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The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
80 STUDENTS
In ]. c. PLAY
Life In the Theater Subject
of "Stage Door" Comedy
Set for April 28.

Thirty members of the Ely junior
college will present the play "Stage
Door" in Washington auditorium
April %.
The story is built around a large
group of attractive and ambitious
young women who have come to study
acting and secure positions in the
theater
The scene is in the boarding house
of Dolores Ellefsen. Taking leading
parts are Lucy Bouska, Ruth Erickson,
Marigold Santineau, Philip King, and
Harold Gordon.
Other members of the cast include:
Alice Newgord, Amelia Korosec, Shirley
Johnson, Marcella Tllrula, Peggy Lam
bert, Mary Jane Larson, Mary Grahek,
Jane Norhy, Edith Bohince. Theresa
Mattiani, Marcia Martin, Lois Ander-
son, Hazel Krunkkala, Esther Tjader,
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Business Girls Committees
For the Year Named.

The Business Girls were served a
pasty supper by the committee in
charge of the lunch at the meeting
Thursday evening at the Community
Center. The committee was composed
of the Misses Elma Pekkala, chairman;
Anna Mattila, Alma Turula and Edith
Lampi.
A program was presented including
selections by the Chorus Moderne,
directed by Miss Patricia Moonan with
Sidney Jarva as accompanist and a
humorous reading by Ruth Alfalfa.
Miss Edith Lampi, president, an
nounced the standing committees for
the year as follows:
Student Loan FtInd-Misses Lama
Haavisto and Vida Thomas.
distinguishes Elma Pekkala,
Saima Laitala and Mary Lambert.
Membership-Mrs. Emilia Schuster
and the Misses Helia Kosh and Ber-
nice Sundholm.
Publicity-MisS Vienna Hill.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
{. RANGE MAY
GET EXECUTIVE
Scout Fund Drive is Pointed
Toward Goal of Adding
Another Assistant.

A full-time Scout executive will be
stationed in Virginia to serve the east
half of the iron range if the annual
drive for funds now being concluded
in the Headwaters area secures the
necessary money.
This announcement was made by
John M. Cannon, Hibbing. chairman
of the area council planning COM
mittee. Cannon says that the present
expansion program is the most i'm
portant step ever taken by the area
organization.
Present plans call for placing Rob-
ert Rowell, assistant executive, at Vir-
ginia, and he will be in charge of
the Ely-Tower, Aurora, Gilbert, Eve
leth, and Virginia districts.
The plans, contingent upon secur-
ing necessary funds by May l, will
secure the services of an additional
field executive for a two-year period
through the Phillips Foundation of
Oklahoma which has offered gift Of
$4,000 if the area can raise similar
amount. The drive about to end is
pointed toward this goal
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

The new field executive would be
located at Bemidji, and would serve
Baudette, International Falls, Grand
Rapids, Welker, and Bemidji dis
trictS.
A. Mattion, area executive, would
continue to be stationed in Hibbing
under the proposed plan, and would
cover the central part of the area and
work in all parts of the council as
WELL
Every troop will find increasing
contacts, activities and training of
greater help to their progress should
this plan succeed, MIR. Cannon said.
"The Importance of securing two
years additional time and executive
service in the council by raising an
additional $500 in the area this
year should be realized by all towns.
Contributors to the Boy Scout move
ment should realize this fact and
are being called upon for additional
support this year in the area wide
drive for funds to carry on the Boy
Scout work in the Headwaters Area
Council"
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
c Community Projects Suggested
by Government as Means
of All-Out Effort.

Ely families can assist the war
effort by growing victory gardens"
With the ratio of gardens per fam
lily already quite high in Ely, the
nationwide program will find ready
reception here.
The office of civilian defense in
Washington is asking that local de-
fense councils back the program,
and suggests that community gar
dens be established.
Produce from the community gar
dens, divided into plots and worked
by individual families, would go to
the families doing the work. Surplus
from community undertakings, If there
is q surplus, could be used for emer-
gency food needs or for school lunch
projects, it is suggested.
A word of warning is issued. Guam
titles of tools, seed and fertilizer in
the nation is limited, and should be
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Institute' is
Scheduled for Tuesday
Prominent Minneapolitans to
Address Local Merchants
and Sales Forces.

Plans have been completed for the
Business Institute" to be held in the
Community Center here Tuesday night
at o'clock according to Ray Hoef1er,
secretary of the Ely Commercial club,
sponsoring organization.
Three prominent speakers of Mimi
eapolis are making tour of northern
Minnesota as ENJOYS of the Minneap-
oils Civic & Commerce association.
When Hoef1er was in st. Paul at
tending the Sportsmen's show, he
learned of this proposed trip of bus
iness men, and Immediately made
tentative plans for a meeting here
Fortunately Tuesday night of the
itinerary was open.
This meeting viii be open to all
business and professional men and
their sales people. All business, where
sales people are employed are asked to
cooperate in suggesting that their
young people attend.
The speakers in the party are EN-
NETT D. Salisbury, sales manager of
Salisbury & Satterlee, whose subject
is Human Nature in Selling" Ralph
Keller, secretary and field manager of
the Minnesota Editorial association,
who speaks on "Today's Challenge"
and John H. De Wild, well known to
many of cur business men and man
ager of the trade promotion division of
the Civic and Commerce association,
whose subject is "An Open Door to
Opportunity"
"These gentlemen are not coming
up here on a selling trip" says
Hoefler, land their sole object is to
encourage our business men and sales
people in better and more efficient
promotion of our own community"
The speakers will spend week in
northern Minnesota. They are in Eve
leth, Monday evening, International
Falls "Wednesday, Warroad Thursday,
and Friday De Wild speaks at
Stephen, while Salisbury and Keller
are at Warren.
Don't forget the date: Next Tuesday
evening. No cost to anybody
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

Newsreel scenes of Islandic tempests
pictured "easy" winds, they declared,
and no one dared venture out during
the record gale.
Only the southern one-quarter of
the island is inhabited. The northern
part is mountainous and ice-covered.
There are two active volcanoes, and
hot springs furnished warm water for
the camp Reykjavik, the capital, had
a population of $4,000 before the
soldiers came, but its population now
is a military secret.
The marines had plenty of favorable
comment for the food of the corps,
but little appreciation for that of the
native population. Pony steaks, canine
hamburger, and fish Oil pastry were
not for them, they said There was
no milk available.
The native drink was a potent mix
ture breged from potatoes called
"black DEATH" Even the natives lost
in bouts with this concoction. A weak,
watery beer was also sold, and a
limited amount of smuggled Canadian
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Ely Families Asked to
Grow Victory Gardens

carefully and efficiently used to avoid
waste.
Local civilian defense units are
urged to start the program at once
by making the following surveys:
l. The need for and practicability of
community or school gardens. Posi-
bility of enlerging and increasing home
gardens.
g. Available fertile land The county
agricultural agent is available to help
in this work
g. Possibilities of securing cook
ing, canning and storage center con-
veniently located.
f. Available tools and equipment
for community gardening and food
preservation including tractors, plows,
garden tools, fertilizer, canning ma
chinery and food containers.
A handbook containing detailed
suggestions on the organization of a
Victory Garden Program is being
prepared and will be sent out to
local defense organizations when
finished State civilian defense offices
are ready to assist local agencies in
the garden program.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

whisky that retailed at s12 a quart,
far out of reach of the modestly
paid service men. No liquor whatever
was available to them.
The Ely marines buddy, RENO
Tuomala, is now in the trick of the
Pacific fight on the Philippines, and
there is nothing better they would
like than to join him The three
enlisted only a few weeks apart in
the fall OF 1940
People here have been mighty
fine to u.s." Hedloff and Polyner said,
land We want to thank them. It viii
be impossible for us to see all our
friends"
They will leave April or 10 for the
West coast. Bell, who is a brother OF
Mrs. Ray Reigel, viii go to New Rock
ford, N. D., today to visit another
sister
Marine Robert Watilo also on
Iceland, is now on the West coast
where his ship docked, and win
come home soon on furougIh. He
enlisted with the others in fan of 1910.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

so, it is more or less common know
ledge that the navy gave several
successful demonstrations against
enemy submarines on the return
voyage.
Also here this week was Louis
Petrich, aviation machiniSts mate
third class who was a member of the
convoy bringing the marines home.
Petrich left Tuesday to report to the
Boston navy yards.
The two marines and the sailor
are the first Elyites to come home
from active foreign service since
war started.
While the three marines were re-
luctant to say they were coming to
the aid of Islandic women, they dis
agreed with the news service reports
that the girls were as cold as the
climate
ut all depends on whether you
have the right connections" Hedloff
said, to which Polyner and Bell
agreed Meeting the girls was first
AAoSVSA Va H>AAOnhAS tAAC A461AL pCOP1C.
All asserted that the girls were
strikingly beautiful, blond, fair skinned
and curly haired, as reported by news
paper correspondents When the SOL
diers came. parents took charge of
their daughters with an iron hand,
and trimming of golden locks as pun
ishment was not uncommon.
But the weather was just the op-
posite of the women, cold, rainy, and
dark, and perpetually windy.
"We've seen more sun today than
all the time there" Hedloff remarked.
Eyes, ard we certainly missed Min
nesota's trees" Polyner cut in. The
country is absolutely bald not tree
anywhere.
Here Bell referred to pocket diary
to get the date, Jan. Is, of the 1872
mile win6 that lashed the island.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Eight Months in Iceland Conuinces Marines
America is Worth Fighting For

Three United States marines
who have just returned from
nearly eight months service in
Iceland are firmly convinced
that there is no place like the
good old USA.
"This country is worth fight
ing for" is the way Corp.
Clarence Hedloff summed it
up, and First Class Privates
Lawrence Polyner and Dwight
Bell quickly agreed with He'd
loft. Bell, a friend of the two
Ely boys, is from Grand
Rapids,
They are ready and waiting
to transpose their beliefs into
action against the double-deal-
ing Pacific foe, and they will
report to the marine base at
San Diego April IA.
"We're anxious to get at
the Japs," Polyner said
quietly, but their was steel in
his voice and the eyes of the
three frightened momentarily
with the fire of revenge.
Military rule forbade giving infor-
nation of a military nature, but they
did say that enemy planes had re-
connoitsred Iceland several times and
were given a warm reception.
They had words of hearty praise
for the u. S. navy, and their total of
So days at sea on the trip from San
Diego to the island and return to
New York gave them ample authority
to speak. Although they did not say
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Snoj to be
Speaker
JugOsIeU Govt Minister
of State to Speak tn
Ely Mag 3.

Frank Snoj, minister of state in
the London headquartered Jugoslav
government, will address a public
meeting here Saturday, May 9, ac-
cording tc word received by Ivan
Tauzell, secretary of the local Jugo-
slav relief committee
MIR. Snoi will speak in the Washing
ton auditorium on conditions in his
native country. The local commit
tee is making arrangements for his
address. Ee is now in New York
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Ely Sailor on Carrier in
Air Battle With 20 Japs

Glayan wrote his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Glavan. here.
THAT viii show you just how good
the q. S. navy and air fleet are. You
just can't beat them From what I've
seen I'm convinced that our Stars and
Stripes win fly forever"
This was the fight in which 1t.
Edward H. Butch) OHare kind Of
got in these" and single handed
made passes" at a fight Of nine
bomberS, getting six.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
MERCHANTS CLOSE
ON GOOD FRIDAY,

Ely merchants will close q portion
of Good Friday. Some are closing
from II noon TO 3 p. m, while others
will close at II o'clock for the re-
mainder of the day. The closing was
recommended by the retail merchants
committee of the Ely Commercial
club
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

An Ely veteran sailor took part in
the thrilling southwest Pacific air
fight in which 19 of 20 Jap bombers
were knocked out of the sky.
John F. Glavan, engineers mate
second class aboard an aircraft carrier,
was in the thick of the fight, and his
ship was the principal object of the
attack
Twenty two and four -motored
Jap bombers attacked US. and out
of the entire group one got away"
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Ely Army Man to Work on
u. S. Alaska Defense Road

survey the new highway. The road is
a major defense project.
Lankinen who received his basic
training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-,
is now a member of company A, 29th
engineers.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
jap RECIPE
They'll Pay for Furloughs
Missed by Sgt. Lobe.

Sgt. Ernest j. Lobe is going to
square things up on the furloughs he's
missed by taking it out on the Japs.
"My idea is to get one for every
day I've missed on going home and
that's 16," he writes from Moffett
Field, Calf, where he is crew chief
with two aircraft under his mechanical
care.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
POLyANEC NAMED
CLUB PRESIDENT.

The Arerican-Slovene club named
the following officers Sunday:
President. Anton Poljanec; vice
president, Joseph Spreitzer, Jr.; secre-
tary, Ivan Tauzell; treasurer, Steve
A. Banovetz; recording secretary, Joe
j. Peshel; trustees, Louis Champa,
John Fugina, Anton Slogan The club
approved the purchase of $1c0 de-
fenSe bond.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

An Ely man in the army expects to
work on the new international highway
running through Canada to Alaska.
Pvt. Waino Lankinen is a member
of a typographical unit now in train
ing at Oceanside, Calf, which will
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
TO RAISE QUOTA.

Ely's Scout funds drive is expected
to obtain this city's share of the
new-executive quota, Sigurd F.
Olson, drive chairman, states. Con-
tributions may be left with L. H.
Larson at the j. C. Penney store.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Sending of Questionnaires is
Delayed Until Go Ahead
Word Comes.

All draft order numbers for new
registrants have been assigned by the
local selective service board. No M
structions have been received concern
ing sending of questionnaires.
Persons receiving order numbers /
to IA follow, eight being from Ely:
Edward Pulkkinen, Embarrass.
2Robert Julius Carlson, Ely.
3-Anthony F. Yepel Soudan.
4-Walter A Salo, Pike.
5-Hugo E. Wilmunen, Ely.
6-Thomas j. Noyes, Tower
Louis Deyak, Ely.
8-Frank Veranth, Ely
9-Steve Merhar, Ely.
10-Eric G. Rum, Ely.
11-Matt Arvid Mattson, Pike.
12-Dr. G.. Milavetz, Ely.
13-Edward Volk. Ely
14-John E. Kosola, Robinson.
Draft oroer numbers for a portion
of the registrants are printed below in
blackface type and above the regis
trant'S name. Serial numbers are in
sequence, but order numbers are not.
The rest will be printed next week
All order numbers begin with 10000,
designating the third registration, but
for the sake of brevity the 10000"
portion of the number is omitted.
The numbers (headings are serial
numbers)
$40
T John Peter Gorski, Babbitt
378-
It 2--Charles A. Pakka Embarrass.
233-
T sEdward Oscar Arola, Soudan.
573-
T Harry L. Tarkman, Yer. Twp.
653-
It 5-James Boshey, Indian Res.
$40
T 6-Rudolph Matt Lehti, Tower.
2l4-
T Edwin G. Boshey Indian Res.
HI
T 8-John R. Hill, Jr., Embarrass.
405-
T 91Ivar Arnold Boe, Tower.
422-
T 1o-Frank L. Tekautz, Tower.
524
11-George L. Petric, Winton.
&C.,
T 12-Clarence j. Birmingham Morse.
AS
T ls-william Frank Deyak, Ely.
1874
T 1fHugo E. Kleemola, Ely.
4O8-
T 15-Walter A. Anderson, Soudan.
656-
T l6-Hughel H. Dinsmore, Ely.
267-
T 17-Lester E. Shafer, DDS, Tower.
68O-
T 1s-Ernest John Peternel, Ely.
I8S-
T 1s-Robert Foster Reed, Lost Lake.
1O7-
T 2o-Anthony j. Popesh, Ely.
37l-
T 21-Julius o. Pietila, Ely.
613-
T 22-Anselm v. Kosh Ely.
557-
T 2s-Arne A. Korpi. Town of Morse.
I39-
T AEWiIliam Carlson, Ely.
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

War arguments do not settle things.
Keep your shirt on. If you want to
fight, go and enlist Stick for America
at any rate. Criticisms by chairwarm-
ing generals thousands of miles from
the scene of conflict only ruffle the
feelings Of those arguing and mean
not thing in the war in which all
the countries of the earth are now
engaged. The kid that buys lo-cent
Victory stamp does more to help
America than all the self-instituted
generals of the curbstone debaters in
the country with their palaver. Button
up your lip, for the duration at any
rate, and don't circulate rumorS.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Draft Order Numbers Are ASSIGNED

Florence Lindbeck, Daniel Chachich,
Andrew Luthanen, Clarence women,
Owen Childers, George Butorac, Tony
Grahek, William Trudgeon. Sig Olson,
Jr., and Peter Handberg.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
MOTHER sUCCUNIBs.

Funeral services for Mrs Edward T.
Buckley's mother, Mrs. Mayme Samels,
were conducted in Minneapolis Friday,
with burial there. Mrs. Samels died
Wednesday of last week.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
SET PROBATE
Term FOR ELY
Six Cases to be Disposed of
at Session Scheduled
for Wednesday.

Judge w j. Archer and assistants
will be here Wednesday to conduct a
term of Probate Court. Six cases are
on the docket for the term They are:
Administration Zobitz, ST.,
Jack Brula. etc., and Elias Helpakka,
etc., with attorney M. F. Teplicky for
Zobitz and Brula and A. W. Nelson
for Helpakka estates.
Summary Distribution-Henry Met
sapelto with Nelson as attorney.
Final Account-Laura Lockhart with
Nelson, attorney.
Claims and Inheritance Tax-Adam
Jefferson Seeley, with Peter Moscatelli
as attorney.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
Buy U. s. Defense Bonds

Talk about speed. The fastest thing
man ever invented is still money. At
least it goes fastest.
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02

STATE FILM THIS WEEK.
The Minnesota film prepared by
Fitzpatrick's Travel Talk will be shown
at the Ely Theatre Sunday and Mon
fay
The Ely miner., 1942-04-02
HITS A VULNERABLE SPOT.

Remember Pearl Harbor
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-11

stWe were received by Marvin
Mcintyre, the Presidents secre-
tary.' Miss Boyd said upon hei
return from the White House.
"and he expressed a keen interest
in our petition. He further stated
that he, would see to, III that the
petition was placed directly in the
Presidents own hands.
"We realize the Importance Of
having a Negro named on this
committee and have SO suggested
and pointed out to the members of
our sorority as well as to hundreds
of other influential persons
throughout the United States.
1--WE have suggested that tele-
grams be sent the President in
this matter to let him know thar
the Negro was interested and
thinking along this important lire
and wanted representation liz the
policy making organizations which
would eventually have a powerful
say in the future of Americas
manpower."
The AKA's have conducted quite
a campaign in this direction in the
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kegee, Alabama, corresponding
secretary; John F.. Matthews, of
West Virginia State College. Insti-
tute, w. Va treasurer; r. B.
SDratlin of Howard University,
Washington, d. c., melnber-at-
large; Hugh Gloster. Morehouse
College, Atlanta. Ga, who is
founder of the organization, life
member at large; Nathaniel P.
Tillman, Atlanta University, At
lanta, Ga, chairman of the aca-
denic representation committee;
and Thomas Carter, Virginia State
College, Petersburg, Va, chairman
of the membership committee.
A. Richards, authority on
semantics, with the Harvard Com
mission on English Language
Study one of the principal speak
ers Of the conference, said that the
teachers were challenged by a
society which pays only lip serv-
ice to what he stands for and tears
down all he tries to do"
In these days of mechanical and
commercialized communication, the
speaker felt that, communication
needs sort of social control with
censorship only On those forms
which pay best
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Girls. Ladies, EXTRA MONEY
For Yo.,f

Use SILK SAVE-on Your Hosiery and
Lingerie. No More Runs-in your stock
ings. makes them wear twice as long,
agents Wanted. Sample for 3 stamps.
GibSON'S AGENCY, Sta. N, Box Sc.
Cincinnati. Ohio
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-11
Hold MosIenls
In u. ). Court
Draft Dodging
Charged to Two

WASHINGTON, d. G.. lamp
Two Negroes were indicted here last
week by the district grand jury on
charges of evading the Selective
Service act by claiming exemption
on the grounds of they were Mos
lens and not Negroes, therefore not
subject to the act.
John William Miller, 30, is said
to have failed to answer the ques-
tionnaire submitted to him by Lo-
cal Board No. %. Officials said
Miller commended that he was a Mos
lem and quoted him as saying he
would "go to jail rather than serve
with the armed forces of the Unit
ed States
At the same time, Joseph Nipper,
az, window washer, living in the
100 block of Morton, N. W., was
indicted on a charge OF failing to
register, with the defendant also
claiming be was MoSlem.
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Language Teachers
Reflect Woodruff
HAMPTON INSTTTUTE Va

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va
eSNS) = Bertram l.. Woodruff,
ct johnson G. Smith University
Charlotte, N. c., was reelected
president of the National Associa-
ticn of Teachers of Language in
Negro Colleges at the closing ses-
sion of the groups annual con-
VenGion at Hampton Institute, Sat-
uiday, March %.
Delegates attending the conven-
ticn totalled rs, from 81 Negro
colleges. Frank SnoWden, of How
ard University, Washington, D. c.,
was elected vice president. Other
officers are: A. Russell Brooks. of
A. and I. College, Greensboro, N
c. recording secretary: Henry r.
Jenkins, of TuSkegee Institute rus-