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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
MISS WOLSFELD
GUEST ARTIST
Besides Usual Fine Program by
the Band, Miss Wolsfeld
Will Play Violin.

The third concert of the winter
series by the Ely Municipal Band will
take place at the Community Center
next Sunday evening. Besides well
selected program by the band, Miss
Myrtle Wolsfeld of the Duluth SYM
phony Orchestra will play two groups
of violin and viola solos.
Miss Wolsfeld comes recommended
in the highest and the fact that she
plays first violin in the noted Duluth
orchestra substantiates her ability. In
addition to her violin solos, she also
is master of the viola.
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

Reports turned in to B. o. Strachan,
chairman of the local branch, Satur-
day showed that the fifth precinct
led all others in the city with s346.75.
Amounts secured in the city pre-
cincts and surrounding rural areas and
the captains in charge follow:
First precinct, $287.70, Mrs. C. j.
Drolet.
Second precinct, $s3S.15, Mrs. James
I. Laing.
Third precinct, $26605, Mrs. j. M.
Fleming.
Fourth precinct, 1903, Mrs. B. o.
Strachan.
Fifth precinct. $346.75, Mrs. Jack
Seraphine.
Sixth precinct. s271.O6, Mrs. Joe
Novak
Moose lake road, SIT, Mrs. Margaret
Lambert
Birch lake, $9.75, Mrs. Dan Jarvi.
White Iron, $50, Mrs. Vivian Imhoff
Winton. $59.65, Mrs. Oscar john
son.
BURNSIDE, 1925, John T. Richards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
CIVIC CLUB
BANQUET SET
Resources Commission Head
to be Speaker; Expect
Many Visitors.

Herbert j. Miller of st. Paul,
executive secretary of the Minnesota
Resources Commission, will be the
main speaker at the annual banquet of
the Ely Commercial club in the Forest
hotel Tuesday, starting at $50 p. m.
Jacob L. Pete will act as POSTMASTER
New officers, headed by President
Joseph Kovach, will be seated A. j.
McMahan is retiring president.
Ray Hoefier, club secretary, viii make
his annual report. Civic clubs through
out the Minnesota Arrowhead have
been invited to send representatives
and several of them will speak Music
for the affair is being arranged by
Frank v. Di Nino.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Chisholm was honored in the "Meet
Your Neighbor" program over KDAL
and also with a page of pictures in
the Herald, News-Tribune on Sunday.
The pictures complimented the city
and the radio broadcast further COM
plimented Chisholm, its excellent
musical organizations, its Chamber of
Commerce and a talented vocalist,
Lawrence Nathan Judge Royal
Huber was master of ceremonies at
the broadcast and talks were made
by Mayor Gornick, and o. j. Wicker
ling of the range city. Stanley Vail,
official greeter of the Duluth Cham
Der of Commerce received the large
array of visitors Sunday from CHS
holm. Proctor will be honored next
Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

The old-time travelling salesman has
almost entirely disappeared from the
scene. The latest to cease activities
is George Mccormick of Eveleth who
has been on the road for Rust-Parker
of Duluth and who completed AZ years
as salesman in the range territory
last week. Mr.. Mccormick started on
the road in 1899 for the old Twofy
Mercantile Company. This later be-
came the Eimon Mercantile company
and still later the Twohy- Eimon house
and then Rust-Parker which recently
was taken over by the Griggs-C Cooper
firm. Fifty-four years ago when the
writer first came to the range the
Griggs firm of st. Paul were taking
orders for groceries in the Vermilion
range towns, but after several gen.
eral mercantile firms were established
in Tower and Ely the Griggs COM
pany discontinued the order taking
Besides having been good travelling
salesman, Mr.. Mccormick also took
a keen interest in civic affairs in his
home town of Eveleth and was one
of the outstanding boosters when big
league hockey was established in that
city. George viii be missed from his
former weekly rounds in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

John d. Lenci of Virginia, the con-
tractor who built the Community
Center building, has been named on
the st. Louis County Welfare Board,
subject to the approval of the six
judges of the Eleventh Judicial dis
trict. The appointee is home product
of the ranges being born at Mountain
Iron in 1901. After graduating from
the Virginia high school and the
Chicago Technical college he became
associated with his father under the
name of Lenci & Son. In 1885, Ray
Englund of Eveleth became a member
of the firm which became known as
Lenci, Lenci & Englund. His ap-
pointment meets with the approval of
all his many friends on the ranges.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
SWEATERS WANTED.

Red Cross knitters want old
sweaters SO that the yarn can be
reused in making squares for afghans
for the armed forces. They may
be left with Mrs. Douglas Nankervis,
knitting chairman.
In response to an appeal for more
workers appearing in The Miner,
20 volunteered their services. Winton
has also asked to be organized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
WAR NEWS

ended last September, he had spent
much time aboard a battleship.
No further information concerning
William Loushin, % years old, ma
rine reported as missing soon after
the Japs struck, has been received
here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

The disclosures made during the
past week of the monthly cash take
of the late Senator Lundeen from the
salaries of his employees fails to elicit
any tears to his memory. A kickback
of s125 from $235 monthly salary is
just too much. This is especially exhor-
bitant when one realizes that besides
a salary of $4,000 year for senator's,
a complacent government allows them
$4,000 more for clerk hire. Repre-
sentative Martin j. Kennedy of New
York has thrown a bombshell into the
august body when he proposed that
as long as Congress was looking for
ways to reduce non-defense spending,
they set an example for the nation
by slicing their own pay. He has
introduced a bill to put members on
the basis of $25 for each day congress
is in session instead of the present
$4,000 a year. 1t is expected the bill
will never pass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
IN AIR CORPS.

DIVA KIVIPELTO, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Kivipelto, and PAUL
son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hendrickson, have left for
primary flight training with the u.
S. Army Air Corps, and are stationed
at Bakersfield, California.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

The Algoma Advance says 1t learns
from the Congressional Record that
the government is buying at cost
of $3.50 a treadmill for dog owned
by the treasury department. The idea
is to find out how tired q dog gets
after going round and round on the
treadmiIl. At much less cost they
could catch an American taxpayer
who has been going round and round
for the past several years and get
the tired situation clarified.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

Director Smith of the U. S. Budget
saws that an increase of $1,000 gov
eminent employees in Washington
could be expected this year with a
total increase in population in the
capital of around 100000. The popula-
ton of the city was 663,153 in the
1910 census and has increased sharply
since then. That's one reason why it Is
almost an impossibility to decrease non
defense spending by the government.
One writer has made the claim that
four-fifths of ,Mashington's popula-
ton is on the government payroll with
about 5000 being added monthly to
the population and payroll.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

We are pleased to note that the
oklahoma man did not get an asked
Continued on Page Four)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
LEAVES FOR TEXAS.

Sgt. Tony Gregorich, home on fur
Tough, has returned to Camp Bowles,
Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
GIVE FIGURES
ON Light RATE
"a Per Cent Would Have Paid
Less for December Under
One-Meter Schedule.

More than "a per cent of the con-
sumers would have paid less during
the December billing period. one OF
the heaviest of the year, under the
rates for the proposed new one
meter electric system than under the
present rates.
This was part of report prepared
by Paul Buccowich, Jr., superintendent
Of the water and light department, and
given to the new council for consider
alton.
At the same time 1876 per cent of
the consumers would have paid more
and 80 per cent would be increased be-
cause OF the hike in the minimum
from so cents to rs cents.
Income to the city would have de-
creased approximately 10 per cent, or
1925.
A comparison for three months of
last year during which test billings
were made showing the percentage of
consumers who would have a decrease
or increase due to the proposed rate
or an increase due to the minimum rate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

Decrease ......s 222 $ 473 5 s25
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Growing Power Of Armed
Forces Seen by Admiral

Iforce is practically intact. and pre-
sumahly concentrated az Truk-
central position Of the inundated
ISLANDS. Only their older battle
Snlps and a few Of their larger
taircraGt carriers have been en-
gagged in sea battles since De
'cember Z.
The naval units most generally
employed in the various operations
have been cruisers, destroyers and
the smaller aircraft carriers,
among which the losses have been
numerous.
The japanese still have strong
defensive positions. supplemented
by large forces Of land-basea
planes. But their great weakness
is their inability.to build new war
ships fast enough 10 replace their
losses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
4th AEF Lands,
Didn' See a Sub
BY LEO 5. DISHER
United Press stan Correspondent

A NORTHERN IRISH PORT,
June 13.-Strong evidence that
the Allies are winning the Battle
of the Atlantic was contained to-
day in the announcement Of the
arrival of another large American
expeditionary force, including Ne
groes. to strengthen the Allied
Army which will open a second
front in Europe.
1t was the fourth American
troop convoy 10 make the Gross
ing since January 20. without the
loss of man and. in addition 10
thousands Of men, it also carried
many tanks and guns of all de-
IScription.
In the three months that ]
have been on conveys that brought
thousands of American and Cana
dian troops and dozens of trans
ports and cargo ships to the Brit
ish Isles we have not faced one
enemy torpedo or cannon shot.
From what / have seen and
heard in responsible quarters the
Axis has thrown all its available
strength into the fight and failed
not only on the route to Britain
but to a great extent recently in
the United States eastern coastal
waters where shipping now largely
is under convoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Reported
In Murmansk

STOCKHOLM, June - (UPl.-
A British expeditionary force was
reported in Helsinki dispatches
tonight to have landed at Russia's
Arctic port Of Murmansk, but in
formed observers here doubted
that the British were making any
big-scale attempt to open up new
European front against the Axis.
There have been indications that
German forces supported by Fin
nish troops might soon launch a
new offensive against the Muir
mansk-Leningrad railroad in an
effort to choke off the flow of
British and United States war aid
to Russia.
Stockholm observers said they
doubted that any real expedition
AIRY force had been landed at
Murmansk and that the British
strength there at present was
between $4,000 and 10000 men,
mostly instructors. technical per-
sonnet and ground STATS.
These British forces, it was said
here, are handling the Allied arms
and supply shipments arriving at
Murmansk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Many Landlords
Now Registered

Several hundred Detroit land
lords have already registered their
properties under the new federal
rent ceiling order, Patrick V.
Mcnamara, area rent car said
Saturday.
Forms for registration will be
generally available Monday at FIRE
stations, branch banks, real estate
Offices and suburban municipal
Offices.
The forms must be filled out in
Itriplicate and mailed to the rent
control office. One copy is filed,
another returned to the landlord
and a third sent to his tenant,
who may complain il the rent
shown on the form is not the rent
he is paying.
Mcnamara requested that land
lords stay away from rent control
offices at 764 Penohscot Building
unless some special difficulty de-
yelops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
u. S. Builds Faster

On the other hand, our building
is we'll ahead of losses and potep-
TALLY is almost limitless. This will
be a decisive factor in smashing
the Japanese. In fact. the rela-
ton between the productive ca
pacity of Japan and the United
States is such that even a ship
for-ship exchange would mean the
eventual disappearance of the jap
anese feet from the seas.
Meanwhile, however, the terrific
destruction and d. mage of so
many japanese aircraft carriers
(nine or 10 during the past six
monthsl is far more important
than the damage sustained by our
battle line at Pearl Harbor. as this
probably gives us supremacy IN
carrier strength in the Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Red Military Mission
Arrives in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, June 13 tUP)
The unexpected arrival here oil
a Russian military mission indi.
Gated 10 informed quarters tonight
that Mexico may be preparing for
more active cooperation with the
United Nations.
Government and diplomatic cir
Giles speculated that one result
might be renewal of diplomatic
relations between Mexico and Rus
STA which were broken off II years
ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
al Sea Report Surprised EUen Most Optimistic
50 u. S., 1873 Japanese
Warship Toll in Pacific

WASHINGTON. June -
(UP).-Here is an unofficial
compilation Of Japanese sea
losses during the Pacific war
as announced in communicates
issued here by the army and
navy, at Pearl Harbor by Ad-
miral Chester w. Nmitz and
at United Nations headquarters
in Australia by Gen. Douglas
Macarthur:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Must Take Offensive

Even though we have won the
Coral Sea and Midway battles,
Japan viii continue to push the
offensive unless and until we take
the offensive against her.
Japan's defeats in the Coral Sea
and Midway battles may lead her TO
shift her objective to Vladiynstok
700 miles distant-the most
dangerous OF all Allied bases, as
it exposes the japanese fleet Ia
Submarines and air attacks on the
flank.
IT would not be surprising
therefore, should Nippon initiate
her ng-prepared hiiiz offensive
against the Siberian provinces
while continuing war in the
Pacific and operating against Vladi-
vostok and the Kamchatka PENN
sula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Admiral Sherman
Describes Last
of Great Vessel

SAN DIEGO, June Is (UPl.-
Rear Admiral Frederick c. Sher-
man, commander of the aircraft
carrier Lexington when it was
sunk in the Coral Sea battle. TOLD
a press conference today that the
80, 000-t ton vessel had gone dowr
reluctantly, with flags still Aying
Sherman is formerly from Port
Huron, Mich.
After japanese bombs and tor.
pedoes had set the carrier Adams
from stem to stern, Admiral Sher'
man said, an American destroyer
was ordered TO fire three torpe-
does into her.
Ship pi,liksd Sinking
But she didn't want to sink
even then" Admiral Sherman
said. "She fipally went down on
an even keel, her aags sttl Ay-
ing and with signal Asxs NEAR
Ing abandoning Shlp' stu slpft."
Not a single man was drowned
to his knowledge.
"Only the brilliant seamanship
Of et{icers and men Of the de-
stroyers and cruisers who picked
up tho survivors from sroupd
the sinking LexipgtaR kent the
casualty list down," Sherman
said.
Their performance Was some
thing TO make you proud you
are an American"
Men Hated to LeaUe
The men aboard the Lexington
were reluctant to- abandon shil
and had to be ordered off, Sher
man said.
"Some Of them took off their
shoes, set them neatly on the
flight deck, rolled up their
t!epssr less end went over the
Sherman, promoted from TN
rank at captain only two days ago
said that Rear Admiral A. W
Fitch. also a Michigan man, 70
whom the Lexington was SERVING
as flagship. made the decision 4
abandon Ship. The two officer
left the bridge only after they he
lieyed all men had left.
admiral Fitch went over the
side forward" Sherman re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Advantage With U. S.

In consequence, advantage now
appears to be on the side of the
United States fleet. However,
despite the blows against the
Japanese navy 10 date. We must
not underestimate the enemy's re-
naming strength.
The japanese main battleShip
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14

WASHINGTON, June 80
(UPl.-Here is a navy compila-
ton of losses suffered by the
United States fleet in the
Pacific:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Japs Lousy Shots

Dorton said the torpedo planes
circled the ship and launched theil
torpedoes from q distance OF abou
mile.
From where I stood on the
quarterback could see huge
geysers spewing from the ocean
surface where the dive bomhers
dropped their eggs" he said.
"Some were close enough to
roak the ship. The only hit by
a dive bomber was . port for
ward gun battery. 1t was struck
CHANGING blow.
He said the pilots of the Japa
nese torpedo planes were nervous
and lousy shots.
Zone Jap torpedo plane was
hit by our machine gun Are
when 1t was about 200 yards
away and only about SO feet
above the water. The Jap didn't
get q chance to launch his fish
ltorpedo), but turned into p
slow barrel roll and kept COM
ing right at US.
at crashed Into the ship near
the port forward gun battery:
Our boys quickly showed the
wreck of into the water before
il could catch fire and explode
the torpedo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14

This latter action turned oslt 10
be the largest Sea-air battle in
history, and registered another
disastrous defeat for the Japa-
nese.
The success Of the American
forces engaged was brilliant. They
outfought. outguessed and out
Unanswered the japanese. who
showed Inability to modify their
long Conceived plan when met by
unexpected strong opposition.
Prior to the battle Of Coral Sea
the japanese feet in the Pacific
was numerically superior to the
American feet, both in surface
rraft and airpianes. This was due
tf the transfer of certain Ameri-
Pan feet units TO the Atlantic
more. than year before the war
tarted-snd the subsequent far
lung distribution of more units
b other theaters Of action.
However, with the many and
serious losses sustained in the
ccral Sea and Midway engage.
ments. Japan's sea power ha:
been sapped to such extent thai
III is Questionable whether She vii
be aide to undertake further ma.
ior operations for many months
Or even to patrol the western Pa
.iflc efficiently.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
HurI
Germans Back
At Sevdstopol
Mari Casualties Set
at 100000; Kharkoy
Drive Slowed Down
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UaI.ed Press stan Correspondent

MOSCOW. June 13.-Russian
counter-attacks> have flung the
Germans back from the northern
approaches to Sevastopol with
frightfll losses. and around Khar-
kov, 400 miles 10 the north,
pounding Nazi offensive has been
slowed down. official advices SAID
tonight.
Battles equaling in ferocity any
fought thus far on the Russian
fronts were under way around
both Sevastopol and Kharkov
with the fury mounting hourly
and Moscow observers believed
that Adolf Hitler may have given
the order for the start Of his long
delayed big drive.
The outnumbered but valiant
Red army garrison OF Sevastopol.
great naval base OF the Crimea,
was said TO have struck back and
achieved important successes
against the niasSed infantry. tank
and bomber assaults OF the
German 11th Army on the ninth
day of the Axis siege OF the Black
Sea fortress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Defeases Stand Firm

The official army organ, Red
Star, said that the position of the.
enemy is critical. especially at the
northern approaches TO the for
tress" and that the Soviet de-
lenses have not been dented."
German losses before Seyastopol
were said 10 be mounting. Some
front-line reports estimated l0Q.-
600 enemy casualties in the past
five days. including perhaps 25,oO0
dead.
Just east OF Kharkov. vital rail
and industrial center of the Do
nets Basin, the battle under way
along a narrow front was said TO
surpass in sayagery last months
big struggle. in which Marshal
Semyon Timoshenko's Red Army
offensive was credited with break
ing up Hazi plans for a thrust into
the CAUCASUS from the Rostoy re-
IpiOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14

World Famous Comics! Three
pages every day In Daily De
trOit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14

For the Inside News of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
No One Excited,
Sailor Aboard
Lexington Says
Some Went to Sleep
Awaiting Their Turn
to quit Ship, He Aver.
BY EDWARD LEE THOMAS
United Press stan Correspondent

A WEST COAST PORT, June
I13.-Sailors on the aircraft carrier
Lexington Tipped coins. took maps
and raided the ice cream supply
while they waited TO abandon
ship Charles Dorton, one Of the
crew, said today.
Dorton, %, a third class yeoman
from San Diego. Cal, stood on the
quarterback of the Lexington, re-
laying orders from Capt. Fred
erick c. Sherman during the Coral
Sea battle in which the carrier
was damaged so badly that it later
exploded and tank,
His story of the battle told how
the ships crew had blasted at
lacking Japanese aircraft and
later waited calmly for orders to
abandon the ship. He said the
ship was attacked simultaneously
by torpedo planes and dive
bombers about 11:20 a. m. May 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
Lexington Goes Down
With All Flags Flying

counted. ~ made an inspection
aft and ran into couple Of gun
crews " from 40 to SO men just
pEeparing 70 leave the ship. One
Of them shouted:
Cap.
And they did," Sherman said,
fright there on the deck Of the
sinking Lexington.
"They gave mo three cheers.
IL was something I'll never for
get"
Explosion Hits Ship
Sherman said he then went for
ward. Suddenly a tremendous ex
pIosion hit the ship. He duckeC
under the edge of the flight deck
to dodge the falling debris.
AFTER I was satisfied every
man was on the shin ! slipped
down . rope Into the water. A
motorboat picked me up And
took me TO q cruiser. At the end
the Lexington was ahre from
stem 70 stern
He said the destrpyers were
to sink. her "hecause w
were afraid she might drift OF
and be discovered by the laps"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14
NON-COMBATANT
SHIPS

these figures in instances subject further
adjustment conflicts communicates They do
include damage inflicted Japanese by Dutch and Brtish)