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

Tire applications approved by the
commodity ALLEGATIONS board during the
past two weeks follow, according to
obtained from Edwin w.
Toms, municipal Judge, board chair
man:
Week ending March 1.-Two tires
and two tubes, Stanley Glinsek, obso-
lete; Arthur w. Saari, mine work;
st. Louis county, heavy equipment;
Veranth Fuel and Lumber company
coal dealer; Anton Klun, logger. Four
tires and two tubes, Matt Skala, mine
equipment One tube, st. Louis county,
grader. All are from Ely.
Week ending March 1LOne tire
and one tube, Pete Penttinen, farmer;
Frank Bobenc, mine. Both Ely. Two
tires and two tubes, r. E. i, Schmid,
Tower, coal dealer; Martin Gunder-
son, Tower, logger Two tires and one
tube Richard Madden, Ely. dray. One
recapping permit, city of Ely, heavy
truck
Week ending March Two tires and
two, tubes, John c. Virant, Aurora,
heavy patrol; George A. Knuti, Aurora,
logger. One tire and one tube, Min
nesota Box Mfg. company Tower, log
hauler. Two tires, Fritz Lindbeck. Ely,
log hauler; John Erickson, Embarrass,
William Bates, Ely, obsolete Two tires
and one tube, Elmo Johnson, Tower
log hauler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

STANLEY ADKINS will head the
local school system for the seventh
term beginning next fall. No formal
action was taken on teachers contracts
at the special school board meeting
Tuesday night, but the contracts will
all be automatically renewed April l
for another term.
The board granted j. Oliver Hall,
college political science instructor, a
years leave of absence so that he
may accept position in the state
department in Washington. His work
will terminate with the ending of the
emergency Miss Gerda Lindberg, who
is taking work for her bachelor of
arts degree in Los Angeles was given
a second years leave.
A. B. Caldwell, st. Paul, deputy
commissioner of education, informed
Peter Moscatelli, school attorney, that
the recreation board could pay the
salary of a Girl Scout director, pro-
viding the director worked under the
recreation boards supervision.
Payment of $500 for new trans
formers in the industrial building and
extension of wiring from the Wash
ington to the industrial building was
authorized on the contract held by
the Vermilion Electric Shop 1898 had
been paid, making the total
$3,0O7.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Loading Started Monday,
With First Train to
Docks Tuesday.

All records for early loading and
shipping of iron ore to the docks were
broken on the Vermilion range this
week
The Oliver Iron Mining company
began loading from the shaft at its Ely
and Souden mines Monday. The YER
million Mining company began loading
the same day, with its shovel also in
operation on stockpile ore.
The first train or ore left here
Tuesday morning at 1870 O'Clock over
the Duluth, Missabe g. Iron Range
railroad for the docks at Two Harbors.
One hundred and ten cars long, it was
pulled by the railroads big MaIlet
engine, with John Seaman as engineer
and RoSca Johnson as conductor Both
are from Two Harbors
Never before has ore been loaded
for or shipped to the docks during
March. Loading was more than a
week ahead of last year, which was
a record then.
In 1941, the Soudan mine began
loading for shipping on April l, fol-
lowed by the Pioneer and Sibley the
next day and the Zenith the next.
Last year 1,847, 094 tons of ore were
shipped by the Vermilion ranges five
active mines while the figure for this
year may exceed the 1000 600 mark.
The Chandler properties operated by
The Evergreen Mines company have
not started to load, and no informa-
ion is available on when its concen-
ration plant will be opened
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Defense Bonds Mean Victory

To those who feel that Ely is not
just exactly the place for them and
that their ability is such as to war
rant a higher place in the sun; that
Ely cannot get along without them
and that its people are out Of step;
that nothing is being done of benefit
unless they are the gamers individ-
ually; that the city would go on the
hummer if they quit it, We would
respectfully suggest that they get out
and make room for some one Of
importance; for some one with back
bone to boost the town he lives in.
The reason some of these high
powered cyclists are here is because
they acted the same way in the
places they came from and were
asked to leave by people satisfied to
live in such a town or city. Quit yap-
ping and help the place hundred
fold with your absence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Dinner Meet
IS Approved
Commercial Club Will Give
Dinner Session Trial
Next Month.

The Ely Commercial club will in
augurate dinner meetings at its next
regular session April %. This was
decided at the March meeting held
Tuesday night. Joseph Kovach, club
president, will name committee to
arrange details.
Three speakers from the Minneap-
oils Civic and Commerce association
will be here April to address mer-
chants, clerks, and professional men
on merchandising and sales work.
Starting at p. m, the meeting is
sponsored by the club.
Ray Hoef1er, club secretary, reported
that attendance at outdoor shows was
very good. He had just returned from
the Des Moines, Iowa, show. The club
viii be represented at the Omaha and
Minneapolis shows which will start
April 4.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Buy U. s. Defense Bonds

The Stassen-Peterson political row
in the state is failing to stir up the
people who feel that We have more
important work to do just now than
to become all fused ard bothered
over elevating some high-powered
politician into fat sit at the capitol.
Up here just now we are confronted
with a political war embroiling several
taxpayers organizations and county
officials. Preliminary skirmisheS is all
these will amount to and it is fore
gone conclusion that the 1912 elections
will be the quietest in history. How
ever the high salaried double-barreled
boys and their fees win be investigated
in both the nation, county and state.
Fat salaries with a multitude of side
lines for fees and emoluments, fail to
set well on the taxpaying public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Remember Pearl Harbor

George Fitch, years ago "wrote
piece in the paper" on charge 1t"
which applies to this city as well as
other places. The "piece" was writ
ten as a joke but it nevertheless hits
the nail squarely on the head. He
said: "Charge it," the great slogan OF
the American consumer. We are great
on peace but also the most gallant
chargers in the world. charge it"
is the greatest substitute for money
ever invented. 1t enables a man to
spend his next months salary with
ease; to ride in an automobile because
he has not the ready money for car
fare and to cash his hopes of wealth
into a large bale of balance due"
and "please remit" statements re-
newed monthly. charge it" is the
modern Ali Baba lamp. The worried
citizen says charge it" and appears
five minutes later in joyful raiment
and thus transfers his worries to his
merchant. 1t is now possible to buy
food, houses, clothing, cars, sealskin
coats, corner lots, roses, operations
publicity and balloons on account with
these two magic words. He says it
is usually easy to tell the difference
between the man who says charge
it" and the man who says chow much
please" The former is better dressed
but the latter is more visible on the
"first of the month"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
PERSONNEL OF
Aides LISTED
Minnesota Victory Group is
Conducting First Aid,
Food Glasses.

Personnel of the Ely unit of the
Minnesota Victory Aides has been an
nounced by Mrs. Joseph Fleming
member of the civilian defense coun-
Gil in charge of the organization.
A squad of block workers from each
precinct is now taking first aid in
structions from Will Jones, meeting
two hours each Tuesday evening for
ten-week period in the Lincoln
school. The first class was conducted
last week. This weeks meeting is set
for tonight, but others will be on
Tuesday.
This morning the first of three
lessons on food was conducted for
block workers by Miss Elizabeth
Spreistersbach, Virginia, home demon
stration agent for the county. 1t was
entitled Right Foods Put More Life
Into Living" The second will be held
in April and the third in May. Any
one may attend.
Yesterday precinct captains met at
the home of Mrs. James T. LANG to
make bandages, another project spon-
sored by the Victory Aides.
The Minnesota Victory Aides were
established for the purpose of utilizing
the women of the state in an orderly
and effective manner to contribute to
the strength of the nation, to MAIN
tain a high morale at home, and to
increase our total preparedness as we
resolutely press forward to victory,
according to an executive order of
Governor Stassen.
The Victory Aides will be registered
and fingerprinted, and will be furnished
caps, arm bands, insignia, and report
forms by the state.
Following are the precinct captains,
lieutenants, and block workers
First precinct-Mrs. Clifton Drolet,
captain; Miss Mary Hutar, lieutenant;
Mesdames Axel r. Larson, Josephine
Burja, Joe Markovich, Jr., John Vid-
mar, Jr., Anton Boitz, Louis Ravnikar,
Jay Hayden, Peter Bianchi, Peter
Preblich, Frank Likar. Louis Deyak,
Frank, Kermit, Ernest Robertson,
Oscar Carlson, George Moilanen, Arnie
Kangas, Clarence Mosher, William
Mills, Miss Mary Hutar.
Second precinct James
Laing, captain; Louis Stember, ieuten-
ant; Eugene Merrill, L. c. SLENDER,
George Schaller, A. Stenlund, Fogel-
berg, VIM. Trudgeon, Carl Peterson,
Heinz Tabell, John Rikhus, Louis
Tomsich, Miss Mildred Rothman, Miss
Saimi Laitala.
Third precinct-MesdameS F. v. Di-
Nino, captain; George Coad, Oscar
Maxi, Oscar Berglund, Frank Gustaf-
son, John Palmgard, M. j. Murphy,
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Federal Approval is
Giuen Seaplane Base

will be kept by auxiliary police prop
erly sworn in and fingerprinted.
All planes here will have to be kept
at the seaplane base, or be dismantled,
Romano said. Disassembling includes
removing wings and tail, and not just
the propeller and distributor as was
satisfactory with the state aeronautics
commission.
The iron mines and the Winton
power plant were designated as pro-
hibited areas over which planes shall
not fly.
Planes have been grounded here
since the war started.
Landings cannot be made in the
lakes around Ely, however, unless per-
mission is obtained from the CAA,
and properly authorized person is
present to check the plane in and out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Remember Pearl Harbor

We are not in favor of harsh
measures but when some nationality
or religious egotist makes the state
ment that only boys of his nationality
or religion are in the service of the
government and all others are de-
ferred by the draft boards, just haul
off and deliver a swift kick to the
seat of his pants where his brains
are situated-if any. America is at
war and our young men. presumably
all Americans, are at or going to the
front to fight for the country. To
have some drink-soaked blatherskite
sabotage the patriotism of our young
men with foul insinuationS is just
little too much for the patriotic
citizen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Shagawa Lake Site Can Now
be Used by Flyers; Name
Rolando Manager.

Ely's seaplane base has been put
on the federally approved list of bases
open to fling. A. E. Romano, st.
Paul, inspector for the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority, was here last week and
placed his official stamp of approval
on the local set-up for properly
guarding and managing the area.
James Rolando was named base
manager, and Mrs. Rolando, assistant.
They will compile all records as re-
quired by the u. S. army, which
includes checking all fights, both in
and out of the base. A 24-hour guard
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Style Show to Open
Spring Season Here
Girls, Children Will Model
Latest Fashions at Show
Saturday Afternoon.

Ely merchants will present spring
showing of new merchandise at a
"spring bouquet" style show sponsored
by Jobs Daughters at the Community
Center cafeteria Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Tea will be served by the Eastern
Stars, and an entertainment program
presented.
A group of local girls and children
will model the latest fashions.
Both the sponsors and merchants
have gone to considerable effort to
make the show worthwhile, and the
latest styles in both women's and
adults clothing will be modelled.
Models include Misses Ruth Nyberg,
Lois Anderson, Ann Eckert, Norma Mae
Brown, Phyllis Hanson, Joann Rikhus,
all of this city, and Ruth Reinertson,
Tower.
Children who will model include
Lynnese Paulson, Peggy Paulson,
Richard Davis, Roger Anderson, Gail
Anderson, jeanne Manninen, Dean
Fortier, Nancy Coad, Carol Mae
Schultz, Jerry Kovach. Kathlyn
Coombe. Joan Buccowich, and Rose
Mae Tauzell.
Mary Jane Larson will act as COM
mentator.
Appearing on the entertainment
program will be the high school string
ensemble directed by Frank v. Di Nino,
Miss Patricia Moonan, who win play
several piano selections, and Miss Lois
Eckert, who will sing. Miss Moonan's
vocal music group, which has scored re-
peatedly with local audiences, will sing.
Mrs. George Coad is general chair
man of the show, and Miss leila
Richter, finance chairman. Committees
follow:
Advertising, Nancy Byrd Brownell,
Dolores Ellefsen, Ann Eckert, Betty
Carlson, Dorothy Smith, Ruth Rein
ertson; entertainment, Phyllis Palm
gard, Lois Mae Eckert, Margaret VAL
entine, Florence Linstrom; tea, Lois
Anderson, Dolores Ellefsen, Williamary
Edwards, Ruth Nyberg, Jean Palm
gard, Mary Jane Larson, June Trud-
geon, Norma Mae Brown.
Cooperating merchants are j. G.
Penney company, Vickeys, Miles
Ready to-Wear, Tauzell's Department
Store, Jos. Palcher, Pengal's Store,
Nannie's Style Shoppe, Ely Finnish
Stock company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Farmers p. & L. Co.
Elect NelD Officers.

The board of directors of the White
Iron Farmers Power & Light company
held their monthly meeting at the
Henry Filson home.
The following are directors: Fabian
Maenpaa, president; John Wilmunen,
vice president; Mrs. Vivian Imhoff,
secretary; Matt Korpi, treasurer; Erick
Hanson, Waino Starkman and Henry
Filson.
The company purchased a $4,000
defense bond.
Also on the same evening Mrs.
Henry Fflson held a coffee social for
the benefit of the Red Cross. and $500
was realized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
MINNESOTA FILM
TO APPEAR AT ELY

A Fitzpatrick travel talk which will
feature Minnesota will appear at the
Ely Theatre April and 9, according
to Manager Davis.
Produced in technicolor, Mime
sofa, Land of Plenty" is rated by
state boosters as the best publicity
the state ever had.
Scenes include vacation facilities,
fishing, milling industry, agriculture,
and bits of metropolitan life and his
tory. Gov. Harold E. Stassen is intro
duced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Ely Giuen Nod as Site
for State Conclaue of
Minnesota CIOGroup
State Official Here for
COnfdb on Housing,
Meeting Place.

Ely has been more or less definitely
selected as the 1912 convention city of
the Minnesota State CLIO Council with
only housing problems for delegates
and suitable accommodations in the
Community Center for meeting places
to be ironed out.
This was learned last week as Leon
ard Lageman, Minneapolis, secretary
treasurer and organization director Of
the council, conferred here with John
Muhvich, president of the Ely local
No. 1864, Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, CLIO affiliate, and other
local officials.
Also here was r.. HI. Mueller, Min
neapolis, field representative of the
State, County and Municipal Workers
of America. who met with city en-
ployeS to discuss formation of a unit
here. The union Is affiliated with the
CLIO.
Mueller accompanied Lageman to
the city. While here, Lageman received
summons to report to Washington
by Monday, and left Immediately.
Local No. 1864 put in a bid for the
state convention at last years con-
clave in Hibbing, but definite action
was delayed pending investigation of
facilities here.
More than 200 delegates registered at
Hibbing, but local officials believe that
border recreational facilities may in
crease attendance here. The convention
is held the last week in August.
Two other state conclaveS are sched-
uled for this city in June One is
that of the Loyal Order of Moose, and
the other that of the Minnesota League
of Municipalities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
BIGAMY CHARGED
AGAINST ELY MAN.

Charles Well, alias Charles Farrell,
was arrested here Monday on the
charge of bigamy by Deputy Sheriff
Adolph Dolenshak and Chief OF
Police Douglas Nankervis. Well is "a
years of age and has been employed
in lumber camps. He was married
in Rochester, N. Y.yand later married
Ely girl without first obtaining a
divorce. He also has been sought by
the FBI on draft evasion count. The
prisoner was taken to the Duluth
county iail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
ZENITH SEWER
JOB HALF DONE.

Half the pipe for the Zenith relocated
sanitary sewer has been laid, with
about 600 feet remaining The re-
mainder of the job will be more diff
cult because the trench will be deeper
The project is a WPA one that en-
ploys 20 men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
WASHINGTON
Waiting Lines Form
for Everything.
Washington is crowded.

washington is crowded.
There is waiting line for nearly
everything, Mr.. and Mrs John Grahek,
who returned Sunday from a 5000
mile trip through the South and East,
report.
They waited half hour before they
could be seated in restaurant.
They waited half hour in a double
line before they could purchase tickets
to theatre, and then waited another
80 minutes in the lobby before get
ting seats.
Their cousin, Miss Christine Merhar,
mad spare room for them. SO they
avoided an equally acute housing
problem.
They visited in Florida, Cleveland.
Chicago, as well as the nations capital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

The Schefield letter in another
place in this paper, republished from
the Commercial Appeal of Memphis,
should be an incentive to write to
your congressman and senator's that
you stand with the Schefield senti-
mentS. There won't be an America to
give anyone anything let alone privil-
eyes, if the war is to continue to be
field-day for hi-jackers and rack
eteers" thinks Burt Pearson in the
Virginia Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Third MRAckE
ENTERS Army
Two Sets of Brothers Answer
Selective Service Call
This Week.

Two brothers, two half brothers, and
the third member of an Ely family to
serve his country were included in the
selective service group which left
Tuesday morning by special bus for
induction at Fort Smelling
The brothers were Audrey Earl and
Darcy Clyde Goard, the lf-brothers
Albert c. Ramquist, who was assistant
leader, and Mathew A. Thaisen, all of
Ely.
Anton Alois Mrache is a brother
of Albin Mrache killed i'm action at
Pearl Harbor.
Mrache, who was group leader, is
brother of Pvt. Frank Mrache, Camp
Shelby, Miss Another brother, Louis
Mrache, 81, Chicago, faces induction
soon.
william A. Saari, who is ill at his
home here, was deferred. Six trans
ferred to other districts. One, Adolpt
Waisanen, Jr., Embarrass, did not
report for induction here. These cut
the total number leaving here to IS
Their names follow Excluding those
above):
Ely-Fred Valentine Roman, Emf
Edward Kyro, Anthony Joseph Klun
Ralph william Niemi, all volunteers
Albert John Harri, Frank M. Mayerle
Arvo Gust Hill, Frank Sikala, Elmo
Alexander Maxi, Joe Frank Mosnik
Rudolph j. Glinsek, Mathew M
Grahek, Fred William Gustafson, Will
liam Walter Salo, Peter Lekatz, Hugo
Ludwig Dyhr, Arvo John Hill.
Souden-Oscar w. Nyberg, Franz
Tanko, John L. Malensek, John Mar
tin Vessel Bovey-Jack Werner Jacob
son. Effie-Arnold T. Holmes. Flor
enton-Axel Mattila. EmbarrasS :
Ernest w. Hill, Carl John Warts, Johr
Pyhala, Leonard r. Pylka. Tower =
RENO Rankila. Donnelly-LeRoy L
Reynolds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
KilUanfs Club Will
Hear Parker Anderson.

At this weeks meeting of the XII
wants club at the Forest Hotel tonight,
Parker Anderson, state extension for
ester, will speak on Community
Forests" The program committee is
in charge of this weeks activities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
Early Loading, Shipping Records
Are Broken on Vermilion Range as
Iron Mines Prepare for Big Year
Banks in NeWsreeI

cidentally on Thursday Banks parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Banks, received
word by letter from their son of his
safe arrival in Ireland.
Ralph Swanson, manager of the
theatre, has asked that the newsreel
be returned here for showing again
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26

An Ely soldier was pictured in the
RKO newsreel at the State Theatre
marching on parade grounds some
where in Ireland"
Mathew v. Barney" Banks was the
soldier. The reel was shown last
Wednesday and Thursday, and coin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
There were 242 less beaver caught
this year and Al less licenses sold.

The season opened March l and
closed March Is. Last year it opened
March 81 for 10 days, and was then
extended three days.
A Winton woodsman had the best
record, catching six beaver. two under
the limit. Last year eight trappers got
the limit.
The average number of beaver taken
per trapper was far below figures for
the preceding two seasons.
This year it was 1872 beaver per Ii
cense, in 1941 it was 2.86, and for the
To-day season in May, 1899, it was 400.
Prices this year are not as high as
in 1941, the best offer for blankets
being $50 as compared with $40 for
several in 1941. The prices on smaller
sizes are scaled down accordingly, with
the average about Sc less per pelt over
an entire catch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
TO JOIN ARMY.

Edward C. Stonich, manager of the
Ely Office of the division of employ
ment and security, has applied for en-
hstment in the U. S. army, and will
leave for Fort Smelling Saturday to
take his physical examination. Merlin
Riikola applied for enlistment in the
army air corps, but will not be called
for several months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
TRAPPERS HAVE
POOR PlcKINGS
207 Less Beaver Caught This
Season; Ice, Snow Make
Work Difficult.

Beaver trappers had poor piciings
during the open season, with the
number Of skins far below that taken
year ago.
Reason is that thick ice and heavy
SHOWS made trapping extremely diff
ficult. The season was two days
longer than last years but it opened
practically a month sooner.
The number of trappers out was
also considerably less than a year
ago. The army and industry got some
of the trappers, but the anticipated
tough going was mainly responsible
for the decrease.
Figures for the two seasons follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
IN AUSTRALIA.

Sgt Tony j. Gregorich has arrived
at an Australian base, according to
word received here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-26
TURK PROMOTED.

Joseph Turk has been promoted from
second to first lieutenant in the army
air corps. Turk is stationed in Arizona.