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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Hog Raising In Bluffton District ...
Looks To Set Record This Year

for the past month, indicating that
hog raisers are preparing to finish
their offerings for the market by
early summer. Although corn prices
are up the corn-hog price ratio is
still entirely favorable to feeders.
One of the vagaries of the market
has resulted in switch of prefer
ence for the lighter bacon type hog
which paced the recent rise to the
heavier lard type. This change re-
fiected large purchases of lard by
government agencies, much of which
was under Iease-lend.
With every prospect for continu-
ance of strong to rising prices in
the coming months, the market for
shoats is virtually non-existent, since
those having shoats are refusing to
sell except at prohibitive figures.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

employed persons in the United States may partici-
pate in the war effort through the systematic purchase
of Defense Savings Bonds.
"The job ahead of us is far bigger than most of us
realize" Secretary Morgenthau declared in making
the table public. 'I know that the American people
are ready to do their part to win the One of the
WAYS we can do much more is by intensifying our
effort in the purchase of Defense Bonds"
While persons without dependents may be able to
set aside more than the suggested figures, persons
with several dependents with other heavy family
obligations may be unable to save at the suggested
rate, the Treasury Department pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Community Softball League Will
Be Re-organized For Bluffton Play

Re-organization of a community
softball league, dormant here for the
last five years, will be effected this
spring, with facilities for play open
to any interested men or youths OF
high school age.
Preliminary to the completion of
final details of organization, equip
ment for early season games will be
provided by the Triplett softball
team.
Practices already are under way,
and more than 20 were out for the
first warmup Monday Workouts
will be held every Tuesday and
Thursday at Harmon field, with $50
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

p. m. set as the starting time.
Eastern war savings time gives
plenty of daylight for twilight ball
this year, and interest is running
high. Increased participation in COM
munity play is reported from Lima
and Findlay, and the same spirit re-
fected here indicates a resumption
of a schedule similar to that of past
years when as many as eight teams
participated in the league.
Regular play is expected to be
started about May II, and those in
terested are urged to take advantage
of the practice workouts twice a
week to get in condition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
College Trackn,en In
Meet This SATURDAY.

Bluffton college trackmen will COM
pete Saturday with athletes from
seven larger schools in the annual
Bowling Green university invitational
meet.
Competing schools will include:
Bluffton, Bowling Green, Oberlin,
Baldwin Wallace, Toledo, Ohio North
ern, Heidelberg and Wittenberg.
With track activity restricted at
the local school, Bluffton college will
not enter a full team, but five local
athletes will compete. Evan Soash,
veteran, will head the Bluffton con-
tingent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Notice

/ am discontinuing this Wednesday
my business known as the Beatrice
Beauty Shop, to return with my
husband to Clarksburg, Tenn, where
he is engaged in erecting two 500,-
600 gallon elevated tanks.
/ wish to take this opportunity to
thank one and all for their liberal
patronage of the past ten years
during which I have been in busi-
ness.
Ruth Steinman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

Experts in the fields of transpor-
tation and grain storage say that
a great deal of grain will have to
be held in farm storage for period
after harvest. Terminal storage
will not be available to hold the
crops at any one time. a-.s II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

ladies dress in bright and attractive
costumes and the whole affair is
very colorful.
All in all the country is very at
tractive place in which to live with
the beauties of nature at every hand
made even more attractive by an
ideal climate, Mrs. Basinger pointed
out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
DO FRIENDS SAY
THESE THINGS
ABOUT YOU?
He is losing his grip.
He always seems all in.

he is losing MS grip.
He always seems all in.
He has no ambition.
He seems nervous all the time.
If so check up and find out how
you stand in regard to constipation.
The laxative aid of the famous
Worlds Tonic is intended to help in
these conditions. Worlds Tonic con-
tains roots, herbs, barks, ETC.,
brought here from various parts of
the old countries because their
medicinal values, action and results
are quite different from those OBJ
tained otherwise. Get Worlds Tonic
at Sidney's Drug Shop and all other
first-class Drug Stores. (J 6O)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

Hog raising, traditional backbone
of farming operations in the Bluff
ton district bids fair to become the
bell wether of farm prices in set
ting new high record in marketing
and income this year. Top prices
Wednesday morning was $3.50 per
hundred pounds.
Not only are prices at the highest
levels in sixteen years but the vol
ume of hogs on farms is reported
unusually large, making decidedly
unusual combination of large sup
plies and a strong market. The
usual plant that the price is high
when there's nothing to sell doesn't
hold true this time.
Buying and selling of corn among
farmers has been particularly active
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
Whot Should You Pledge T. HeIp3

WASHINGTON Che following table issued by the Treasury
is intended savings yardsc for the income
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30

News want ads bring quick results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
1913 Memorial High
Grads Listed; Honor
Student, Miss Mantel
Candidates fOl
Diplomas; II6 Seniors
Year Ago.

The names of 103 students who art
candidates for graduation from Mem.
orial high school nave been announced
by Conrad G. Haugen, principal.
There were 116 graduated a year
ago, 121 in 1910, and 81 in 1899.
Roseline ManUeI is nonor student OF
her class and was named valedic-
torian. Margaret Stonich and Laverne
Gasperlin tied for salutatorian honors
Altogether 80 students are on the
honor roll. Their names and grade
average are in an adjoining column
Baccalaureate services are scheduled
for May 81. Commencement is June 4
Names of candidates. listed in
alphabetical order, follow:
Doris Alfalfa, Ruth Alfalfa, Norma
Anderson. Robert Anderson Evelyn
Babnik, Frank Baltich, Gerald Barich,
Fred Beyhl, Rose Bryant, Norma Mae
Brown, Keith Brownell, Joe Buckner,
Dolores Butala, Michael Cerkovnik,
Esther Cherne, Mary Curnow, Robert
Danielson, Willard Domich Lois Mae
Eckert, Evelyn Elieoff, Shirley Ellef-
sen, Margaret Ferderber, Pauline
Feroni, Elwyn Fogelberg, Marie Folz
Randall Forselius, LaVerne, Gasperlin,
Virginia Golobich, Richard Gordon,
David Goulet, Placide GCulet Kath-
crime Grahek, Bertha Harju, Calvin
Herrala, William Herranen, Ruth Hill,
Waynetta Hill, Llewelyr Hokkanen,
Anne Hutar Louis Janezich
Gerald Johnson, Rhoda Kaatiala,
Stanley Kalan, Donald Kangas,
Sheldon Kayute, Herbert Kermit,
Agatha Klemensich, Gerald Klobu-
char, William Klun, Florence Kobe,
Dorothy Koivunen, John Koshak, Rose
Kozar, Leo Kuzma, William LeBeau,
Tom Leroy, Patricia McNahan, May
rene Maijala, Archie Maxi. Ann Man
ninen, Roseline Mantel
Joseph Martinetti, Frank Mauser,
Louis Mavetz, Joe Meshe. Stanley
Mestnik, Patricia Moonap, Marcella
Niemi. Rex Ola, Emil Ojala. Tony
Okasich, Maryen Osaben Phyllis
Mary Paun, Margaret
Peshel, Bernard I@use, Joan Pucel,
William Fred Pucei, Loren Pulls, Amy
Rautio, Allan Reko, James Saari, Louis
Senta, Mary Ann Shaw, Paul Shuster,
Kathleen SkantZe, Lawrence Slogan,
Lois Me Sondstrom, Josephine
Spreitzer, Tom SLENDER.
Margaret Stonich, Carol Ann Suth-
erland, Emerald last, Merlin Thomp-
son, Elsie Tjader, Frank Tome, Sam
Tuomala, Albert Vidmar, Alvin Viste,
Sylvia Wuokila, Louis Zeleznikar,
Joe Zgainer, Emma Zupec.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30

IT'S WEDDING BELLS for Capt. T.
A. Ahola in Honolulu Saturday, &C
cording to word received here by his
father, Emil Ahola. Captain Ahola
will be married to Miss Filnoe Wilson
of Honolulu.
just promoted from lieutenant to
captain in the army air corps, Ahola
has been acting as temporary flight
commander. He has been stationed in
Hawaii since graduating from Kelly
Field, Texas, year and half ago.
Ahola was graduated from the Ely
junior college in 1888. He entered the
university of Minnesota, leaving school
in his senior year to become one of
the first flying cadets in America to
take primary training under a new
GAIA sponsored program Completing
this course, he went to Kelly Field,
graduating in September. 1910. After
spending To-day furlough here, he
left for San Francisco, where he en-
barked fo- Hawaii.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

In the 25 years ago news in another
place in this issue it will be seen that
the city council ordered the purchase
of motor driven fire. fighting ma
chine also a motor driven flusher
and sprinkler. The purf ase came as
boon to the members of the volun-
teer fire department who had been
compelled to transport by hand its fire
fighting apparatus.
The same machine has been on
duty since and its purchase price has
been earned many times over. While
it is still on the job, the department
is a little afraid of it, owing to its
age and Chief Cox of the department
has asked the council for a more
modern replacement machine feeling
that the faithful old pImper may
disappoint the fire fighters at some
crucial stage. With the reputation
the Ely department has earned as to
efficiency and promptness. this would
be a calamity.
The city council feels the same way
about the matter and sees the need
for a new machine. Under the priorities
setup of the government, the actual
need for the engine mus; be shown
very emphatically. Tower has had an
order in for fire truck for the past
six months and now has received
assurances that the order will be
filled sometime in the future-when
is not said. Priorities on such things
should be waived as TIE need is
shown. Fires have habit of starting
when least expected. During the past
month the Ely department with its
promptness has nipped several fires,
Showing all the earmarks of a con-
hagration) in the bud.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
Commercial Club to Sponsor
Drive to Eliminate Fire
Hazards Here.

A fire prevention day will be staged
here May 81 under the sponsorship
of the Ely Commercial club
Representatives of fire insurance
companies operating in Minnesota and
Of the state fire marshal's office will
come here to make survey of the
business section of the city, and prob
ably other areas. to check on fire
hazards.
School students from the third
grade up will be given home inspec-
ton blanks to be filled out by their
parents.
A public dinner in which Tower
Soudan people will join is scheduled
for the Community Center cafeteria
in the evening as climax to the
day. The inspection will also be made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
ELY SOLDIER is
NOW IN AUSTRALIA.

Private Milton Stenlund has arrived
safely at an Australian port, accord
mig to a telegram received from him
Friday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Stenlund.
Stenlund, who went into the army
only last Jan. S, is believed to have
been assigned to foreign service so
soon because of meteorological training
received in college.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
War Ration Book Registration
Set for Four Days Next Week
WRITE THIS DOWN.

The persons registering for a
family unit should prepare the fol-
lowing written information i'm add
vance for each member of the
family unit:
1. First, middle last name
2. Complete address.
3. Height, feet and inches.
A. Weight i'm pounds.
5. Color of eyes.
6. Color of hair.
7. Age.
8. Sex.
9. Relationship to person regis
tering for entire family unit.
To repeat, this information should
be written down, clearly and Iegibly,
for each member of the family
unit. Be sure it is complete. Hand
it in to the registrar when register
ing for war ration books
ALSO, be sure you know the exact
amount of both white and brown
sugar in pounds in possession of the
family on day of registration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
Plan Fire Prevention Day for City

at Tower-Soudan.
This will be Ely's first fire hazard
inspection. Correction of hazards UNI
covered often leads to reduced insur-
ance rates.
Preliminary arrangements were made
at the Commercial clubs first dinner
meeting held in the Forest Hotel
Tuesday evening. Another such meet
ing will be conducted next month be-
fore a definite decision is reached on
continuing them. Attendance was
about three times as large as ordin-
erily.
The club will sponsor USO drive
here May II. Ely's quota has been set
at 10 cents per capita, or 5000. The
USO supervises social functions at
army camps.
Harley Hanson, Tower, in charge of
fish propagation in this area for the
conservation department, is asking the
department to erect a cabin near
Pipestone falls to house spawn-taking
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
ALL QUESTIONS
NOT Answered
Third Registrars Jump From
One to Another Without
Answering All.

A great percentage of the selective
service missionaries sent to the
third registrants will have to be re-
turned to them because they are
incompletely filled out, the local draft
board reports.
Registrars are answering only part
of the questions. when complete in
formation MUST BE SUPPLIED.
For example: Many state they are
married, then omit the name of their
wife, names of children, and date of
marriage, information that is re-
quired.
The board is at loss to know why
questions are not answered fully
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
Old TUBES
Public Acceptance of
Regulation Good.

Public acceptance Of the regula-
ton requiring bringing in an old
tube when buying new one OF
tooth paste or shaving cream is
good here, local merchants report.
Fast becoming conscious that our
war effort will affect their lives
daily, Ely people don't forget to
have an old tube with them even
though the order has been in oper-
alton but a short time
They don't have to bring back a
toothpaste tube to get a new tube
of, toothpaste. AIRY old tube will
do, the government says.
The order does not apply to
tubes containing medicine or balms.
You don't need a trade-in to get
them, but the old tube should be
saved and turned in for salvage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
CRITICAL. fire
DANGER ended
BUT Not Until Man-Caused
Fires Burn Off 40 Acres
in National Forest.

Rain Sunday and Monday ended a
critical fire danger season in the
western portion OF the Superior Ma
tional Forest, but not until two fires
had burned over 140 acres of timber.
Continued dry and warm weather,
however, will mean that the danger
will return to a great degree.
Largest fire burned over 100 acres
between Kawishiwi and Square lakes,
40 miles east of here, and is laid di-
rectly to a beaver poacher
The second burned 40 acres near
Coldspring, on the Echo trail, and
started at an abandoned sawmill camp.
Seaplanes operated by William
Leithold and william Huhtala were
pressed into service for the Kawishiwi
fire, making Is round trips to the
scene hauling men, equipment and
supplies before it was brought under
control Saturday after a two-day
fight by IS men. CCC errollees from
Sawbill camp travelled by truck to
Parent lake and hiked the remaining
eight miles to the fire.
A beaver poacher set off the blaze
accidentally, and then hastily left
the scene.
Evidence uncovered indicated that
he had built fire in grassy area
to cook a meal. He then began tc
build raft of logs to use on the
lake, but before it was finished the
grass ignited with explosive violence
The trapper hit for other parts
Sets for beaver were also found.
The Coldsprings fire was found
Saturday, and was put ont the mex
day.
The rains while light "greened'
vegetation enough to curb the wors
spring danger period in decade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
REMEMBER THE THREE HIS!
boarding Helps Hitler

Giving false information in regarC
to supplies of sugar on hand may
have dire consequences for person.
who register for war ration books here
next weet.
Hoarding OF sugar, besides violating
the law, is a sure way of cheating
your neighbors out of their fair share
while you yourself have more than
enough.
This is just another way of help
ing the Axis.
Dissolving sugar in water to form
syrup is not a profitable way to cir
cumvent the law. In fact this method
is especially penalized.
Regulations provide that the weight
of sugar in liquid form is computed
as weight of sugar solids In other
words, if you have 10 gallons of
syrup, the weight of the entire
mixture il recorded as all sugar.
(Molasses does not come under the
class of sugar.
PuniShmentS ranging as high as
TEN YEARS imprisonment or $4,000
fine, or BOTH, may be imposed under
the U. S. statutes for violations there
of arising out of attractions of ration
ing orders and regulations
Ration books cannot be transferred.
Misuse of the book may result in its
forfeiture. The book must be sur
rendered in event of its holders
death or departure from the United
States. Persons finding a book must
return it promptly to the nearest
rationing board
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30

equipment and workers, Ray Hoefier,
club secretary, reported.
The spawn taking experiment which
was to determine if Ely gets a hatch
cry was not carried out completely
because the unusually early spawning
period came and was nearly gone be-
fore equipment was installed at Pipe
stone.
A committee was named to secure
data on a report before the committee
ON mining of the Minnesota resources
commission which would cut the levy
on stockpile ore. The proposed levy
cut would reduce Ely's income about
SOS, 900 or $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
SOudan Soldier Cited
for Bravery in Alaska

Pvt. Louis Vessel, Soudan, has been
cited for bravery at Anchorage,
Alaska.
Last July IS Vessel, on guard duty
at a pier jumped into the water in
full uniform to rescue man who had
fallen in. The victim, a crane oper-
ator, attempted to jump from the
boat to the dock, misjudged the dis
lance, and was knocked unconscious
when he hit the water.
Vessel enlisted in the regular army
one and a half years ago Now at
Fort Smelling, he was in Alaska six
months. He is a brother Ed Vessel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
Defense Bonds Mean Victory

Duluth nominating ci:,.c organiza-
tons and David visited post of the
American Legion made a most accep-
table choice when Frank Crassweller,
ST., was selected and named the 18th
Hall of Fame, member at the annual
Hall of Fame dinner ON Saturday
evening His picture will be added to
the seventeen other Duluth notables
so honored since the David visited
post inaugurated the idea and which
custom has been copied in many of
the cities of the country since. In
accepting the honors Mr.. Crassweller
in his transformations manner said: at
is a pleasure when friends tell you
that your life has not been failure,
when they tell you that you have
been a good citizen. For tie honor and
privilege and pleasure you have given
me, my family and my friends, I
thank you from the bottom of my
heart"
Further he said: 81 desire no
credit for anything I have done for
the City of Duluth. Every man
should have a vocation end an avo-
cation. No man in this strenuous age
can continue to work night and day
and expect to get away with it. Men
should have an interest il public SER
vice-do something for his city and
country. No good citizen can be with
out citizenship and patriotism. I love
Duluth, its scenery, it's lake, bay,
river, harbor and boulevard, its
weather, Legion groups, churches and
those who endeavor at al times to
bring about good government"
More than 300 persons witnessed the
presentation of the PLAQUE to MI.
Crassweller by Victor Cave chairman
of the Legion Hall of fame commit
tee. Present at the banquet honoring
the event was Lynn U. Stambaugh OF
Fargo, N D., National Commander OF
the American Legion. Commander
Stambaugh is the seventeenth No
tional Commander to attend this
notable event during the past
eighteen years. In his address he
exhuded patriotism is every sentence
He said: "the wheels of war are roll
ing today in the United States, how
ever the citizens should not delude
themselves that this will be a short
war. This is the most st;pendous war
in the history of the world and we
were not prepared. We find ourselves
where we must make war our only
business for the duration"
During the business sessions Of the
Eighth District hoard. Gin S Locker
of the visited post was nominated al
candidate for state mmander. The
commander will be elected at the
annual convention in Duluth or
Continued on Page Four)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
MONEY

Don't keep your hard-earned say.
ings safely" slowed away in a teapot
in the cupboard or in a safety de.
post box. Put them in a checking
or savings account in the hanks where
Uncle Sam can take advantage of the
credit they create to finarce the wal
effort.
This is just another way to give
the axe to the Axis.
Here's how your bank deposits help
send one A. Hitler back to house
painting:
Banks retain a certain PERCENTAGE of
all deposits for operating capital and
then Cd invest the rest, much going
into defense bonds, or CO deposit
SURPRISES in a federal reserve bank
which could invest them in defense
bonds.
Money in the teapot or safety de-
post box can in no way figure in this
procedure Hoarded funds have value
to no one if WE LOSE THE WAR.
Visual proof that HIDDEN MONEY
right here in ELY is helping the
ENEMY come to light when nearly
5000 in bank notes smelling like the
original MOTH BALL filtered into
the local bank.
Included in the amount were $3.50 in
SIS, $40, and SOS national bank notes
called out of circulation in 1892.
But local people ARE digging down
into the sock for cash that UNTIL it
was extracted had been helping the
brisand Hitler, the jackie Mussolini,
and the assassin Hirohito. BECAUSE
for several months paper currency out
of circulation since as far back as
1929 when the size was made smaller
has been arriving at the bank over
various routes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
TAUZELL, KUN
FILE FOR BOARD.

Ivan Tauzell has filed for reelection
to the school board, AMI Anton D.
Klun is also seeking a position on the
board The filing date closes May 7.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30
Q. & A.
ON WAR RATION BOOKS.

Following are questions anC
answers explaining the "civil
ian registration" for war ra.
ton books in Ely:
@. When must I register?
A. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, OF
Thursday of next week.
O. Where must I register?
A. In the Washington or Lincoln
grade buildings
(Winton people register in the
Washington school here, or at the
Section Thirty school if they reside
in Lake county,
Q. Who must register?
A. Registration books will be issued
to every man, woman and child in the
United States, except members of the
armed forces, inmates of institutions
and persons temporarily or perman-
emily in hospitals, convalescent homes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30

@. Must ALL individuals appear
personally at the site of registration?
A. No. One adult may register for
a family unit although a separate
war ration book will be issued to
each member of the family unit.
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