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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

"Those Aussies certainly had been
places and seen things, and they
had the pictures to prove it.
ct started back to camp at II p. m.
after listening to those 'chappies', as
they would say, for an hour. Now I
have another home I can go to when
ever I have time off and nothing to
do. Those people were very friendly
and anxious to make me feel at home.
Here's something for you women.
Mrs. B Chats the name of the
Aussie's wife) couldn't believe that
the washing could be taken from the
line dry. She has to double dry all
her clothes-that is, she hangs them
outside until most of the moisture is
gone from them and then brings them
into a room with a small stove in it
to complete the process. 1t seems that
it will take day or more to dry
them thoroughly outside.
Vegetables grow all the year
around here, so there's work to be
done in the garden at any time. You
can plant seeds on one side and
harvest on the other all at the
same time.
"These people had almonds, peaches,
apples, lemons, and pears growing in
their back yard. The house and yard
were laid out much like those in
the states
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Ely Army Sergeant Looks at Life in Australia
Ausse Families Adopt Doughboys Treat Them Like Sons

another custom at the dinner
table is to serve cheese and celery
following the meal. Each person cuts
himself a slice of cheese and takes
a stalk of celery Then the noise
begins and lasts until the celery is
gone.
"I have just received another issue
of The Ely Miner dated Feb. rs.
That makes the third.
"IIl probably give them away as
souvenirs. Any American paper is
highly priced as a souvenir. I've even
been honored by being asked for my
autograph about dozen times.
st though I was going to meet
Carl Burck last weekend, but had to
give it up after searching all morn
ing. (Burck, at last report, was
assigned to a ship of the fighting
forces.) I haven't met any close
friends over here, but have been
watching closely for them. Vincent
Chosa is still with us, and there are
a number of Minnesota boys in my
unit.
ct saw my first kangaroo. Next I'm
going to hunt up koala bear, or
teddy bear as they are called. These
are two of the animals that are found
only in Australia. I studied them at
the University of Minnesota, so they
are all the more interesting to me-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Defense Bonds Mean Victory

Let's be honest with ourselves ana
look yourself straight in the eye Wnen
Won shave tomorrow morning. Let us
not obey the rationing laws just be-
cause we are afraid of the police Dut
because we are Americans and are
helping the government. There is not
enough of many things to allow eacn
nerson to have as much as he wants
or thinks he needs or is able to pay
for Rationing was employed to keep
someone without a conscience and a
barrel of money from making nog
of himself and deprive law ABIDING
citizens of their small share OF the
rationed sugar, and auto rubber.
Rootleggers will get busy, or are
o,readv active, and will sell you for
hidden goods-at the right price
.rbere is a challenge to honor fol
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Moose Parade Not to
Conflict With Legion.

The parade for the Moose state
convention June % has been rescued
uled for / p. m. so as not to conflict
with the parade of the eighth district
Legion convention in Gilbert at 4:3C
D. m. the same day, according to
Joseph Spreitzer, Jr., parade chair
man.
Spreitzer said that I. F. Gianotti,
Gilbert, district commander, had
pledged his full cooperation in work.
ing out a schedule that would make
both parades a success.
Local merchants are urged by
Spreitzer to prepare patriotic floats
for the parade.
Judge Mark Nolan has accepted an
invitation to speak at the Moose
banquet June q.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Forest Service Speaker
VIII Lecture in ELy.

The Ely Kiwanis club will observe
All-Kiwanis Week this week, joining
with the 2,179 other KiwaniS clubs in
the United States and Canada in a
continent-wide observance StresSing
u years of service achievement.
Carl Shuster, Biwabik, will be the
main speaker, according to Ben Rich
ards, chairman of local committee on
Kiwanis education, which has charge
of this weeks program on Thursday
at the Forest hotel Other members on
the committee are Art Forselius and
Archie Swanson.
A combined meeting of the
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs will be
held on June 25 in the Forest hotel
with W. H. Wheeler, lecturer of the
U. S. forest service, Washington, D
c., as the speaker. He will also show
movies. Glare Hendee, Duluth, will
accompany Mr.. Wheeler, who will
speak on GA Citizens Duties in Forest
Conservation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
THREE FILE FOR
18th DIST. POST

Three men have filed for the fourth
district county commissioner position
for the primary election.
They are Frank zgonc, Sumner
Purvis, and Toimi Ahola, local alder
man.
Commissioner Jacob L. Pete has in
formed The Miner he will be cam
didate for reelection, and will file
within a few days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Buy u. S. Defense Bonds

Much useful information was dis
seminated at the meeting of heads OF
the bond sale committees at the
Duluth Country Club on Friday,
attended by Chairman A. j. Nc
Mahan and Peter Schaefer of the
local committee, George Somero, Jim
Manley of the First National Bank
and John Dragavon Of the State Bank
of Tower. The reports from the
organized committees of the county
showed complete organization of bond
drives and whole-hearted participation
by the people. Reports from all the
counties in the state showed all but one
or two over-the-top in May. st. Louis
county went heavily over-the-top and
Ely had a large share in doing this
with its $4,000 of purchases. The
quota for June has not been an
nounced but it is expected that $4O,-
600 will be the goal and the pros
poets are that the quota will be met
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Issues Call for Volunteers tc
Register for Action
in Emergency.

The u. S. forest service here today
issued call for local persons to
register as volunteer fire fighters.
They will be formed into unit to
safeguard one of the most vital tim
Der reserves in the nation, and will
be sent into action if an emergency
arises with which full-time personnel
would be unable to cope.
Asked to register are unemployed
persons, students, and individuals
whose work will permit them to
leave it without handicapping the
war effort.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

SGT. MILTON STENLUND, %,
author of this article, is a graduate
of Memorial high school and Ely
junior college. He finished college in
1889 and then took year of post
graduate work While in college he
starred in basketball. He entered the
University of Minnesota in 1910, and
was drafted during Christmas of last
year. In March he would have re-
ceived his B. A. degree, majoring in
wildlife conservation and manage
ment, but insteal he embarked on
a dangerous voyage across the broad
Pacific for the "down under" CONT
nent. April "a his parents received a
telegram stating that he had arrived
safely, and on Mothers Day came
another that he had been commits
stoned sergeant. He is working in
the headquarters Office of the army
air corps, presumably as a meterol-
ogist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

FATHER FRANK MIHELCIC. pastor
of st. Anthonys Catholic church, was
honored Sunday in observance OF the
25th anniversary of his ordination to
the priesthood. The affair was planned
by the parish and committee headed
by John Smrekar and was total
surprise.
A solemn high mass was read at
10 a. m, with Father Mihelcic as cele-
brant, Father Carl Priley, as deacon,
and Father Michael Popesh, Hibbing,
as sub-deacon. Father Popesh also
preached the sermon of the mass.
At 2 p. m. parish picnic was
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Forest Service Seeks Fire Fighters

Volunteers may register at the
forest service office in the federal
building or at the U. S. employment
service Office at 209 East Sheridan
street.
If unable to register personally, they
may send in the following informa-
ton: Complete name and address,
telephone number, whether they will
be available Immediately upon call, or,
if not, what hours they will be avail
able.
Faced with an acute shortage of
manpower in event of an emergency
because CCC enrolleeS formerly de-
pended upon are no longer available,
the forest service must rely upon
volunteer assistance to meet the
menace of forest fires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

It's Major A. R. Morley now.
Major Morley, executive officer Of
the officer candidate school, Fort
Monmouth, N. j., has been promoted
from captain to major. Until being
called into active service, he was in
charge of the Gegoka CCC camp on
the Ely Finland road.
Major Morley, second in command
of the school, is in charge of several
hundred officers and thousands of men
who are either teaching or being
taught how to out-smart the Axis
generals.
Some idea of the tremendous re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

An intimate view of civilian life in
Australia is given by an Ely soldier
now stationed in the down under"
continent.
Sgt. Milton Stenlund in the first
letter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Stenlund, since he arrived two
months ago at this distant outpost of
growing American military might, says
that there's vegetable gardening the
year around, that the family wash
won't dry outdoors, and that crunch
ing a stalk of celery after each meal
is a standard custom.
There was no mention of military
matters of any nature in Stenlund's
letter Vincent Chosa, he said, is in
his unit.
ct went down to the hospitality
center, and had no sooner entered
when an AuSsie soldier took me by
the arm and asked if I wanted to go
for ride with his family" Stenlund
wrote. "That was just what WANTED,
so we piled into his Plymouth coach
and started off. We drove for some
time and they showed me the more
interesting places in the area.
I'VE watched a football game,
Australian style, but it is nothing
like our game There's an oval field,
and the ball is round. They kick it
or hit it with their fists until it
goes between the goal posts. 1t seemed
very dull to me.
"We drove to his home for tea,
or supper to me, and I had two
paper-thin slices of beef, picked beets,
bread and butter, piece of delicious
sponge cake, and the inevitable cup
of tea.
Frankly, I can't see how those
people can survive on supper like
that, but they seem to do all right.
Maybe we Americans eat too much.
"After the meal we all went into
the parlor, where gas fire was burn
ing in the fireplace. They asked me
questions about the states and Mime
sofa for two solid hours. The Aussie
got word by phone that some of his
buddies who had just come in from
the Middle East were coming over.
He hadn't seen them for two years.
They brought many snap shots and
stories with them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Morley is Second in
Command at Signal School

sponsibility falling upon the schools
executive officer can be gained from
the fact that his day starts at Tbs
a. m. and ends at anywhere from
10 o. m. to midnight, with half day
off on Sunday.
Sgt. Wally Wotzka former enrollee
under Morley at Gegoka, is now in
charge of a large cafeteria for Fort
Monmouth officers.
While at Gegoka Capt. Morley's
basketball team made a statewide
name for itself by winning the state
CCC title and also runnerup honors
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
SLAv DAY
TO BE MARKED HERE
Ely will observe American
Slav Day Sunday with a NAM
moth parade and a program.

LILY Will OUOCI VIC 1AAiSA iScsAi
Slav Day Sunday with a man.
moth parade and a program.
The parade, which will inaugurate
the observance, will start from the
Jugoslav National Home at p. M,
and will include the state champion
ship Ely drum corps, the city band,
the Northland Cadets, and marching
units from all fraternal lodges. A goal
of at least 1000 participants has been
set.
The parade will march through the
business district to Washington audi
forum, where the program will be
conducted.
Stanley Adkins, superintendent of
schools, will be the principal speaker.
An address will be given by Rep.
william Berlin, Hibbing, and by
Father Frank Mihelcic. Miss Mary
Hutar is in charge Of a musical
program. opening remarks will be
made by Anton Zbasnik.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Anton zbasnik, chairman;
Ivan Tauzell, publicity and co-chair-
man; Mrs. Mary Shepel, secretary;
Louis Champa, treasurer; Miss Hutar,
musical director; Joe E. Champa,
parade chairman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Trend of War as Seen
by an English Soldier

Ormandy, here over the weekend, is
now back at the University of Mime
sofa attending summer school.
Here's how Hickey reacted when
the German naval units slipped
through the English channel and
escaped to German port:
"That fight in our bit of sea caused
some row over here" he wrote, shut
it appears now they were badly
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Attendance Record is
Set by League; Local
Workers Are Praised
FiLsOn Brings in $40
Pound of Old Rubber,

Ely's collection of old rubber, in
compliance with the Presidents re-
quest, started off with a bang Mon
day morning, when Henry Filson,
White Iron, brought in $40 pounds OF
old tires to the Jacobson filling
station. A number of Ely service
stations are participating in the cam
paign.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Remember Pearl Harbor

One of the OPM authorities recently
gave out figures to show that the
retail merchant is doing his job in
this war Notwithstanding he gets all
the abuse of the customer. In speak
ing of the rise in costs, he stated that
there have been increases since war
began in September, 1899. In that
period he said the price OF basic raw
materials rose &c per cent; wholesale
nrices rose 81 per cent and retail
nrices showed the smallest increase,
Is per cent. Most of these rises nave
come in the last Il months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

What does an English soldier think
of the trends of the war?
In a letter just received by Leslie
Ormandy from his cousin, Pvt. Leon
ard Hickey, the latter declared he
hoped for an invasion attempt so
that "we could finish Jerry" Hickey
is stationed at Westgate on the Sea,
Kent, a bulge on the east coast which
thrusts itself menacingly toward occu-
pied Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

MALCOLM R. GILES, supreme Sec
rotary of the Loyal Order of Moose,
who in his 4O's is one of the youngest
fraternalists in the world to hold high
Office. Ely, the fourth largest lodge
in Minnesota, will play host to the
state convention June 1928. The
three pictured here will attend the
conclaye,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
Band to GiUe Concert
In City Friday Night.

The Ely municipal band will give a
concert Friday at 7:30 p. m. in the
Ely Hotel block. Miss Josephine
Shepel will be guest Soloist.
Following concerts, which will be
given weekly, will be on Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

We have suggestion to offer and
hope the same meets with the ap-
proval of our readers and the auth
critics in charge of such affairs We
have reference to the disposition of
the fine buildings and well equipped
CCC camps in this section which we
understand are to be abolished on
July first.
Why not keep the buildings in shape
and use them following the war when
hundreds of soldiers will be returned
and will need just such facilities as
the camps TIL and 704 can furnish
to men in need of rest and recreation
after the strenuous work in the mil
itary forces of the country.
In our opinion it is a shame and
waste of money to destroy these
valuable plants at the conclusion of
the services of the CCC both in the
Arrowhead and in other parts of the
country. We have watched the boys
of the Civilian Conservation Corps and
their work has warranted the good
buildings and equipment furnished
them besides the fine supervision and
education afforded those who took
advantage of the opportunities offered.
49,
We invite discussion on the Sug-
gestions made and our opinion is that
the public will fall in with the scheme.
If enough pressure through public
opinion can be brought on those OH
Gals in charge of affairs to likewise
see the ACCESSIBILITY of saving the
buildings and sites for the purposes
outlined, we feel that our efforts are
not in vain.
Write The Miner your opinion and
sign your name to it. Do it at once,
as time is fleeting and our soldier boys
will begin to return by the time the
red tape can be cut, if possible, and
furnish them an opportunity TO
occupy the camps. If you don't think
it is a good idea, say so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
SCHEDULE BALL.

The seventh annual policemen's ball
will be held Aug. % in the Community
Center auditorium Jack Poshak and
Joe Markovich head the committee in
charge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

PAUL p. SCHMITZ is director of
the international membership enroll
ment department for the Loyal Order
of Moose. An able orator, he has
served as director of the speakers
bureau of the Moose. Like Giles, he
has held many offices in the organiza-
ton, advancing to his present one.
Both reside in Aurora, Ill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18
VISITS IN ELY.

Lieutenant Frances Warneke, Army
and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark,
was a visitor in Ely from Friday to
Monday, a guest at the home of her
claSsmate, Mrs. Stuart Schaefer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Canada on Alert
After Smelling

OTTAWA, June % (INS).-
Canadian coast defenSes swuns
into action today to avenge q
nuisance raid by submarine
presumably japanese, on a govern.
ment wireless and Lighthouse
station on Vancouver Island.
The whole Canadian West Coast
was thrown on the alert after
National Defense Minister j. l.
Ralston revealed the attack. Nc
further information had been re-
leased since Ralston's original
announcement, which read:
The commander-in-chief, West
Coast defenses, reported that
the Dominion government tele-
graph station at Estevan Point,
Vancouver Island, was shelled
by submarine at 1885 o'clock,
Pacific time, on Saturday night.
No damage resulted"
THE Canadian western CON-
mand military headquarters at
Victoria confirmed reports that
no appreciable damage was
caused. Although the submarine
poured shells onto the island
from a deck gun for half an
hour. no buildings were hit.
However. splinters of rock shat
tered by one of the shells
broke windows OF a concession
building.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
War Reporter Gets
Shocked Of Glamour
Stripped for Action7 Sure. Chaplin
Lacked Even a Toothbrush h Aloft
Continued from Page one)

However peaceful they may seem
on the surface, their depths con-
ceal the human barracudas of
submarine warfare and defenses
must be established. In effect,
this island and the others strad-
ding the mouth of the Caribbean
are now linked into a net far
stronger than the barracuda fence
at the Escambron to guard one
of Americas most vital war routes,
the Panama Canal.
1 can't tell how strong this new
net is, but 1 can say that IL is
being strengthened daily and with
apparent full realization OF the
need for haste.
TOMORROW: Tempest alOft
and first sight of the dark con-
tinent.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Roosevelt.
Churchill
Study News

WASHINGTON, June % (UP).
Distressing news for the United
Nations from several fronts today
lent more urgency than ever TO
the momentous decisions, includ-
ing those pertaining to second
European front, which President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill are making.
The Roosevelt-Churchill talks
presumably still are in progress.
1t was assumed the two leaders
received together at their secret
meeting place the news of the fall
of Tobruk, the Soviet reverses at
Sevastopol, the submarine Smelling
of Canada's Vancouver Island and
of the Oregon coast. and the land
ing of japanese forces on a second
Aleutian Island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Japs JefiisOH Bombs

Many of the Jap attackers Jet
tiSoned their bombs andFturned 10
try dogfights rather than risk
getting shot down from the rear.
Apparently cocksure at the outset,
they soon learned-those who lived
to repent that cocksureness.
Some enemy bombs hit our car
rier and caused her temporarily to
lose her way, and fires were
started. Then soon were brought
under control, the ship regainec
her way and launched her planes.
At about this time a Japanese
submarine was attempting TO tor
.pedo one Of our carrier, but hit
and sank an American submarine
Instead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Confirm SiRkings

The next day American scout
ing planes carried out an intensive
search for the three enemy car
riers that had been left burning
and immobilized. They found only
two large oil Sticks. in the midst
of one of which were Japanese
swimmers.
The commander OF the task
force confirmed that the three
carriers had been sunk.
In the morning of the day after
the attacks the fourth enemy car
rier of the Soryu class was dis
covered burning and heading
northwest An exhaustive search
later in the afternoon revealed no
trace of the ship. II was con-
sidered probably sunk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Occupation Force Hit

Thus did the first phase of the
battle end. with destruction Of the
japanese fleets air power.
On the afternoon of June 5, the
main attack group of the enemy
was scattering over the Pacific.
fleeing for safety. The occupation"
force to the south also was turning
tail
On June s our task force, headed
south. contacted two groups of Jap
Warships, aboard one Of which was
the dmiral commanding the
enemy fleet.
A cruiser, identified as belonging
10 the Mogami class. led the adj
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Registered U. s. Patent onice

bombers, up more than 10000
feet, dropped salvoes Is the low.
level attack by our carrier planes
began. Fortunately. they missed
the naval aircraft swooping down
on their targets.
AS they returned TO hte carrier,
elated American fliers, bleary-
eyed but rejoicing. slapped each
other on the back over their
successes.
Late that night. the three i'm
Jap carriers still burned,
while the fourth, crippled by our
blows, was sighted by a United
States submarine which sent three
tnrnndons infn its hull
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

The Score
This is the damage score i'm
flicted by the close fighting naval
air units:
Three carriers sunk -- the
Kaga. Akagi and one of the
Sor.u class.
A fourth carried Quilted and
later hit by United States sub
marines torpedo.
A heavy cruiser identified as
being OF the Nogaml class
struck. forcing lis abandonment
by the japanese admiral COM
panding the fleet.
One destroyer sunk.
One large battleship damaged.
At least two destroyers heavily
damaged
srT,raa r.T1,iSrrS daunappd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
SfiH Burniag

Later that day our aerial OBJ
servation spotted the three enemy
carriers still burning and i'm
modified. sprouting bright flames.
Dive bombers from the fourth
Jap carrier took of to attack one
of the American carriers about
2 p. m. The first wave consisted
of Is bombers with an equal num-
Der of escorting Zero fighters.
Our fighters intercepted them.
and savage battle ragged. The
carrier that was attacked was
over the horizon, but 1 could see
its anti-aircraft shells bursting in
the sky and We could hear the
voices of IFS pilots over the radio.