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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
ERVINTON DIVIDES WITH
CLINCHCO TEAMS

Clinchco, Nov. 15.-The boys
and girls basket ball teams of
Clinchco and Ervinton enaged in
two hard fought games in the
Ervinton gym on Friday night of
last week.
The Ervinton girls team won
with a score of 81 to 26. Nice
wonder was outstanding for the
Ervinton team with total of 10
points to her credit. Virginia Mul
Inns of the Clinchco team scored
Is points.
The Clinchco boys won with a
% to % score. The score at the
end of the half was IA to in
favor of the Ervinton team but
Capt. Rudder and his team raj
lied in the last quarter of the
hard-fought struggle. Paul Park
err of the Clinchco team made IL
points while Amburgey made 8
points for Ervinton.
Major Arrowood coaches the
Ervinton teams and Bill Davis
the Clinchco teams.
At the same hour the Clint
wood and Haysi teams played in
the Clinchco gym with Clintwood
winning both games. Ted Hall
refereed the games.
The Haysi and Clinchco teams
will play at Clinchco tomorrow
(F'riday) night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
Pioneer Woman
Passes After
Short Illness

Mrs. Martha Keel, aged 81,
died suddenly at the home OF
Mrs. Rufus Fleming, near Clint
wood on Thursday. Nov. 4. She
was one of the pioneer citizens of
this county. and the mother of
eleven children, three of whom
survive her. They are: Mrs. Edd
Baker. Mrs. Eura Yates and Mrs.
Maggie Fleming. She is also sur
vived by 81 grandchildren 124
Observation-Disclosures.
MISREPRESENTATION.
She was a daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith, who
were among the earliest settlers
of this county. Mrs. Keel was a
member of the regular Baptist
church for 70 years.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday, Nov 7. and burial was
in the cemetery at Omaha.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
PRISONER IN LOCAL JAIL
DIES FROM HEART ATTACK

George Stages. 81, died of a
heart attack in the jail here on
Monday of this week. He had
been complaining for several
days and had the attention Of a
physician, but his condition was
not thought serious until a short
time before he passed away. He
was serving a short term on a
misdemeanor charge.
He was a son Of the late Mrs.
Riley Stanley of Caney Ridge,
and was without relations in the
county except two uncles. Funer-
al services were held at Caney
Ridge on Thursday and he was
buried in the cemetery beside his
mother.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
MOVES TO KENTUCKY

Elder Harrison Stanley of
Camp Creek. well known over a
good deal of Southwest Virginia
through his labors as a minister
of the gospel, has moved to Pike
County, Ky. AS preacher Stanley
put it, the work Of the Lord must
be done. and it was very hard
for him and his helpmate, Sad.
to get in and out of the wilds OF
Camp Creek during bad weather,
now that they are growing old.
Therefore, they decided to move
to some point where trains and
buses would be handy, and Shell
by Gap KY. was selected as the
place. Now, if the vineyard needs
tending up or down the road,
Elder Stanley can climb aboard
either bus or train and be whisk-
ed away in proper order, with
his good wife coming along later
when the chores are done.
Elder Stanley invites all his
old friends to come and see them
in their new home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
CHANGE IN b AND C
COUPONS BEING MADE

It has been announced by the
OPA that effective December /.
all B and C. gasoline ration books
will contain fewer coupons, but
that each coupon will be worth
more gallons than previously.
There will be no actual increase
in the amount of gasoline allow
ed the consumer, it was said.
All B and G. coupons issued
throughout the country on and
after Dec. l will be worth five
gallons each as compared with
the present value of two gallons
for coupons of those types in the
East and Midwest and three gal
Ions in the Far West.
No expiration date is expected
to be set for the B and C coupons
now in effect.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
WALTER BAKER BADLY
INJURED IN MINES

Walter Baker. of Clintwoor
was very seriously injured in a
mine here on Wednesday of this
week when caught under a slate
fall. Examination at the hospital,
it was said, showed that the pei
Wis bone was broken and his
bladder ruptured. He was given
a blood TRANSMISSION at the hos
pital and his condition is said to
be fair.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
GENERAL HUNTING SEASON
OPENS in COUNTY
NOVEMBER 20

The general hunting season on
squirrels. rabbits, quail and
grouse (called preasants here)
will open Saturday, Nov. 10th,
and will remain open until jan
uary 5th.
Squirrels were plentiful thru
out the fall, but foodstuff is
very scarce and they may have
migrated to other sections IN
search of food. Rabbits and
grouse are reported fairly plenti-
full in all sections. Quail have
been depleted by hawks and
may be scarce.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
HURT IN MINES

Winston Wheatley of Isom,
motorman in the mines at Stein
man, was hurt on Tuesday night
when a trip ran away with him
and he jumped from the motor.
The extent of his injuries was
not learned.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our neigh
bors, friends, and grandchildren
for their kindness during the
illness and death of our mother,
Mrs. Martha Keel. We also wish
to thank the grandchildren for
the pretty flowers, and Mr.. Poore
for his kindness.
The Family.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
Contest Suit Is
Filed By
Republicans

A complaint charging that the
ballot boxes were stuffed, that
there was wholesale use of the
"Black Satchel" and that other
violations, Irregularities and I'M
lawful practices engaged in. We'd
nesday was served on all success
full Democratic candidates in the
November 2 general election for
major offices in Dickinson coun-
ty.
The complaint was field on be-
half Of the Republican party in
the county by S. H Sutherland,
Clintwood attorney.
The successful candidates in
volved include the sheriff COM
monwealth's attorney, treasurer,
commissioner of revenue and
three of the five supervisors.
The complaint alleges that the
election was an undue election;
that false returns on the ballot
ing were made; that each of the
candidates whose office is con-
tested is disqualified from office
because of violation of the law
known as the "code of pure cleo
TONS"
It was also charged that Chas
P. Mullins. Democrat, who won
the election for treasurer, is not
a resident of the State of Virgin
ia. The complaint also charges
that approximately 1900 illegal
ballots were cast by reason of the
absent voter law and that 400
persons who had not paid their
poll taxes voted for the success
full candidates.
In addition, it was charged that
a great many persons of them
were listed-voted in the wrong
precinct or district, and 38 were
named as nonresident of the
state. Twenty-three others were
named who allegedly voted twice
and some as many as five times.
1t was also alleged that Is per-
sons Under age were allowed to
vote.
Altogether, about 1900 ballots
have been challenged.
The only elections not challeng
ed were those of M. NJ. Long. for
the senate; A. r. Singleton, for
the house; Alex Rakes, supervis-
or of the Willis district; and Had
ley Edwards, supervisor of Sand
Lick district.
The recent election marked the
first time in the history of the
county that all five successful
candidates for the posts of super
visor were Democrats.
The majorities of the successful
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
Local Price
Panel Makes
Statement

The numerous and urgent needs
of our armed forces have made
it necessary to restrict the use
of many things among the civil
ian population. This condition has
brought about rationing and
price fixing during the war. The
rules and regulations found nee
cessary for this program are com
pick and often confusing. Few
of us have time to become
familiar with these regulations.
Local rationing boards have
been set up to aid in the admin
istration of the OPA program.
It is the purpose and desire Of
this ration board to assist all the
people of Dickinson County, as
1dr Dis We Gle dO1C, Ill IAl1OS1 oCetAAO
ing and abiding by the price and
ration regulations.
Unfortunately some people have
formed the idea that the OPA
is designed to get people into
trouble-that it is snooper or
ganization. The idea is not cor
rect. 1t is primarily designed to
be of service to all classes of our
people, those in the military SER
vices and those on the home
front. It is not intended to be
more burdensome on anyone than
is necessary to win the war.
In order to be of more service
many ration boards have adopt
the price panel system. This
means that a committee Or pan
ell is formed by the ration board
and the price panel then selects
price panel assistants throughout
the county or city who are inter
ested in helping win the war.
These citizens volunteer their ser
vices. They are not paid. They
are interested in assisting the
people in their communities to
understand better the object and
necessity of price and rationing
controls. Members of the price
panel and their assistants visit
the merchants and help them I'M
derstand the regulations and how
to save time and worry in COM
plying with the regulations. Ii
an occasional merchant violates
the regulations because of care
lessness or that he did not I'M
derstand them. the price panel
makes friendly visit and ex-
plains why the merchant must
obey the rules and just what he
must do to obey. Each merchant
needs the aid of the price panel,
just. as the customer may need
it to see that he gets value for
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
Church To Hold Food And

Novelty Sale.
The intermediate Glass of the
Methodist church will hold a
novelty and food sale, Dec. 18th
from l o'clock until 9 o'clock, at
the Maytag Office, Clintwood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Gamelil Mullins and Clyde
Phipps, of the armed forces
since last fall and now stationed
in New Jersey. visited their par
ents at Freezing this week. They
were first stationed at Missip-
pi camp until a few weeks ago.
Both look in the best of health
and both like army life reason
ably we'll.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
STATE AUXILIARY
PRESIDENT COMING

Mrs Ragnhild Swanson, Albert Lee,
state president of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Auxiliary, will be a
guest of the local auxiliary at spe-
cial meeting Monday night in the
Community Center, Mrs. Dan Jarvi,
eighth district auxiliary president, an
nounces. This is Mrs. Swanson'S first
visit here.
Memorial services will be conducted
for Mrs. Ray w. Nyman. Mrs. Waino
Starkman is in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting, scheduled to
start at 7:30 o'clock.
The Ely unit is second in the entire
state in new members inducted since
April 1, Mrs. JarW said. The eighth
district is leading the state in new
members.
The local unit has sent 96 Christ
mas packages overseas to sons and
brothers of VFW and auxiliary MEM
berS.
A delegation of Elyites will attend
the district meeting of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at Eveleth Sunday
Included are Mrs. Dan JarW, district
auxiliary president; Mrs. Waino Stark
| man, district secretary; Mrs. Harolc
Tuomala, district patriotic instructor
and Mrs. Joseph Bouska, district
guard. Dan Jarvi, district chaplain
and several others will represent the
post.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Friday, Nov. q, 1918.

FT1Qay, NOV. "a, 1910.
VIM. Lambert, brother of B. M.
Lambert of this city, died in Duluth
Saturday of pneumonia following an
attack of flu He was A years of age
and had been a travelling salesman for
a Duluth concern, making regular trips
to this city. He was a noted baseball
player, beginning his career on the
diamond in the copper country OF
Michigan in 1898. In 1902 he went
to Duluth to play ball with the Duluth
Northern Leaguers, managed by Art
Van Prague. In 1903 Lambert was sold
to the Kansas City team of the West
ern league, where he played for two
seasons, after which he quit baseball
as a profession and became travelling
salesman. He was striking specimen
of manhood, standing over 6 feet In
height and proportionately built. His
facial features were above the average
and his every move denoted the great
athlete that he was, says the Duluth
Herald. Personally he was a splendid
fellow and it is doubtful If he had an
enemy in the world"
The flue ban was lifted Saturday
and the city is again on its customary
hours for public gatherings of all
kinds. The board of health, under DR..
Parker, says there are at present only
a few flue cases in the city and new
ones are scarce. The board calls at
tention to the habit of splitting on
floors and sidewalks and of coughing
and sneezing in the faces of people.
A letter from Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Dahlgren in Coueur d'Alene, Idaho,
says that they will move to Denver.
Colo. soon, where Mr.. Dahlgren has
been transferred by the forest service.
= Miss Maude 'Campaigne OF Tower,
employed as chief nurse in a Virginia
hospital, died last week of the flu. She
was frequent visitors in this city
VIM. j. Nudge of the Adriatic mine
at Mesaba has taken charge Of the
South Chandler in this city.
1t. Howard Whiteside, on sick leave
from the engineers replacement d1v1s-
ion at washington, D. c., was In the
city this week. Howard is the first
volunteer to leave Ely in the Spanish
American war. City Attorney II.
j. Merdink, who left for army duty
two weeks ago, has returned because OF
the armiStice.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
LOOKING BACK
In The Miners Files
Forty-Nine Years Ago.
From The Ely Times.
Friday Nov. %. 1894.

1uC Ely
Friday, Nov. %, 1894.
The first of next month the U. S.
marshaPs office will pass from the
hands of j. Adam Bede to William NJ.
Campbell. Mr.. Bede will spend some
time closing up the affairs of the Of
flee and will go south for vacation.
On his return, he will devote his time
to the publication of Bedes Budget
The young people Of the city skated
on the lake the first of the week.
John Moon has disposed Of his house.
hold effects and left for California
early in the week. Jas. II. White
went to Duluth to close the deal for
his pine timber last week. Otto
Manninen left Tuesday for his old
home in Finland for a visit after ten
year in this city.
Mrs. H. M Robinson, mother OF
Samuel A. and Richard Oakes and
Mrs. Nellie v. Cowling, died in this
city Nov. co. She was one OF the
earliest residents of the Verm1lton
range, having lived at Tower before
coming to Ely. The funeral was held
from the Methodist church yesterday.
Friday party of hunters, Chas. and
VIM. Schaeffer, M. Weinzierl, and E.
j. Pointer, went deer hunting west OF
town and relied on getting venison for
lunch, leaving their supplies at camp.
After a ten-mile tramp and late In
the afternoon, they found their way
back to camp and very hungry, minus
veniSon. Only one deer was seen and
one of the members shot at q buck 40
feet away. Buck feaver had the hunter
in its grip and he put holes into the
air, but none in the buck.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
Man SHOT WHEN.
taken FOR deer.

Leo Pahl, AZ, Bloomington,
Mimi, farmer, was shot in the
back Tuesday afternoon by a
hunter who mistook Pahl for a
deer.
The hunter Immediately went to
summon help.
Paul, who had been cleaning q deer
near Deep lake, IS miles south Of here
near the Ely Finland road, was car
ried ON an improvised stretched made
of coats and poles nearly five miles
to the road. He was given medical
attention by DIR. William Rademaker
and brought to the Shipman hospital
by ambulance, getting here about .
o'clock.
Adolph Nerby, Richfield, Mimi, a
member of PahPs hunting party, said
the Lake county sheriff's office had
been notified of the accident. The
hunters name was not Immediately
available.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25

newspaper, you know nothing of what
Is going on; that you can't have friends
among certain class unless you treat
as enemies all other classes; that ma
tionality and religious bigotry still
dominate some people, regardless Of
the -Four Freedoms" of our constitu-
ton. We could go on for another
hour on this subject, but newspaper
friend on the Mesaba, in writing US
after the election, said, You should
be tickled pink that you were not
elected You are mentally, morally and
financially better Off"
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
FORMER CHAMP HUNTS HERE.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nappa and
daughter, Meredith, Minneapolis, and
Keith Baribeau, Duluth, were here
over the weekend to go deer hunting.
They were guests at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rex Larson. Nappa is work.
ing with the Boy Scouts OF America.
A graduate of Memorial high school
where he won the state diving crown,
he placed second in the National In
tercollegiate diving event in 1881, be-
ing nosed out by Mickey Riley, Olym-
pic champion. Nappa showed he had
lost none of his shooting eye when ne
bagged a flve-pronged Duck.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
On This Occasion
Continued From Page One)

and also that it is mistake to treat
some people as human beings; that
men who promise everything deliver
nothing, even when paid for it; that
a newspaperman has no business to
run for office but should leave that
to the professional "soft-soaper;" that
if you speak well of all men in your
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
FORMER RESIDENT DIES.

Einar hanback,, former resident OF
this city but recently residing at Tow
er where he was engaged in the cafe
business, died Wednesday evening OF
last week of q hart attack. He was 58,
and was born in Finland Nov. !, 1885.
He was a resident of Ely and Embar-
rass since coming to this country, with
the exception OF two years spent in
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25

California. Surviving are his widow,
two sons and daughter. The sons are
Edwin and Viekko in California and
the daughter is Mrs. Angela Saari OF
Tower. The Rev. E. A. Heino Of this
city conducted the funeral Monday at
Tower.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
EI.yTTE MTTSTC CHAIRMAN.

Amelia Korosec of this city has been
named by the University of Minneso-
tas Union board of governors as chair
man of the music hours. The Unions
objective is to plan recreation for
servicemen stationed on the campus.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
Perko to End
Grid Career

The great Notre Dame football team
doesn't know it but solid block OF
Ely sports fans will be roofing for the
Irish when their own John Perko,
stellar right guard, goes into action
with Notre Dame Saturday when it
winds up the season with Great Lakes
at Chicago.
Notre Dame leads the nations grid
iron clubs with 13 consecutive wins,
while Great Lakes Bluejackets are
ranked fifth in the midwest with nine
victories and two defeats.
Barring last-minute change in the
lineup, Perko will be in their pitching
not only for Notre Dame but undoubted
for the old home town as weIl, as he
winds up the most brilliant gridiron
carrier ever achieved by an Ely boy.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
PARENTS OF SON.

PARENTS OF SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Okstad Of Win
ton are parents Of a son, Samuel
Thomas, born Nov. 10 at Shipman
hospital. The baby weighed II pounds,
ounces.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25

Help defeat the Axis. Purchase War
Bonds and Stamps regularly.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-25
COLUMNIST FOR FBI MAG.

OOLOMN1OI rOh rD1 NfAU.
Miss Florence D. Startz, who Is en-
ployed by the Federal Bureau OF In
vestigation in Washington, was re-
Gently given column in the FBI or
ganization weekly magazine called
"FBI This Week." Miss Startz was
also selected to attend a reporters
conference. For some time she has
been contributing column ''Washing-
ton News Flashes" to the New Era,
official organ of the American Fra
ternal Union.
Help defeat the Axis. Purchase Wax
Bonds and Stamps regularly.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
Cakes Inquiry
Nears Climax
Bohomos Mystery
Cose UnfoIds

NASSAU. Bahamas, rug 26
DPD -- The lengthy inquiry
in. the killing Of multi-million-
aire Sir Harry OakcS reaches a
climax today with the testimony
OF Lady Eunice Oakes.
The prosecution announced
that the tall, dignified widow
Of the slain man will take the
witness stand in the hearing for
the accused Alfred De Marigny,
her Son-in-law.
British court procedure for
bids any advance report of the
nature Of her testimony. but
there were indications it might
take surprising turn. Court
officials explained that only
prosecution witnesses are call
cd al the preliminary hearing.
Lady CtkeS was on vaca-
ton at Bar Harbor, Me, when
Sir Harry was bludgconed to
death on the morni Of July 8.
Except for a brief reference to
the terrible crime she has
made no public statement. On
her flight here from her Mia
lara Falls home, she declined
20 be interviewed.
Lady Cakes is native OF
Australia, where she was a not
ed beauty when Sir Harry met
her during the period in which
he roamed the world in search
Of gold He married her and
built for her the magnificent
home at Niagara Falls.
When Sir Harry moved 10
Nassau Lady Oakes and their
five children accompanied him.
She displayed a deep interest in
the welfare of the thousands Of
people employed in his enter
priSes.
She left Nassau shortly after
her l9-year-old daughter, Nancy,
married De Marigny, and re-
sumod her residence at Niagara
Falls.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
Local All Club
Takes Honors
Members Win
District Contest

Macomb county All club
members again won top honors
at the annual district All vege-
ton contest held on August %
at the Ferry Morse Seed farm.
This announcement is made
today by County Agricultural
Agent William Murphy, who re-
vealed that Virginia Balon, Of
Mount Clemens, was high scor-
or with score Of ST. out of a
possible 500, Also at the top
of the list, each with a score
OF more than 500, were Ruth
FuerStenau, Richmond Marilyn
Keck, Richmond; Jerry Roun-
tree, Mount Clemens; Virginia
McKiernan, Richmond.
Macomb county will be al
lowed 10 send four delegates IN
vegetable judging to the State
4 II club show at Michigan state
college, September Z. The above
winners at the Ferry-Morse con-
test will be eligible to compete
at the State show, with the ex-
ccption of Virginia Balon.
virginia Balon, Is years old,
is an outstanding All club mem
Der IN her 5th year of club work.
Last year she went TO the State
All show as member of the
vegetable judging team and
placed second in the state. As
result, she was one of three
members Of a state team select
cd 10 compete in the National
Vegetable Growers Association
con, ention contest held in Pitts
burgh. This Michigan team
placed third in the National
contest. and because she was on
these teams, Virgi ia is barred
from further competition. In
1912 she was awarded a Victory
garden medal.