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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

CLEVER flower holders like
~ these are grand for gifts or
your own use-and they are such
fun to make. Complete directions
are given, as are painting sugges-
tons. Use jig, coping or keyhole
saw to cut these from thin wood,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Strangled Leopard

Probably the only white man
who ever killed leopard with his
bare hands was Carl Akeley. IA
NOUS American explorer, says
Golfers. In British Somaliland in
1896, he shot and slightly wound
ed one and, before he could fire
again, it leaped upon him. Dur
ing the ensuing struggle, Akeley,
although badly mauled, finally
strangled the big cat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
More Raleigh Jingles

More Raleigh Jingles
Raleigh Cigarettes are again
offering liberal prizes in a big
jingle contest to be run in this
paper. One hundred and thirty
three prizes will be awarded each
weekday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

sible to improve output here,
he added. Manganese production,
which was about 300, 900 tons at its
peak during the World war, may
reach 300, 900 annually, he pointed
out. Copper output of 1,000,0 900 tons
in 1916 is exceeded now and may
reach 1,150,0 next year, he de-
clared.
Dr.. Leith said some of the South
American countries, particularly
Chile and Brazil, might prove valu-
able sources of raw materials for
war needs here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Salvage AuUards

When ship is so crippled that
it has to be lowed to port, all YES
sells answering its SOS, as well as
the one which actually does the
towing, are entitled to a salvage
award. Even wireless messages
that enabled one ship to avoid a
shoal and helped another to dis
engage itself from an ice pack
have been held to be salvage serv-
ices under maritime law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

Columbia university, on mineral
problems in wartime. He declared
that if Germany were allowed to
consolidate gains in South Russia,
and if Japan were able to CONSOLE
date her gains in the Pacific, par
ticularly in Australia if that terri
tory were occupied, the one big adj
vantage that this country had might
vanish.
Improved chronological tech
niques, however, are making it pos
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

NEW YORK.-Although the Unit
ed States is still long way ahead
of the Axis powers in possession of
sources of raw materials, the gap is
growing narrower day by day, Prof.
Charles Kenneth Leith, consultant to
the mines and minerals division of
the War Production board, stated
recently.
DR.. Leith spoke before public
audience in Schermerhorn hall,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Ready and Willing

Ready and Willing
Joe-You look sweet enough to
eat.
JILL do eat. Where shall we
go?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

Twas Him!
''My wife has been nursing
crouch all week"
$50 you've been sick, have
your"
Conceded
81 shot that tiger in India. 1t
was case of me or the tiger"
"Well, the tiger certainly makes
the better rug"
"Adam Had Four Sons" at
l2:10, 3, $50 and 8:30-Movie adj
vertisement. Unfair to Eve. The
mother of the first 'quads" de-
serves a mention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
CANOES UNDER
new BOAT TAX
Boat, Motor Must be Owned
by Same Person to Make
Craft Taxable.

All boats, including canoes, 16 feet
or longer, propelled by inboard OF
cupboard motors become taxable when
put into use, according to information
obtained by The Miner from the office
of internal revenue at st. Paul.
The boat or canoe ito become tax
able must be used with a motor
owned by the same person. This
means that if the owner of the canoe
or boat does not own an cupboard
motor but the motor is furnished by
some other person, the craft is not
taxable.
Men who own more than one boat
but use only one motor on all of
them must pay tax on all the boats
The overall length of boat means
the extreme length of the boat in a
straight line from the extreme forward
end of the boat to the extreme rear
of the boat. This measurement should
not include any attachments such as
an cupboard motor.
The tax on the use of boats, which
become effective Feb. 1, is SIS if the
overall length is 16 feet or over but
not over % feet, and $40 for boats
over % feet but not over so feet. It
need not be paid until the time the
boat is put into use. The stamps ex-
pire June 80, whereupon additional
ones must be purchased.
The Miner has a limited number of
application blanks for the tax Stamps
are issued signifying payment, and
the stamps must be affixed to the
boats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Engineer, st. COMMISSIONS
Ask Clear Cut Labor
Policy be Formed.

Ely's labor problem came up fol
lengthy discussion at the city council
meeting Tuesday, after City Engineer
Waino Somero and Street Commits
sioner Tony Freshmen asked that the
council adopt a clear cut labor policy
The two department. heads, who were
placed in charge of casual labor hiring
at a special council meeting held last
week, declared in a communication to
the council that wages of the present
list of approved day labor on an eight
days per month basis were $640 over
the monthly amount tentatively SET
up to spend.
AS the discussion ended the council
took the following action:
/. Pensioners of private corporations
will receive only enough time to make
their total income equal to the $40 per
month earned by the eight-day city
laborerS who have no other income.
This was agreed to unanimously.
2. The present casual labor list will
be kept intact, but Somero was auth
orized to make any changes he deemed
necessary. Alderman Joseph Koschak
opposed this action, while Aldermen
Toimi Ahola, who offered both of the
above motions for council approval,
Gust r. Anderson, Rudolph Tisovich,
John N. Maxi, and Mayor John
Kapsch approved it. Alderman Edward
E. Porthan was absent.
Other action taken by the council
included adopting resolutions placing
the payroll allotment plan into opera
ton whereby city employees voluntarily
permit certain percentage of their
salaries to he used to purchase defense
bonds, permitting city employees to
become members of the Public En-
ployes Retirement association, and CO.
operating with other range cities and
Duluth in securing the designation Of
the entire territory as defense hous-
ing area so as to facilitate obtaining
building materials.
City employees were asked to meet
and compile their own classified salary
schedule for consideration by the
accounts and finance committee. This
action was taken after Anderson de-
clared he thought the job more than
the committee should tackle.
In their letter to the council on
the labor situation Somero and Pre-
shiren stated that there were $500
available monthly for the rest of 1912
for the street commissioners depart
ment, on the basis of $4,000 tenta-
lively allocated for the entire year.
Appointive positions require 1920
of this amount, leaving 1890 monthly
for day labor. The present eight-day
labor list requires s4y62O monthly, they
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
City Council, Officials
Talk Labor Problem

said, or $640 in excess of the amount
available
They declared that "as long as the
relief feature is injected into the hir-
ing of men, the city cannot solve its
labor problem, and the men who are
employed cannot earn decent living
wage from city earnings alone"
The street department, they said
may run short of able bodied men, and
that many on the labor list were past
the age where they can be expected
to produce hard days work at manual
labor.
A discussion of the problems involved
then followed.
Somero reported, upon being ques-
toned by Ahola, that it required about
600 man days monthly to take care OF
routine city work, and this payroll
would total about 5000. This, plus the
fixed wages of 1920, he said, totaled
$500 for the street commissioner S
department.
"In other words rs men on an eight
day basis" can take care of this work,
Ahola said, to which Somero agreed.
Somero pointed out, however, that
there were 106 men, including II war
veterans, on an eight-day basis.
The action limiting the days to be
given pensioners then followed.
The discussion continued, during
which Koschak asked for a confer
ence between department heads and
a check on all expenditures and in
come as moves preliminary to the
adoption of labor policy, and Maxi
requested that all purchases be bud
geted on a monthly basis, but no
formal action was taken.
Somero was then authorized to make
necessary changes to end the discus
sion.
A communication from the state in
dustrial commission asked that the
degree of disability of an injured
member of the Ely fire department be
determined and a settlement made.
Accompanying the letter was one
from DR.. George T. Ayres stating that
the fireman, Emil Erickson, had lost
all normal function of the left index
finger, and that amputation was be-
ing considered. Erickson was injured
April %, 1941, while on fire call.
Peter Moscatelli, city attorney, said
Erickson probably would be entitled to
s7O0 plus the operation expense, and
recommended delaying settlement until
the operation had been performed.
A letter from William Zupancich,
resort and airplane owner, asked that
the city cooperate with local plane OPP
orators in having the CAA designate
the Shagawa lake seaplane base as a
landing field.
zupancich, Joe Perko, and James
Rolando will be sworn in as auxiliary
police to provide the required 24-hour
guarding of the base. The city already
has manager for the base, with Will
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Third Draft Serial No.
Drawing on March 8
Patterson Registration
Signs Up Pair in Ely;
VeLchef First.

The father and son" registration
as the third under the selective serv-
ice act is being called signed up ont
father and his son here.
They are Louis Senta and son
Stanley Senta, who came in Monday
morning to register together.
Erling Tornfelt, veteran of the
first warld war, was obliged to register
because his birthday came on regis
tration day. He was born on Feb. II
1897, but had he been born day
earlier he would have been exempted
from signing up.
The third registration affected 80
Ely veterans of the first world war
who again put themselves in line
for possible service.
George Velcheff was the first to
complete his registration as the work
was started Saturday at p. m. George
Bizam was a close second. Both are
miners. Velcheff was signed up by e.
C. Bolitho and Bizam by Emil A.
Norby.
It is estimated that about a half
dozen Ely junior college students were
obliged to sign up.
Men born in nine countries besides
the United States registered. Given as
places of birth were San Paulo, Brazil;
England, Canada, Finland, Jugoslavia,
Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden, and Norway.
Local veterans of the first world war,
most of whom are members of the
Frank Lozar post of the American
Legion, who are believed to have signed
up follow:
Ernest H. Anderson, John A. An
derson, Harold j. Dillon, Stanley
Archie Hedloff, Ray
Hoef1er, Andy Jacobson, Matt Janek-
sela, Andrew Kivipelto, John Klobu-
char, Peter Kocevar.
Tony Kozar, william Maxi, Joe
George Mattila, Arthur
Pennala, Jack Poshak, George Rhein,
John Salminen, Edward Skantze, Jr.,
Waino Somero, George Stark, Erling
Tornfelt, j. Gordon Trembath, John
Wilmunen, Paul Yadlosky, Frank
Skala.
John Clark, Jr., and Leonard Schley
now at Babbitt; William Wenstrom,
ST. Gabriel, Calf; Lester Keeney,
Chicago; Eden E. Ellefsen, employed
on a Newfoundland defense project.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Church to Mark 10th
Anniversary Sunday

now occupied by the bowling center,
was also used, as was the building of
the Bethany Lutheran church.
In 1924 the basement of the present
beautiful edifice was constructed, and
served as a place of worship for 16
years. It was dedicated Dec. Is, 1924.
The parsonage was acquired in 1920.
The new building was dedicated on
June 4, 1910, representing a total in
vestment of $4,000. Most of this in
debtedness has been retired, and the
remaining $4,000 is expected to be
paid off within a few years.
Jacob Perttula was elected as first
president Of the church organization,
and the Rev. Henry Sarvela was called
as the first pastor The pastor founded
many churches in the northern part Of
the state. Both are now deceased.
Other pastors in the order of their
service were the Rev. Henry AniaS,
the Rev. Isaac Kattjamaa, the Rev.
Peter Kerranen, the Rev. Victor Koi-
vumaki, the Rev. Anti Lepisto, and the
Rev. Alex Tamminen. The Rev. Mr..
Lepisto is now pastor of the West
Duluth church, and the Rev. Mr..
Tamminen, the Mass, Mich, church.
The others are dead.
The Rev. Mr.. Ollila win have served
the congregation four years in May.
Present church and organization
officers follow:
regation-William G. Maxi, pres
ident; Matt Laitala, secretary; Frank
Gustafson, treasurer; Andrew Watilo
treasurer of the building fund; Henry
Ranta, Charles Hendrickson, Andrew
Saari, o. Porthan, trustees; Mrs. j
Kakkuri, Mrs. Gust A. Maxi, Mrs
Mamie M. Riikola, Oscar Hakko, Adam
Masta1a, Herman Hakala, deacons.
Ladies aid-Mrs. Emil Buskala, pres
ident; Mrs. Andrew Kivipelto, secre-
tary; Mrs. Andrew Watilo, treasurer
Lutheran Guild-Mrs. Walter Carlson
president; Miss Lama Haavisto, Sec
rotary; Mrs. RENO Hakkila, treasurer
Luther league-Kathleen Skantze
president; Edith Lundeen, secretary
Phyllis Palmgard, treasurer Sunday
school-Miss Vienna Somero and Mrs
Ida Erickson, superintendent. Organ.
ist is Miss Erna Kivipelto; assistant
organist, Mrs. Rachel Palmgard; choil
| director, Mrs. Ina Dunstan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
BLAckoUTs?
Vacationer Wants to Know
If SNF is Affected.

A San Francisco man who plans tc
come here again next summer for q
vacation trip has inquired of Ray
Hoef1er. secretary of the Ely Com
mercial club, If the Superior National
Forest will be affected by blackouts.
"There are no restrictions" Hoefler
has informed v. N Hansen, the Cal
ifornian. His letter follows:
"Your good citizen, M. j. Murphy
has just mailed me a copy of your
attractive brochure, Fish Adventure.
A perusal of its lore and pictures
again gives me the urge, and you
may be assured that the gang viii
return to Indian Point lodge in early
July. CThe resort is on Eastwood lake
and is operated by George Lahti)
None of us can quite forget our last
years sojourn there.
at take it the Superior National
Forest is not affected with blackouts
other than natures Nocturnal bene-
diction."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Garnis Monster at Outdoor ShOU
'Liue' Bait for Tourists

Eys initial fish story for 1912 will be recounted to
gaspng Chicago sporsmen by Ray Hoeer secretary of
Louis Garni Ely, fishing through the ice Back
bay of Eastwood lake Saturday when he hooked huge
great northern pike Garn attempted to pull the struggling
through the hole in the ce but found the hole
toe small. While companion helped hold the fish by
thrustng thumb and finger into its eye sockets another
enlarged the hole with ice chse and the fish landed
It weighed pounds and measured 43 inches in length
The fish packed in ice and will feature the civic
clubs display the Chicago amphheatres outdoor show
which opens Saturday, Hoefer said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Suomi Synod Congregation to
Observe Event With Two
Services, Program.

The Suomi Synod Lutheran church
will observe its 10th anniversary Sun
day with special jubilee services.
Founded on Feb. 2, 1902, by "a local
people, the church now has 1926 adult
members, owns $4,000 edifice, and
parsonage.
English communion services will be
conducted Sunday at 1890 a. m. The
Rev. M. Ruohoniemi, Cloquet, and the
Rev. o. Kononen, Floodwood, mis-
sionary who just recently returned
from China after serving there four
years, will preach. The choir will offer
special music.
A dinner will be served at noon by
the ladies' aid in the Community
Center cafeteria.
A program will be presented at 2
o. m. in the church, with the Rev
Douglas Ollila, pastor, in charge. Fol-
lowing the program the Lutheran
Guild will serve a lunch in the church
parlors.
A Finnish communion service is
scheduled for 7:30 o'clock, with the
mornings preachers speaking again
The choir will also sing.
At the afternoon program the twelve
living charter members will be honored
They include Mrs. S. Stenback, j. o
Maxi, John Porthan, Mr.. and Mrs
John Palmgard, ST., Mike Somero
Matt Kangasluoma, Mr.. and Mrs. j
Pekkala, Mrs. N. Manni, Mrs. Jacot
Pekkala, and Mrs. L. Perttula.
A history has been prepared ane
will be read by Andrew Saari. Mrs
Violet Lassey win sing. Department
heads viii speak.
A feature of the program will b'
talk by Mrs. Kononen, wife OF TIT
Floodwood missionary, who is mis-
sionary herself with CHA service.
The congregation became affiliated
with the Suomi Synod almost immedi
ately after its organization 40 year
ago. Also formed at that time was tn
ladies' aid, which has served tn
church continuously since then.
At first homes of members served a
meeting places. The old opera house
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
RED CROSS ACTS
AS MVA WORKERS,

Red Cross precinct captains and
block workers will comprise the Ely
unit of the Minnesota Victory Aids,
Mrs. Joseph Fleming, in charge Of
the MVA here, has announced.
The group met Tuesday to dis
cuss their work. First job will be to
make a block census of adults and
children.
Precinct captains include Mrs. Cliff
ton Drolet, first; Mrs. James I. LANG,
second; Mrs. Fleming, third; Mrs. B.
o. Strachan, fourth; Mrs. Jack Sera-
phine, fifth, and Mrs. Joseph Novak,
sixth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
WAR NEEDS MONEY!

1t will cost money to defeat
Japan. Your government calls on
you to help now.
Buy defense bonds, or stamps
today. Buy them every day, if you
can, but buy them on a regular
basis.
Bonds cost at little as $18.75,
stamps come as low as 10 cents.
Defense bonds and stamps can be
bought at all banks and postofices,
and stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores.
The Miner urges all Americans to
support your government with your
dollars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19

After the serial numbers have been
assigned, draft order numbers will be
determined at a national lottery con-
Quoted the middle of March.
1t is reported that the first of the
third draft group eligible for imme-
date service may be indicted by
July /, but it will not be until the
present reservoir of IA men is
exhausted.
This reservoir will be increased
somewhat by men who have registered
previously and were put in class LIB
(available for limited military service.)
The army has lowered physical stan
dards to make avilable for service men
who were rejected because of poor
teeth and faulty eyesight. Such men
who are now in class lib will have
their classification reopened and con-
sidered anew, but instructions to pro-
coed have not yet been received here.
Also announced again by Washing
ton selective service headquarters is
that men now deferred because of de-
tendency will be reclassified, although
no elaboration of this statement was
included.
There are lis men in class LIB
for the district who may be affected
by the new lower physical standards.
According to Col. j. E. Nelson, state
draft director, Is per cent of the men
in this class and class VT (men-
FOL 1ry NI1xyc; aaII 1rrah fn,s
service) will be reclassif1ed.
On this basis II men in this district
may be reclassified as available for
immediate service
After draft order numbers have
been assigned to the third registration
men, they win be sent questionnaires
and classified.
When the registration officials
arrived for work shortly before p.
m. Saturday, they found the Ely court
room nearly filled with prospective
army men. Five of the regular regis
trars, the city clerk, the two selective
service office employees, and two
guardsmen who are on airport duty
here went to work, and they didn't
have breathing spell until three
hours later.
BY p. m, quitting time, 203 men
had been registered to set record for
the three days.
On both Sunday afternoon and Mon
day 127 men were signed up, as the
number coming in fell off considerably
from the opening day.
The number registering was under
the estimates made by federal author
tiles for the country as whole. The
district registered 1,759 men at the
first registration and Is at the second.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
IN IRELAND?
Ely Men Believed With
Army in Fire.

Two Ely men are believed to be
with the u. 8. forces now stationed
In Ireland.
They are Sergeant David Altar
and Frank A. Skraba.
They are the first men from this
territory to set foot on European
soil.
Another Elyite, Private Robert
William Maxi, is believed to have
missed the trip when he entered an
Eastern hospital for treatment and
had not been released when sailing
time came.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
I,434 PURCHASE
USE CAR STAMPS

A total of 1894 use car stamps for
February have been obtained at the
local post Office At the rate of $209
each, this represents $2,997O6 in total
revenue for the federal government
With an estimated 1850 passenger
cars and trucks registered here, there
are still 1000 vehicle owners who ID
have their cars in storage, or ca have
purchased their stamps from another
postoffice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
TT Men Register in Local
District; First May
Go By July I.

Men in the local draft district who
registered at the third registration viii
be given serial numbers at a drawing
to be conducted here Monday, March
8.
Total number to register in the dis
trict is 727, but this figure includes
any ron-residents whose cards will be
sent to the proper draft districts, and
it does not include any resident of the
district who may have signed up at
another point.
The number registering at the vari-
Gus registration places follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
CLUBS WILL BUY
S25 BOND MONTHLY

The Ely Business Girls club and the
Music and Drama club will purchase
$25 defense bond monthly for the
duration of the war from a joint fund.
The Music and Drama club now has
two bonds of this denomination.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
JUNIOR HIGH
TO give Play

1T Happened in Holland" an oper-
eta in two acts will he presented by
the Ely Junior High School on Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock in the Wash
ington auditorium. The play will be
given under the direction of Miss
Josephine Slogan of the school faculty
with Marilyn Lampi, accompanist
for Act I and Helen Nankervis, accom-
PIANIST for Act II and the following
cast:
Julianna ............ Virginia Pluth
SRita Durenberger
Mijnheer Meistermed ;. william Senta
Hulda :. Jean Brady, agnes Hannula
Katrina ............ Elizabeth Chinn
$Patricia Durenberger
Peter ............. Robert Junke
Jan ................. Robert Senta
Gertrude ........ James Klobuchar
Mijnheer Katz $3.50. Lawrence Burja
Gypsy Josh ........ Joseph Golobich
Gypsy Jane, Helen Scufca, sJean Brady
Arlene ............ Phyllis Thompson
MARY Ann Sever
LIST and End Gypsies $3.50. Paul Leon
Joe KaStelac
Hans ............... Winston Homer
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Dramatic Arts Clubs to
Present Plan March -.

The two senior Dramatics Art clubs
of Memorial high school will present
the play zone for ALP on March 10,
Miss Gwendolyn Freer, speech instruc-
tor, has announced. The cast is be-
ing selected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
Submarine Sailor Tells
Parents He's All Riqht

The parents of an Ely sailor have
received wire from an undisclosed
port that he is safe and well.
The message came from James Le-
Roy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Le-
Roy. They had not heard from their
son, member of the submarine corps,
since Nov IL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
NEW ASSISTANT LEADER.

Fred Turner, formerly of Deer River,
has been added as WPA recreation
leader on the local staff. Mr.. Turner
will conduct groups in tap dancing
and dramatics.