entire facilities
of resorts. The municipal liquor
store associations $50 delegates will
occupy BURNSIDE lodge, and the so
representatives of the utilities aSso-
citation will be headquartered at Hib-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

Since September, 194l, $15,951.95 in
war savings stamps, mostly 10-cent
and 25-cent denominations, have been
purchased through the local postoffice.
This includes the schools stamps
and about 5000 worth purchased by
the American Fraternal Union for
dividends to holders of juvenile GER
tificateS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

fees usually filled previous to eleva-
ton to the commandership. Mrs.
Jarvi is present senior vice president.
Dan JarW was named chaplain of
the VFW and Mrs. lie Starkman, Sec
rotary, and Mrs. Jessie Tuomala, pa
triotic instructor of the auxiliary.
Louis Becker, Duluth, is senior vice
commander, and Mrs. Mildred An
derson, Duluth, senior vice president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
ANGLERS smoke
SETS OFF BLAZE.

Fisherman fire No. was touched
off on Loon lake last week, and It
brought forth a plea from the forest
service for anglers to use extreme
care while in the woods.
This particular fire was Andled by
the greatest of all offenders-an un-
extinguished smoke" Spotted by
Glen Bruneau, lookout at the Sioux
tower, it was reported here, and
Ranger Jack Valentine and Ben Wiley
were flown in the forest service plane
to extinguish 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Buy U. S. Defense Bonds

Editor Jeweut VINO has had charge
of the Two Harbors Times has re-
signed and will seek other fields. He
has made of the Times readable
paper and he has the well wishes of
The Miner wherever he may decide
to locate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
HOLD FAMILY REUNION.

The Kapsch and Snrekar families
held a reunion at the M. j. Kapsch
cabin on Silver Rapids Sunday with
about 30 present. Out-of-town guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kapsch,
ST., and Sam Wuletich, Gary, Ind,
Mrs. Agnes zupancich, Chicago; Miss
Katherine Kapsch, Duluth, and Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Adams, Hibbing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
DILLON To HEAD
18th COMMITTEE.

Harold j. Dillon was named chair
man of the American Legion's Fourth
of July celebration committee at a
post meeting held Tuesday night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Hjalmer Peterson has lit on poll
teal limb at last. He will run for
governor on the Fermer-Labor ticket,
according to an announcement made
last week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
Reported ''Deadline" Untrue;
Rush for Permits Swamps
Office Workers.

Only limited supply of application
blanks are available here today. The
office exhausted its initial supply
the first of the week, but an addi-
tional shipment is expected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
WINS ART SCHOLARSHIP.

Miss Dorothy Richards, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Richards,
was graduated from the Minneapolis
School of Art Friday and was the
winner of a 500 scholarship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

SHAWS LEAVE ELY.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Shaw and
daughter left Monday for Milwaukee,
where MIR. Shaw is now employed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-28
Red Cross, US0
Cut in Series

CHICAGO, Aug. % tINS).-The
Red Cross and United Service
Organizations were cut in today as
partners in the 1912 World Series
baseball games. with possibility
they may benefit to the extent of
S679,000 If the series should go
the full seven games.
Baseball Commissioner K. NJ.
Lands said after conference
with Will Harridge. president Of
the American League. and Ford
Frick. president of the National
League, that this figure was based
on the possibility that the series
is between the Yankees and the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Red Cross and USO will
divide approximately one-half Of
the receipts of the third and fourth
series games; then if the series
goes the full seven games, the two
organizations will get all the re-
ceipts of the sixth and seventh
games. according to the decisions
reached by Lands and the league
presidents.