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The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
RATION TIMETABLE.

Following is the ration timetable fol
this month:
Processed foods-Green stamps A, e
and c in book good Nov. through
Dec. 20. Blue stamps x, Y and 2
good through Nov. 20.
Meats and fats-Brown stamps g
good Oct. "a through. Dec. 4; brown
stamps H good Oct. 81 through Dec
4; brown stamps good Nov. z through
Dec. 4; brown stamps K good Nov. IL
through Dec 4.
Sugar-Stamp 20 in book good for
S pounds Nov. through Jan. Is.
Shoes Stamp 18 in book good fol
one pair Indefinitely. Airplane stamp
/ in book 3 good Nov. l.
! Fuel oil-Period / coupons in l943-
A sheet good for 10 gallons per unit
through Jan. 4; period 2 good Nov
30 through Feb. 8: period 8 good Nov
80 through Mar IA.
Gasoline Coupons No. 8 in A book
good for 8 gallons each through Nov
81. Only B and c new type coupons
with words mileage ration" printed
on the face are good for supplemental
gasoline purchases at the rate Of
gallons each. All coupons must be en-
dorsed Immediately.
Tire inspections-For B book holders
must be completed by Feb. 28; for c
book holders, by Nov. 80: for A book
holders, by Mar. 81.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
MUSKRAT SEASON
SET FOR DECEMBER

A muskrat trapping season opening
Dec. l and closing Dec. 81 throughout
the state has been set by Chester S.
Wilson. commissioner Of conservation.
The deer season is scheduled to be-
gin Nov 20 and viii last five days. The
bow and arrow season for big game
closed Sunday without any deer being
tagged by local game wardens.
In trapping fnuskrats, no person
shall set out more than so traps at
any one time, nor shall he set, visit
or remove any trap for muSkrats be-
tween the hours Of 9 p. m. and a. m.
war time. No trap shall be set for
muskrats within so feet of an active
beaver house, purrow, den, or dam. No
opening shall be made in any musk
rat house unless is shall be sealed by
replacing all material removed and
wetting it down.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
One Extra Cord for Each Local
Plea Made for PuIpWood Cutters

and war material designs, or
1850 weather proof shipping. con-
tainers of 80 pounds capacity to ship
food, medical supplies and ammuni-
tion, or
20,550 hospital waddings for emer-
gency field operations, or
Enough smokeless powder to fire &c
rounds Of huge 16-inch naval gun.
Men now employed only part time
or former cutters now retired are
urged to seek employment as pulpwood
cutters during the emergency.
Farmers, with pulpwood prices now
at the highest level in years, can turn
their wood lots into profits as wen as
help win the war, or they should seek
employment in logging camps during
the winter.
If only an extra cord of plupw0od
were cut for each local boy in the
armed forces, this area would con-
tribute 40 carloads to the war effort.
A vacation spent in the pulpwood
camps, or a week or two per month
put in by part-time workers, would
multiply this figure many times.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

The army navy qualifying tests for
civilians will be given Tuesday at a.
m. in the Junior college assembly, .ac-
cording to Sigurd F. Olson, college
dean, who is conducting the examina-
tions
Youths II to % years of age who are
high school graduates or who will be
graduated next spring are eligible to
take the tests. Boys not now in school
who can meet the qualifications must
secure required information from Dean
Olson prior to taking the tests.
The purpose of the examinations is
to secure students for army and navy
specialized training programs.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

The annual dinner meeting
and election of the Vermilion
range district, Boy Scouts of
America, will be held in the
Forest hotel Tuesday evening,
Nov. 16.
Civic, fraternal and church groups
in the district will be invited to send
Representatives to the meeting, which
will mark the Inauguration of an in
tensive drive to recruit new workers
and organize additional troops.
Joseph Milkovich, Ernest A. Bailey
julius Carlson and Joseph Mistek COM
pose the officers nominating commit
tee and they will be in charge Of ar
rangements for the meeting.
Present officers are B. o. Strachan
district chairman; William Jones OF
this city, first, William Noyes Of Tower
second, and Ed st. Vincent of Soudan
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

CHARLES b. MILLER, "a years old
died in st. Paul Saturday. Mr. Miller
was the father of Mrs. B. o. Strachan
who with Mr.. Strachan were called to
st. Paul last weekend by his death
Funeral services were held Monday in
the Sunset Memorial Park Chapel
Burial was in st. Paul.
Mr. Miller was well known in this
city, where he visited every year at
the home of his daughter For several
years prior to his death he celebrated
his birthdays here with the host of
friends made on his frequent visits.
Illness prevented him from coming
here this year, but his birthday was
observed at the home of his daughters
at 2211 Boswell avenue in st. Paul.
Notwithstanding his age, Mr. Miller
maintained his energy and sense OF
humor almost to the end. He operated
a general insurance business in Fargo,
N. D., until his retirement IL years
ago. He was life member of the
A. F. & A. M, Shiloh lodge, Fargo,
and has peen Mason tor 70 years.
He was also life member Of the
Mecca chapter, O.. E. S., at Fargo.
Surviving are his daughters, Mrs.
Strachan, Ely; Mrs. Andrew Lee,
Grand Forks, and Eula j. and Mary
Mae Miller, st. Paul. Seven grand
children and 13 great-grandchildr
also survive.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Next Contingent Called for Nou. IS
T. B. Test Nears Completion

The x-ray project here will
probably be completed sby
next weekend, survey workers
report, making this community
the first in the nation to be X
rayed in total.
The mobile unit will be i'm opera
ton at the Community Center today
until p. m. to take picture of any
one who has not yet come in.
The unit will be here all next week,
and persons who desire to have pic
lures taken may make appointments
by calling Mrs. NJ j. Fleming, head OF
the Victory Aides.
Last weeks request for full compli-
ance with the survey met with good
results, workers state, although some
delay was encountered when mechani-
cal difficulties in the unit, now cor
rected, developed.
The Moose lake road survey met with
nearly full compliance when all but
two persons reported for pictures.
Next week the Robinson and Torn
vile communities will be x-rayed. The
portable x-ray of the Shipman hos
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
GERMANS KNEW WHEN
THEY WERE BETTER OFF.

Germans being transported through
North Africa preferred to remain pris-
oners, Pvt. Norman Lien states in let
ter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Lien of Winton.
"None of them ever attempted to
escape, and I guess they knew they
had it lot better than before" de-
clared Private Lien who was a guard
aboard a trainload of them. They
were very good singers. One man
wouldn't sing. 1t would be whole
car load.
They would give anything for a
package of American cigarets Some
traded watches for smokes"
During seven months in North Az
rica, Lien said he had covered the
entire coast from Casablanca to BIZ
zerte.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

Two Elyites may have taken
part in the Italian campaign,
although they were not per-
mitted to say so directly.
They are Pvt. Lloyd Bird and Cpl
Joseph Flake.
In a V-mail letter just received here,
Private Bird says, II am now back in
a rest area in Sicily" Corporal Flake
sent local relatives a piece of Italian
paper currency, and they are wonder
ing if he is in Italy.
Undoubtedly number of local boys
are in Italy.
Sicily, Bird said, is now having its
rainy season, but he expressed pre-
ference for a "clean blanket of Min
neSota snow"
1.-The standard Of living in Sicily"
he said, "is very low. ut is nothing
to see family herding the hogs and
mules out of the house each morning.
Sicily isn't all backward, though.
Its cathedrals are beautiful and the
ancient catacombs are of interest, as
are the famous opera houses which
Mussolini visited when he was a big
shot,"
When last heard from Flake was in
Libia. He had spent some time in
Egypt.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Early Filings Mark
Approaching Election;
TDo Seek Judgeship
Judge Toms to be Opposed
BY Mayor Kapsch in
Opening Contest.

Early filings mark the COM
ing city election, now a month
distant, with the first contest
developing.
Municipal Judge Edwin
Toms, seeking reelection, will
be opposed by Mayor John
Kapsch.
Mayor Kapsch, who is in the first
year of his second term, filed Satur-
day to enter the race for municipal
Judge, while Judge Toms, who is COM
pleting his sixth consecutive term, filed
Monday.
Alderman Joseph Koschak, who lett
his name with Clerk A. o. Knutson
Oct. Is, is the only one to date TO
seek the post of councilman.
At the last election 1883 ballots were
cast, but this year the voting is ex-
pected to be somewhat lighter because
of the additional persons who have
left the city for war service.
Servicemen or others who wish TO
secure an absentee voters ballot should
make application for the ballots
from Clerk Knutson, but they viii find
it difficult to return the marked bal
lots by election day.
The city charter provides that the
final day for filing be 10 days prior
to election day. After the filing close,
the ballots must be printed, leaving
but a comparatively few days to send
them to absentee voters who must re-
turn them to the clerk by the day OF
the election.
The last day for filing is Saturday,
Nov. 27, at p. m. The election is set
for Tuesday. Dec. Z. Three aldermen,
a municipal judge, and special judge
viii be named.
Election officials and polling places.
named Tuesday night by the council.
follow:
First precinct-Nrs Josephine Buria,
Mrs. Mary Shepel, Julia DebeltZ,
judges; Mrs. George Niskala, Mrs.
Mary Mackie, clerks. Polling place.
Veranth building.
Second precinct-Mrs. John Perko.
Mrs Matt Koivisto, John B. Grahek,
judges; Mrs. Grace Pekkala, Jennie
Priyatel, clerks Polling place. Com
munity Center.
Third precinct-Mrs. Mary Roman.
Mrs. Saima Anderson, Mrs. Arthur
Nyman, judges: Mrs. Owney Porthan.
Mrs. John Kotzian, clerks. Polling
place, Lincoln school.
Fourth precinct-Mrs. Anna Stukel.
Frances Hutar, Mrs. Agnes zimmer-
man, judges; Mrs. Steve Rukovina,
Mrs. Anna Hutar. clerks. Polling place.
city garage building.
Fifth precinct-Mrs Fritz LindDeck.
Mrs. Arthur Kauppi, Mrs. Frank Pc
tex, Jr., judges; Mrs. George Yadlosky.
Mrs. Onnie Lassi, clerks. Polling place,
washington school
Sixth precinct-Mrs. Blaz Zakra Jsek,
Mrs. Mary Skufca, Mrs. Mary Cherni-
vec, judges; Mrs. Walter Koski, Mrs.
Irene Grahek, clerks. The polling
places is tentative set as the Mary
zgonc residence, 826 east Sheridan
street. The Pioneer school, now closed,
had been used in former years.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
NINE IN ARMY, FOUR IN
NAVY FROM LAST GROUP

Nine men were indicted into the
army, four into the navy, and one into
the marine corps from the group of
selectees going to Fort Smelling Oct.
"a for final physical examinations.
Army reservists are Lawrence S.
Musich, Uno M. Saari, Albert j. Lobe,
and John Bachar, Ely; Walfred Max
klya, waasa; Leslie e. Hujanen and
Roy E. Peterson, Tower; Robert w.
White, Soudan, and Elmo P. Gosky,
Embarrass. They have 2I-day fur
loughs before returning to Fort Smell
ling.
Entering the navy are Lyman C.
Childers, Ely; Frank C. Santineau,
Duluth, formerly of Winton: Matt E.
Mattila, Florenton, and RENO NJ
Hakkila, Embarrass. Frank v. Mrack,
Ely, selected the marine corps.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Water FETE SET
FOR next week
School Students to Give Annual
Demonstration Tuesday,
Wednesday Nights.

The physical education department
of the local school system will stage
it's annual water demonstration on
Tuesday and Wednesday evening OF
next week, starting at 7:30 o'clock
Students from the grades through the
high school will take part. There is
no admission charge and the public is
invited to attend.
There win be demonstrations D;
class activities by the various grades
swimming demonstrations, stunts, and
races and diving by the high school
boys.
Miss Adelia Bulge and Leonard Klun
are in charge of the demonstration.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
ARMY PICTURE
GROUP TO MEET

The local committee in charge of the
premiere showing here of the picture
This is the Army" will meet tonight
at 7:45 o'clock in the Community Gen.
ter, according to Mayor John Kapsch,
general chairman.
Receipts from the opening night at
the State theatre on Nov. 26 go to
the army emergency relief fund ad-
ministered by military authorities for
the relief of servicemen and their de-
pendents in distress.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
PROMOTIONS TO
Three ELYITES

Three Elyites, one in the navy and
two in the army, have been awarded
promotions.
William N. Rom, who is on duty with
the Pacific fleet, has been given the
rank of lieutenant, senior grade, while
Milton E. Greenhagen, who is at the
headquarter Of the Alaska defense
command somewhere in the far north
is now first lieutenant.
David E. Alar has been promoted
to captain in the seth quartermasters'
corps, Camp Shelby, Miss.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

With November and Decem-
ber the best pulpwood cutting
months of the year, local men
not now regularly employed,
or who may be able to give a
week or two to piece cutting,
are urged to get into the woods
to help relieve an acute short
age of this vital war material.
Several local operators have in
formed The Miner that they win
hire cutters during the period of
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
ELYITES RUB ELBOWS,
MEET AT sICnIAN CHURCH

Two Elyites, rubbing elbows as they
left church in Palermo northern sea-
coast city in Sicily, met by accident.
They are Seaman Frank Glavan and
Cpl. Louis PaIcher, Lawrence street
neighbors before entering service. Gla-
van told about the reunion IN a letter
to Anton Mikolich of this city.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

week or two when they are taking
their annual vacations from their
regular employment.
An ordinary piece cutter during the
10 work days of two-week period
should be able to cut some Is cords of
pulpwood. At the current rate OF SIS
per cord, he would earn SIS for his
work.
More important, however, would be
the contribution to winning the war;
The Is cords would make:
140043 sheets of blueprint paper, 20
by "a inches in size, for field maps
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Must Haze Auto Plates by
NOU. Is to Escape Penalty

Motor vehicle licenses mcst be OBJ
tanned not later than Nov. Is in order
to avoid payment of penalty, accord
ing to information sent Byrd Brownell
deputy registrar.
The 1943 registration expires at mid
night on Dec 81, and the law prohibits
any extension. Motor vehicles must
display 1914 plates on Jan. to be
operated legally. Only one plate is
being issued for each vehicle.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Claim of Public Auditors
AlIOlUed by School Board

The claim of $2,477.84 of the state
public examiner has been allowed by
the school board The sum represents
the cost of the examination Of the
district.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

pital will be used to take pictures of
all bed-ridden persons in the area.
X-raying of Tomahawk Kraft Paper
company workers at BaDbitt, started
last week, will be completed.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
ELYITES "ARRIvE SAFELY"

: Lit Mildred Lindholm of the army
nurses corps and Sgt. Carlo Colombo.
who are members of the same unit,
have arrived safely at an undisclosed
American base.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
NATIVES SPEAK LITTLE
ENGLISH BUT IT'S MEANTNGFUL.

The natives of North Africa are
familiar with only three English
words, reports Cpl Wayne G. john
son, but the expressions are well un-
derstood by the American doughboys.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
HOKKANEN NAMED STUDENT
CAPTAIN IN CHARGE OF BAND

Robert Hokkanen has been given the
rank Of student officer captain at
Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, Tenn,
band of the college training detach-
ment He is an aviation student.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Quota Filled Without Drafting
Fathers; May Also Escape
Next Group.

A contingent of Is selectees
will leave here Monday, Nov.
Is, for final physical examina-
tions at Fort Smelling.
The contingent is composed en-
tirely of single men. Nine Of them
are from this city.
The local draft board found it un-
necessary to call up fathers to fill the
contingent.
The next quota may also be filled
without drafting fathers, provided
that it is not large one, the draft
office reports.
Local selective service registrants are
again reminded not to neglect inform
ing the local board promptly of ad-
dress changes. Failure to do this, OF
becoming delinquent in performing
any other duty required under provis-
ions of the selective service act, the
registrant will be reclasslfied and or
dered up for induction under a new
regulation becoming effective Monday
All registrants from 18 to A, in
elusive, are required to comply with
this regulation.
Order numbers, names and addresses
of the next contingent's members fol-
low:
1040 Joe G. Horvat, Ely.
1890 August B. Salmela, Floodwood
1878 M. j. Grahek, Anchorage, Alaska
10705 Vincent A. Vessel, Jr., Ely.
l0945 Frank j. Tome, Ely.
10993 Robert E. Koski, Ely.
11006 George W.. Johnson, Ely.
11018 William Burgess, Tower.
1000 Thomas G. Murn,, Ely.
11O43 Clifford o. Wickstrom, Carlton.
11044 Claude G. Carlson, Tower.
11045 Albert F. Marn, Ely.
11046 Roy H. Petrell, Enbarrass.
11047 William v. Jokela, Ely.
11056V John p. Spreitzer, Ely.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

You violators of the game laws who
are unfortunate enough to run up
against the state wardens and then
the courts had better quit the illegal
practice. 1t doesn't pay, either from
a moral or financial standpoint. Last
week Judge Fesler in district court
fined Two Harbors man $500 for
transporting a deer carcass out Of
season. Probably there was more be-
hind this than appeared in the pub
hshed account, but the fine was as
sessed on the transportation charge.
Judge Fesler is not of the vindictive
type and his reasons for soaking a
$500 fine for transporting deer car
cass must have been backed by some
thing more drastic.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

Johnson says he has been travelling
quite a bit" and is somewhere in
North Africa"
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial
by the Editor

Our money shop, the First National
Bank of Ely, is out with a statement
this week showing footings of over a
million, seven hundred thousand dol
lars. The stability of the Ely money
situation is shown in the figures. A
solid bank is great asset to any
community. The item showing the
total deposits OF the population of
5000 persons speaks well for the in
dividuals making up the population.
In addition to the total shown is the
unrecorded amount in war bonds, be-
sides the cash deposited in Easements,
trunks, safety boxes and other depos-
itorieS.
War bonds are savings OF the best
kind and those who purchase bonds
to keep up their patriotic standings
on the books and then sell them at
the earliest possible moment are mis-
sing good chance to lay by nest
egg for postwar purposes. There are
those, Of course, who are selling their
bonds for necessary expenses and no
fault is found with this. When you
have to, you have to, and that is axio-
matte and should not retract from the
patriotism of the seller Those who
are selling their bonds for cash to de-
posit in basement and bedroom banks
are nuts. A bond is mortgage on
America, while cash is only promise
to pay If the money doesn't burn up,
or initiation should possibly, but not
probably, follow.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

Our game wardens are human and
carefully look into cases before making
arrests and pressing charges. The sit
uation out in the country where man
with his family is trying to heW out
a home in the wilderness is quite acute
and Uncle Sans deer are Of consider
able help. A homesteader is sometimes
very troubled by deer destroying what
little crops he can raise. In our opln-
ion he is perfectly justified in getting
meat from the critters his work ard
toll have fattened to feed his family
When the meat is black marketed, this
is another situation and to have some
professional poacher come along and
shoot almost tame deer from the
homesteader,s turnip or cabbage patch
for sale by and for city slickers puts
a different light on the affair.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04
Hyites in Italy?

They are, johnson says:
Gimme smoke"
"Gimme money"
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

Laws are made for the benefit OF
the people in general. To obey the
laws is duty for everyone. There are
extenuating circumstances in many
cases of violations, but to smash large
holes in the statutes for individual
monetary gain is crime. The courts,
sitting the testimony and taking into
consideration all circumstances, are
charged with the thankless task OF as
sessing fines and sentencing the law
breakers Criminals are made by their
own actions and not by the laws.
Those inclined in criminal way feel
they are greater than the laws MADE
by their fellow man and pride them
selves on being able to disregard them
and show up the balance of the world
by their superior knowledge. Sooner
or later the law catches up with them
and then there is much weeping and
wailing. All their past evas1ons are
charged to the wording of the laws
and they vent their spleen on the en-
forcers.
The Ely miner., 1943-11-04

R "a "
With the return of exchanged prls-
oners of war, they tell stories OF ex-
treme cruelty towards them on the
part of the Nazis and Japs. Propa-
ganda issued by "Gobbles' and fat
C,oering as to how well American
nrisoners are treated in Germany is
set at naught by the tales of cruelty
brought back by the prisoner them
selves. They show that not only the
Gestapo of Germany is guilty but that
the German population is behind the
Gestapo in every way, hurting vile re-
marks. dirt and rocks at American
prisoners, and, whenever close enough,
shifting on them with such endea-ing
remarks as "schweinhund" and other
epitephts too foul to mention. The
laps are more inhuman than that ard
torture their prisoners. Both the Japs
and Germans are rotten to the core
in this.
In view of the desperate treatment
accorded our prisoners In Germany
and by the Japs. our sob sisters are
finding fault with our treatment OF
alien enemies. German prisoners are
treated humanely by us. We pay them
a salary for being prisoners and feed
them. Then we have the fifth col-
umnist who thinks the old country
habits and customs should become tire
CONTINUED on Page Four)
La gaceta., 1943-07-15
Ell
-ITALIANOS Y ALEMANES
-"HOMBRE FUERTE"
10 QUE GASTAMOS

Hablando en- New Haven, Connecticut,
un funcionario del Servicio de Salubridad
Federal declare que ell problema del alco-
holismo es primariamente medico y que
ahora reclama mayor atenci6n, por parte
de los medicos, que en- ell pasado.
"Muchos hombres no Sc emborrachan
porque son v~ieiosos, sine porque son debi-
les y la cura de este problema pertenece a
la medicina.
'Debiera crearse un sistema de hospi-
tales para dar adecuado tratamiento a los
casos de alcoholismo agudo. Ell nGmerO de
muertes por alcoholismo, en- Boston, es tres
veces mayor que en- Atlanta y en- New
York"
Para n~osotros ell problema del alcoho-
lismo tiene dos Eases, una medica y la otra
educational.
Ell medico puede ayudar a la cura de
los casos de alcoholismo agudo y su labor
sera mas eficiente 81 al efecto Sc cream hos
pitales especiales.
PerO antes de que llegue la bora del
medico, Sc menester que la familia, por me-
dio de la educaci6n, destaque los meritos
de la temperance y haga comprender al
individuo los serios peligros que entrana ell
alcoholismo.
81 la educaci6n Sc realiza desde los no.
cares y las escuelas, con ell concurso de los
medicos, ell n1mero de hombres "debiles'
disminuira considerablemente.
La prohibition, TODD 10 contrario de la
educaci6n, tiende "a c~onseguir que aumen-
tie" ell n1mero de borrachos.
La gaceta., 1943-07-15

Acadia de cumplir 80 amos un norteame-
ricano eminente, ell ex-senator Norris, de
Nebraska.
"Quiero seguir viviendo," declare, has
ia que ell fascismo sea %extinguido y la liber-
tad humane recupere sus fueros."
Noble aspiration, digna de I'm ciudada-
no que supiera defender desde ell senado,
con talento y honra, los whales intereses de
su pueblo.
iOjala que ell Sr. Norris pueda vivir
hasta que la paz sea canada!