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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
Africa'S Weather
Like Florida

What do you hear about
Betty Webb and Barbara
Moore? both WACs).
suppose none of the girls
who joined after l did have be-
come officers.
But wouldn't swap overseas
service TO be a generall
have nice red fez for dad,
some jewelry for you.
I'm hunting for the right kind
of bag for you. Haven't sent
the stuff yet, pending more
shopping.
"OLD SARG."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
Connolly Answers

La Fish; (b) flowers: .tc)
dogs.
2-(a) Euthanasia; (b) gallon:
(c) Netherlands.
3 ta) French and Flemish; (b)
Chile, Ecuador; tc) 11,419
900.
4=lal Goose: lbl gauchoI lei
hippopotamus.
Sal Early spring (b) autumn
(c) summer.
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
Quick Answers

1-2& in.
2-Iron ore, of course.
3-Absorbs recoil better.
4-Berlin, of course.
5-Nowhere.
Slight (weighO.
Copyright. 1919. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
Coffee Drinkers
I'm for Treat

porters. as well as on my own
observation and experience
Reputable restaurant opera
tors simply tell you when their
coffee supply runs out that they
have no more coffee, but the
swindlers serve a counterfeit
fluid and would have you think
that by drinking this bilge that
you are helping the boys in the
armed forces get their coffee.
when the truth Of the matter is.
as the coffee people want you 10
know. Is that before a pound Of
coffee reaches a civilian. the
United States quartermaster
corps has seen to IL that an am
pie supply OF the very finest
green coffeeS have been put in
storage for sthe boys Of every
~ - IL
ann informed mat there ia
supply for five months in the
coffee warehouses of the nation
right now with imports steadily
increasing. These imports in no
way take up space that is
needed for more vital materials.
The vital war materials come
first and when ships are avail
able they bring back coffee from
Brazil, Colombia. Costa Rica.
Cuba, the Dominican Republic.
Fl Salvador, Mexico and vene-
zuela, rather than returning
empty as was the case through
sheer bungling al the start of
hostilities.
COFFEE is now selling al the
~ same price which prevailed
on March !. 1912, which is more
than can be Said of butter. eggs,
or any other com m o dity.
Furthermore. the price of green
coffee is less today than the
average price for the past 30
years which is probably not
true of any other commodity.
And, according 70 a Gallup poll,
the people Of the United States
place coffee second only to meat
as most vital to them during
the war.
1t is certainly vital 10 the
war worker Ii is gentle.
stimulating beverage that has
no rival in contributing to the
inner comfort of a man, and /
speak TO you as a prewar coffee
man of all-American caliber.
l have never been on a good
will mission 10 any of our Latin
American neighbors that pro-
duce coffee. / have never adj
vanced them any credits. But
l feel that / have materially
assisted in their prosperity in
the past as one of the leading
coffee consumers of my era, and
since coffee is their economic
life blood, I think buying their
coffee is more good neighborly
than making speeches TO them.
/ can hardly wait for the
dawn of Aug. IL. IL will be a
pleasure 10 be able TO look
those gals right in their beauti-
full big blue, or brown, or gray
eyes and say:
Gimme another cup"
Copyright, 1913, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29

Dearest Mother and Dad:
HAPPY birthday to both of
you. Hope you gQj my
+. F. NJ message. S4pce I
could send only one, l mahe it
do for both.
My "jeep pleat" is all heeled
now-I got it being bounced in
one of them on the trip back to
the barracks. Glad TO hear Of
<I~---~ - 1900
r.. isSa - ~. =
grow more convinced every
year that marriage is not for
me. There is so much to see
and do in the world which l
find more fascinating as time
goes on. You know my wander
ing foot!
BY the way. have written a
little article. which was re-
quested by the public relations
office here. Probably it will
appear eventually in The De-
troit Times. So keep an eye
out for it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
A WAC In Africa

Miss Ruth Mead, Detroit's
favorite VAC not0 stationed in
Africa, tells of iComtdn SOL
dter's participation IN prepare
ton for invdsion Of Europe in a
neW series Of letters TO be pub
lished in The Detroit Times.
This is one OF the nelo group
Of letters Written By the g9-
yeor-oLd girl to her parents, DR..
and Mrs. John Mead Jr., 1858
La Sale. She is a technical
sergeant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
On Broadway

by Walter WincheIl
Trade Mark Registered. Copyright 1s4s
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On the Side
by 4. v. DurIing

Distributed 81 KING Features synd.' Inc
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action mean? Does 1t mean the
person already has tubercu-
loSis? Is there any danger stay
inc with tho rarcOp IT Y
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
19 Married Registrants in
Contingent to LedUe
Here June 28.

The local draft district will
send its second contingent of
the month to Fort Smelling for
final physical examination on
Monday, June %.
The first of the married
registrants are included In
the contingent.
Nineteen such selectees, II
from Ely, have been ordered to
appear for induction.
The contingent totals SO
members, 21 of them from this
city and one from Winton.
The married registrants being
called up include Arvo NJ Erickson
Of this city, who has draft order
number 1 in the local district.
The United States was not yet at
war when Erickson, and the other
married members of his contingent,
signed up at the initial selective service
registration conducted Oct. 16, 1940
The first lottery at which they were
given draft order numbers was held
Oct. 90 and 80 of that year.
Quentin Boerner, q. S. forest service
ranger for the Isabella district, is also
included in this group. Before going
to the Isabella district, Boerner was
ranger at Halfway.
Other married registrants from this
city called include: John E. Anderson,
Theodore Passi, Rudolph Perkola, Louis
zgonc, Wilbur H Jeffrey, Anton Bu-
bash, Howard Dickson, Henry Kaninen,
John Mosnik, Matthew Stukel, and
Frank j. Polyner.
F'orty-four were included in the
group that left this morning for Fort
Smelling for final examinations.
Members Of this group, the first of
two for June, who are accepted for
military service will be given IA days
at home before being required to re-
port for assignment to training camps
The second group will also be per-
mitted to return home for two weeks.
This doubles the length of time grant,
ed preceding groups.
The June % contingent will leave
from the city hall at II a. m. It in
cludes many members of this years
Memorial high school graduating
class.
There are two volunteers, Frank
Vertnik of this city and Leslie p
Koskela of Soudan.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
25Yer-OM Walking in ChennauLfs
Major AhoIa Fighter Commander

In less than two years an
Ely flyers has advanced from
pilot to commander of one of
the army's oldest and most
noted fighter squadrons.
He is Major T. A. Ahola,
who commands the famous
Green Hornets based some
where on Hawaii.
Maj.-Gen. Claire L. Chen
nault of China's Flying Tiger
fame once commanded the
squadron. That was in 1924
at Luke field when Chennault
was a lieutenant.
At 25, hardly older than his
youngest pilot, Major Ahola
walks in the footsteps of the
man whose exploits in the fight
with the Japs are legendary.
In July, 1910, Ahola realized
an ambition of long standing
when he received his wings at
Kelly Field, Texas. Shortly
thereafter he was assigned to
Hawaii and the Green Hornets.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
LOCAL BOYS IN
new ZEALAND?

Ely fighting men who have
been reported recently as ar
irving safely at an undisclosed
American base may have been
members of the New Zealand
contingent.
Now that it has been revealed Of
ficially that United States forces are
based on New Zealand, it is presumed
that local boys there will be permitted
to reveal this fact.
It may also be that local veterans of
the battle of Guadalcanal are on New
Zealand, since it was announced that
the new forces were in training with
fighters from the Solomons campaign.
Local veterans Of this fight have not
been permitted to reveal their stations
after leaving Guadalcanal.
Rear Admiral Teodore Wilkinson,
deputy commander in charge of the
South Pacific area, revealed that
large body" of American troops had
recently landed on New Zealand and
was in training with veterans of the
fight before being moved
to a combat area.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Former EIyite Sponsors
Stories for SerUicenaen'

A former Ely girl, Mrs Donald Mes
ker Miss Elda June RapSon) of San
Diego, Calf, is heading movement
in the California city destined to be of
much benefit and meet with the ap-
proval of soldier boys overseas and
especially to those in hospitals.
Mrs. Mesker, who is the wife of an
army lieutenant, having heard the la
ment from boys on the fighting front
who start a good continued story in
magazines sent them and then never
see the following copies, with a group
of willing servicemen's wives decided
to do something about it.
They began collecting magazines and
making scrap books of the stories,
which are being sent to South Pacific
areas. So far $50 scrap books have
been completed, and the ladies are
turning out as many as 20 a day.
Mrs. Sam Rapson of this city has
decided to help her daughters party
in the work and has organized a bevy
Of ladies here who are collecting mag
azines and cutting out the stories for
scrap books.
Lieutenant Mesker Is stationed at
San Diego as a flight instructor.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
PROGRAM
MONDAY
Supervised Recreation VIII be
Inaugurated at Four Sites
Here, One at Winton.

Ely's summer playground and beach
program will open Monday morning,
with supervision at Whiteside park
Washington and Lincoln Fairgrounds
Semer's park on Shagawa lake and at
Winton, Stanley Modin, recreation di-
rector, announces.
All playground area will be open
daily from 10 a. m. to u noon, to
p. m, and $50 to $3.50 o'clock. Shag-
ava beach will also be open Sundays
from 1 to 5 p. m. and $50 to $50
o'clock.
Leaders in charge include: White
side, Ralph Majerle and Regina Dro-
let; Lincoln, Phyllis Hanson; beach,
June Trudgeon and Ruth Erickson
Edith Bodince will assist all leaders in
planning special activities and events,
and Majerle will carry on activities at
the Washington playground every aft
ernoon.
Courts are being installed at most
areas for badminton, horseshoe, VOL
leyban, basketball, softba1l, bocce ball,
croquet and miniature golf. Other
activities include playground crafts,
story telling, jack knife, chess, sand
box play, playground dramatics, pic
mics, hikes and numerous games. Ten
mis- equipment will be available at the
Whiteside area for those who do not
own equipment.
The Shagawa beach program, with
its diving raft, variety of court games
and fine picnic facilities, should prove
very popular with all age groups. Play
ground apparatus will be installed for
children, and horseshoe, badminton,
volleyban and bocce ball courts will be
available to ALL The recreation de-
partment has purchased boat to be
used by life guards in an emergency.
Parents should caution their chill
dren to obey regulations posted at the
beach and struct them to stay within |
ihe safety area at all times.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10

April, 1919, when the unit was de-
mobilized at Garden City, NJ Y. At
March Field, Calf, in October, 1921,
it was reactivated and sent to Hawaii,
where it has remained to date, placing
with the two oldest squadrons in the
fighter command.
Chennault, when in charge of the
squadron, predicted "in case of war
the Green Hornets would be one of
the first to greet the enemy, and, we
hope, garner for itself a great deal of
fame" because there were SO few pur-
suit squadrons in the United States.
The prediction was made in a letter
written April Is, 1924, to the art editor
of the Honolulu Advertiser, in thank
ing him for his work in designing the
squadron insignia later officially
adopted by the war department.
Chennault wrote prophetically, for
on Dec. 7, 1941, the Green Hornets
were among the first to see action
against the enemy.
Ahola, who is the son of Emil Ahola,
attended the Ely schools, graduating
from the junior college He enrolled
in the University of Minnesota and
while there enlisted in. the army air
corps. He left the university to en-
bark upon his pilots training.
CThe Miner is indebted to Pfc. An
shony j. Lobe, stationed somewhere in
Hawaii, for the Honolulu Advertiser
story telling about Major Ahola.)
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
List Hi School Students
With Perfect Attendance

Memorial high students with per-
feet attendance records during the en-
tire term follow:
Boys-Edward Arola, Raymond Bur-
aglio, Anthony Burja, Arthur Carlson,
Frederick Janezich, Anton Gornick,
Stanley K1un, Robert Kvas, Robert
Lammi, Paul Leon, George Nyberg,
Robert Pucel, Arthur Rojakovich and
Richard wegen.
GirlS-Julia Chimzar, Marian Cor
nick, Mary Ann Gotchnick, lilly Greg
orich, Elizabeth Johnson, Emily Kalan,
Joyce Klug, Evelyn Kosh, Julia Kos
telac, Norma Laakko, Elma Matara,
Marilyn Merrill, Beverly Nieini, Mary
Paris, Rose Lee Peshel, Virginia PIuth,
Joann Rikhus, Jennie Rulc, Florence
Startz, Clara Tonkovich, Jennie Zup-
in and Mary Zupin.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
LEAVING YESTERDAY.

19i August W. Mort, Ely.
10756 John P. Novak, Ely.
10783 Clarence w. Ivonen, Ely.
10000 Bernhard R. Niemi, Embarrass.
10903 Anton j. Struna, Ely.
10907 Louis F. Mavetz, Ely.
10908A Henry Palo, Ely.
10910 Louis Lesar, Ely.
1O911 Rudolph S. Marolt, Ely.
1922 Chester ST. Vincent, Soudan.
10913 Donald W. Carlson, Tower.
10s19 Roy z. MiIbridge, Embarrass.
10s21 Joseph E. Poderzay, Soudan.
10923 Louis Ravnikar, Ely.
10926 Martin B. Stepan, Soudan.
10927 Bernard A. collar, Soudan.
10930 Evan Kinney, EmbarraSs.
10931 Louis Zelesnikar, Ely.
1O932 Paul j. Ivansich, Ely.
10937 George Siipakka, Tower.
1888 Kenneth E. Janeksela, Ely.
10942 Richard H. Gordon, Ely.
10945 Frank j. Tome, Ely.
1O946 John j. Rom, Ely.
10949 Walter II. Sundstron1, Duluth.
10950 Robert Danielson, Ely.
10952 George A Tufvander, Tower.
10954 Robert Johnson, Soudan.
1886 William Klun, Ely.
10957 Rex Ola, Ely.
10958 Fred Puzel, Ely.
1o960 Andrew Lab, Ely.
I0962 William Beel, Ely.
10964 James Peil, Tower.
10965 Theodore Pulkinen, Soudan.
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Elyite to Operate Ne1u
Mobile X-Ray Unit; to
Make First Tests Here
Mass T. b. Surrey Mapped
for Entire County OUer
TUO- Year Period.

An Ely man has been selected
to operate the new mobile x
ray unit of the St. Louis County
Health and tuberculosis asso
cIation.
The Ely area has been prom.
ised first place on the mass sur.
vey program planned to cover
the entire county.
William Bates, who has been en-
plOyed as a registered x-ray techni-
clan by the Shipman hospital, will
be in. charge of the unit, which was
purchased through the sales of penny
Christmas seals.
The only one of its type in the state
and secured at a cost Of $4,000, the
unit will be put into operation here
first, it is understood, in recognition
of this areas showing in Christmas
seal sales campaigns.
In last years drive this area marked
up a $50 per cent increase over the
preceding one to lead all other cities
and towns, including Duluth, in the
county.
The association has been promised
delivery of the unit by June Is, Bates
said before leaving here this week for
a short vacation in Red Wing preced-
ing assuming his new position Monday
Duluth shipyard workers will all
be x-rayed when the unit arrives as
a test for the mass survey later to
cover THE entire county.
The survey, which is estimated to
require two years to complete, will be
here late this summer or
early in the fall. The survey will be
by DR.. Gust Hedberg, who
Will be in charge of Nopeming hos
1ital after July 1, and his assistant,
Dr.. Robert Davies.
In the mobile unit is an x-ray room,
| developing room, and three dressing
rooms. A small trailer houses gen
orator to provide electricity where
lone is available.
The unit was purchased and will be
operated entirely from funds derived
rom the sale of penny tuberculosis
Christmas seals.
Bates had been employed at the
ocal hospital for II years. His family
will continue to reside here.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
State CHAMPS
T0LEGION MEET
Drum Corps to Make Official
Coming Out" for 1943
at Duluth Saturday.

The state championship American
Legion drum and bugle corps of this
city will make its initial official ap-
pearance of 1943 at the eighth district
Legion convention in West Duluth
Saturday.
The convention has been confined to
one day Of activity. Meetings viii be
conducted in the West End posts club
rooms. Herman w. Banks, West Dull
nth, district commander, and Miss
Rose Glenn, Proctor, district president,
will preside.
The Frank Lozar posts delegate is
T. Buckley. Delegates from
the auxiliary are Edith Ellefsen, presi-
dent of the unit, and Mrs. Buckley, a
member of the state child welfare
committee.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10

A meeting was held Tuesday night
at which preliminary plans for the
observance were discussed.
A banquet to be held in the Com
munity Center cafeteria viii high light
the anniversary celebration. Living
founders of the union and servicemen
members home at the time will be
guests.
The unions supreme board of direc-
tors and supreme judiciary members
will be invited to attend.
The union was organized here As
years ago.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
MAY BOND QUOTA
EXCEEDED BY SI,I6S

The Ely territory exceeded its May
bond quota by s1,16s, according to fig
ured released by A. j. McMahan,
chairman of the war bond sales COM
mittee of the civilian defense council.
Sales of war bonds and stamps in
May were s36,168.50. The quota was
SIS, 900, and similar quota has been
assigned Ely for June.
Only the purchases Of series z bonds
and war stamps can be applied toward
the quota, Mr.. McMahan says. Series
? and G bonds do not count insofar
as the quota Is concerned.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Woman SaUes Family Meat Supply
Tuo Shots Fell Bear

children were at Ely in school.
She started out to feed the
chickens and pigs, and noticed
a 250-pound bear attempting
to get through the fence.
She ran to the house, took
the .30-.30 rifle off the wall,
and killed the marauding ami
NAL with the second shot.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

What are some of you doing to help
win the war? Are you buying bond
this month in order to keep your
standing as a good American and sell
ing it at the first opportunity in order
to get cash for your can" bank and
thus take money needed by the gov
ernment out of its hands? Is this
patriotism and helping to win the war
and standing behind the 800 or more
Ely men offering their lives to keep
the country safe from the European
cut-throatS and the duped disciples of
Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito? The
men in the services are giving their
all and you only lend your money TO
the government.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
DEADLINE FOR
BOOK 3 TODAY

Today is the deadline for mailing in
applications for war ration book No. 3,
the OPA warns.
Persons who make mistakes in fill
ing out the forms will get them back.
That will bring about delay in de-
livery of the books, the OPA advises
The OPA will start distribution of the
books June 20. Persons who do not re-
ceive their books must take the stub to
the rationing office for proceedings TO
obtain the books.
Applications for the books can be
secured at the postoffice.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Student Pastor to SerUe
Bethany Lutheran Church

Thor M Matsen, student at the
Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock
Island, H., will be student pastor at
the Bethany Lutheran church for the
summer months. He arrived here this
week
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10

It took only two shots from
her trusty rifle for Fenske
lake woman to save the family
meat supply from a bear.
Mrs. George Mackie was at
home, IA miles north of here,
alone last Thursday. Mr..
Mackie was 20 miles away
working in the woods and the
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Cpl. HedIOff in u. s.,
to Come Home for Visit

Cpl. Clarence Hedloff of the marine
corps is now at the marine base at
San Diego and will be home on leave
the latter part of June, according to
word received by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Hedloff
Corporal Hedloff was wounded on
Guadalcana1 and was given the Purple
Heart award
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Must Report HOlU Stamps
Is and Is Sugar is Used

Housewives who secure canning SUI
gar with stamps No. Is and Is from
book must report how this sugar was
used when applying at the local ra-
tioning office for additional canning
sugar.
They must give the number of
quarts of fruit canned with sugar Sc
cured with these stamps and the num-
Der of pounds of sugar left over II
any remains.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
American F raternal Union
to Mark 45fh Anniversary

The American Fraternal
Union will mark its 45th an
niversary at an observance to
be conducted here Aug. Is un-
der the sponsorship of the
united lodges of the union.
Joseph K0vach is chairman of the
committee In charge.
Frank Tomsich, Jr., is committee
secretary, and Mrs. Peter Svetich is
treasurer
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
AUTO STAMPS
NOW ON Sale

The motor vehicle tax stamps for
the year starting July l went on sale
today at the local postoffice. Costing
SIS each, the stamps must be purchased
by owners of all motor vehicles and
posted on the windshield, window or
some other place within the vehicle.
The deadline for securing the stamps,
if the vehicle is in use, is July l. The
color of the stamps is yellow.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
FIRST CONCERT
SET FOR SUNDAY
Community Sing Will Feature
Program at Initial Outdoor
Appearance of Band.

The Ely municipal band will pre-
sent its first outdoor concert of the
season at Whiteside park Sunday eve
ming at 8 o'clock
The program will feature a COM
munity sing in which all are requested
to participate. Miss Mary Hutar will
be the soloist, with band accompani-
ment, and will lead the singing.
The program promises to be most
suspicious for the opening of the out
door concert season, according to
Frank v. Di Nino, band director.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
Al ROtce to Enter School
for Merchant Marine

The application of Al Rowe for ad-
mission to the merchant marines mid
sf1ipman school at Brooklyn, N. T., has
been approved, he was notified this
week. He will be informed later when
he Is to report to the school.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
IS DOGS KILLED
BY POLICE Dept.

Thirty-five dogs have been disposed
Of by the police department at the re-
quest of the owners since the first of
the year.
The difficulty experienced in feed
ing the animals, now that meat, and
even bones, cannot be secured without
ration stamps, is the main reason
why the dogs owners had the animals
destroyed.
Increased evidence that owners of
dogs have been keeping them on leash
is evident since the city's dog ordin-
ance was amended, the police depart
ment reports. The ordinance, which
gives the department authority to des-
troy animals found running at large
during the garden growing season, be-
comes effective Sunday.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
HONOR STUDENTS TO SPEAK.

Edith Bohince, winner of the junior
colleges Santo memorial scholastic
award, and Thomas Murn and June
Trudgeon, Memorial high honor stu
dents, will make two-minute talks at
the meeting of the Kiwanis club to-
night at the Forest hotel. W. w. Ian
gen and Duane Myers are in charge
of the program.