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The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
Ely Community air
to be Held August 27
ReceiUe Entries Aug. 20;
Vegetables Get Special
Emphasis This Year.

Ely's 18th annual Commun-
ity Fair will be opened TO the
public on Friday, Aug. 27,
while entries will be received
on the preceding day, it was
decided after a series of meet
ing conducted by the fairs
board of directors.
Vegetables from this areas Victory
Gardens win be featured, and items
which may be entered IN this division
have been increased four fold
John Wilmunen was reelected chair
man and Mrs. Ann Novak and Adolpn
Dolenshek, vice chairmen, OF the fa1r
board Miss Rose MoShnik was named
secretary and Mrs. Evelyn Raurio.
treasurer.
Three new directors have been added
to the board They are Frank Vrane-
SIGH, secretary Of local 1864. United
Steelworker of America; J. W. Trygg,
forest service ranger for the Kawsnlw1
district, and Stanley Modin, director
of the recreation department. Others
are Mrs Jack Seraphine, Mrs. Threase
Gouze, Mrs. Alice Mcfarland, ArTo
Knuutti, and A. K Unger.
The fair board is placing special
emphasis on the vegetable display IN
order to give appropriate recognition
70 Iii = mir
working industriously to produce one
of the wars vital commodities, food
Practically every type OF vegetable
may be entered individually and in
collections, and IN addition prizes Will
offered for six species of potatoes.
Some luxury" and scarce material
items were eliminated in the domestic
science and sewing division, while the
madeover garment entry was enlarged
to include separate prizes for girls,
boys and adults madeover clothing IN
view of the war economy followed by
thrifty housewives IN keeping their
families well dressed.
The baking division, including pies,
cakes, and bread, the canning division,
and the flowers division are unchanged.
No special emphasis VIII be placed on
canning without sugar, since an ad-
euuate amount is now available.
Entries viii be accepted from per-
sons residing in the Ely trading ter
ritory, including Winton- Domestic
science items can be entered only IN
the name Of the persons making them
and nothing can be entered that has
been at a previous fair.
Prizes viii again be 81 for first, Is
cents for second, and so cents for third
except for special items. The complete
list of displays and prizes VIII be an
nounced next week.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
SETS RECORD
los Midwest Scouts to be
Out on Canoe Trips.

On Monday the Charles L. Sommers
canoe base on Moose lake viii have
los Boy Scouts out on canoe trips to
set a new record, according to Hod
Ludlow, base manager.
The largest party is composed of 25
Scouts from Kansas, while others are
from Iowa, North and South Dakota,
Illinois. and Minnesota. Most Of the
scouts are arriving here by train or
bus.
This is the 21st year that the re-
gional Boy Scout headquarters has
conducted canoe trips from Ely. Last
year 400 scouts made excursions into
the wilderness through the Moose lake
canoe base.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
UNION MEN TO
Clio CONcLAVE

Delegates from the two Ely locals
of the United Steelworkers Of America,
CIO. viii attend the district 80 meet
ing in Duluth Sunday. Delegates from
1864 are Matt Cherne, Arthur Suoja,
John Strucel and Heino Larson, while
Louis Banks viii represent local 2445.
Soudan local 23O6 VIII send Richard
Laugen and A1got johnson.
Highlight of the meeting wiz be an
address by Philip Murray, Washington,
D. c., president of the Steelworkers
union and of the Congress Of Indus
trial Organization. Murray VIII speak
at a mass meeting at 8 p. m in the
Duluth armory. The opening session
is scheduled for $50 a. m in Hotel
Duluth
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
EIv Will Observe Labor Day

invited to bring picnic dinners 70 the
park, where the CIO locals VIII serve
coffee, sugar and cream to everyone.
A prominent speaker is being secured,
and a program of water and land
sports Will be arranged.
Co-chairmen Of the observance are
F. j. Strucel and william r. Harr.
Membership of the various committees
is being selected.
Sponsoring the celebration are locals
1864 and 2445, United Steelworkers or
America, and local 3S6, State, County
and Municipal Workers OF America.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
RESERVISTS LEAVE FOR
DUTY TUESDAY MORNING

Five local men are among the 19
army reServiSts returning to Fort
Smelling Tuesday on the morning bus.
They are John Novak, Clarence Ivon-
en-, Louis Mavetz, Albert Chepelnlk,
and Peter Moscateli. At Fort Smell
ling they viii be assigned to training
camps.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
MOLLY PITCHER DAY
GETS SI,I33 FOR WAR

Molly Pitcher day here Saturday re-
suited in the sale Of s1,l33 IN war
bonds and stamps, Edith Ellefsen, Le-
gion auxiliary president, has revealed.
Bond sales totaled S793.75 and
stamps brought in s33s25. The event
was sponsored by the auxiliary. with
some 80 members taking part. Mrs.
o. T. Friedsburg was committee chair
man
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

Ely will conduct its sixth an
nual observance of Labor Day
on Sunday, Sept. 5, under the
sponsorship of the three local
CIO unions.
This was decided Tuesday morning
at a meeting of the locals representa-
tives.
A community picnic will be con-
Quoted in Semer's park on Shagawa
lake.
The residents of the Ely area are
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
GR0cERS WILL
HEAR OPA MEN

Ely grocers and other merchants are
urged to attending meeting tonight
at which OPA officials from the
Duluth-Superior district office will ex-
plain the way price panels and cell
ing prices operate and viii show a
movie-talkie on the subject.
The meeting is schedule for 7:45
o'clock in the Community Center.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
GUNNER ON BOMBER.

Sgt. Joseph Simonick is stationed
with the army air forces IN England,
where he is waist gunner on heavy
bomber, according to word received by
his sister, Mrs. Paul Reko.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
Wind BlOlUs Tree Across
Auto, Top is Crushed

A tree blown over by a high wind
Friday afternoon at the corner OF
Second avenue east and Sheridan
street fell across the auto Of Matt
Michels, caving in the top.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
Playground Picnic Will
End Summer Activities

The playground picnic Saturday win
conclude the summers activities at the
various Fairgrounds and at Shagawa
beach, according to Stanley Modin,
director of the recreation department.
The Fairgrounds and beach viii be
closed that day.
The picnic, scheduled for Whiteside
park, viii be inaugurated with regis
tration and free play at 9 a. m. The
croquet championship match and chess
playoffs are set for $50 o'clock. A
program of races and contests, with
theater tickets as prizes, are set for 10
o'clock. Pop will be distributed at 1890
o. m. and lunches eaten Lunches viii
be checked upon arrival at the park so
as to avoid mixups. Girls entering the
skipping races should bring their own
ropes.
At 1:30 o'clock the Lincoln and
whiteside softbau teams will play for
the junior championship.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

The very assuring war news OF the
past two months has had the effect OF
slowing up the defense organizations
everywhere, which are mistakenly as
suming that "it can't happen here. !"
It is very comforting to think that the
danger of war coming to this country
is over, but it is possibly false COM
fort for which We may pay dearly II
the people put too much faith IN 1t.
When We have defense organizations
built up all over the country, they
should be kept on their toes while
there is still danger. They should
realize that it is Just the kind OF let
down which is going on now that
could invite our enemies to take a
blow at our nation, thinks the Ishpem-
ing, Michigan, Iron Ore.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
OKASICH IN PACIFIC.

Tony j. OkaSich, seaman, first class
is stationed on a cargo ship in the
Pacific.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

Handsome engraved invitations have
been issued by the U. s. Steel Cor
poration and subsidiary companies for
a luncheon and preview showing OF
ITO Each Other" a short motion pic
ture depicting the wartime expansion
program of q. s. Steel. The narration
of the theme will be given by Walter
Brennan, noted film actor, at the
showing OF the picture in the grand
ballroom of the Radisson Hotel, Min
neapohs, Thursday evening, August 10.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
TO TEACH IN MICHIGAN.

Vincent DiNino has accepted a
position in the Bad Axe, Mich, public
schools, and is leaving here with Mrs.
DiNino and their daughter, Dinah, the
last of this month.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
LEM IN AFRICA.

Pvt. Norman Lein has been station
ed in North Africa since March, ac-
cording to word received here.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
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THE food needs of the nation can
only be met in the long run by the
age-old plan OF work and pay, and
not by running the farmer like mon
key I'D and down a prophetic stick,"
saws Herbert Corey, newspaper cor
RESPONDENT and editor
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

The moneys and credits tax viii be
suspended for the year 1s43-44, accord
ing to the change made by the legls-
lature this year. The tax has been
much of a headache to tax officials
for many years and has made evasion
of it an indoor sport Of vast proper
tions. creating thousands OF tax
dodgers. Only six counties in the state
have tax levies for 1941 exceeding s2O,-
600 and in the other So counties the
taxes levied have been only fraction
of the bank deposits alone. The six
cocnucs are St. Louis. Hennepin, Ram
sey, winona, Washington, and Ohm
stead.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

The Minnesota Restaurant Associa-
ton has urged an all-out war on black
markets. Miss Myrtle Erickson, presi-
dent of the association has urged this
in a letter to members throughout the
state, in which she characterized the
black market as public enemy No.
on the home front. She said that the
price of an egg in Germany after the
last war, owing to black markets and
initiation, was 10000 marks OF home
printed and unsecured money. Miss
Erickson asked all association mem
bers to refrain from patron1zing black
markets even If they ran short OF Ger
tain dishes and were unable to secure
others.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
JOHNSTON HERE.

Victor A. Johnston, director Of the
Minnesota tourist bureau, spent the
first part of the week here.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

It is estimated that 100000 acres
became idle during the time America
paid farmers not to produce If these
acres had been put to work In the
last few years, it is thought We might
be able to loosen our belts a notch
or trO
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

Our ancestors got along without
sugar until the 18th century, without
coal until the 14tt, without buttered
bread until the 18th, without coffee
until the 18th, without matches until
the 18th and without gasoline until the
18th" to which the Printing Commen-
tator, a service organ, adds, We got
along without the o. P A. until the
10Th century.
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

An inquisitive mind has been Won
dering what would have happened If
Moses had appointed commission to
administer his 10 commandments with
authority to issue supplemental rules
and regulations.
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner., 1943-08-12
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial
by the Editor

In the death OF W. I Nolan in Min
neapolis last week, the state loses one
of its most lovable personal and pollt-
ical characters. Last fall he was elected
state railroad and warehouse COM
missioner He died Unexpectedly at
Winona OF a cerebral hemorrhage
while attending an annual party given
by Senator NJ. J. Calvin. Bill Nolan
has led a most eventful life. When
We first knew him he was travelling as
a humorist throughout the country in
company with Sanford Dodge the ira
gedian. They appeared in the range
towns, Tower and Ely, before the
Mesaba range was opened. In 1907
We again came in contact with him
when he presided at a banquet given
by the third house, state legislative
employees. The year We were preSl-
dent of the Old Settlers at the Ely
meeting, Bill Nolan was the speaker
and made a most remarkable address
at Sandy Point. In our opinion, the
friendly and helpful presence Of Bill
Nolan in Minnesota viii be sadly mis-
Sed.
Evening star., 1943-08-15

Among those hot spots where
the conflict OF national aspira tions
social differences and commercial
rivalries generates heat that threat
ems at any moment to spread the
present conflagratlon. the great
highway of the Danube Valley and
the narrow straits between the
Mediterranean and the Black Seas
are among the hottest. The deli
cate balance in this area is under
lined by the fact that American
bOmberS on their way to the PlOeSti
Oil fields of Rumanla flew miles out
of their way to avoid crossing the
neutral soil of Turkey. With full
scale invasion of the continent it
self imminent, speculation grows as
to whether Turkey Will remain neu-
trail, while some strategiStS antlcl-
pate that invasion itself will be
through the Balkans.
Turkey at the Straits by James
t. ShOtWell and FrantIJ Dcan, sam
marizeS briefly the ageS-long rivalry
for control of the vital paSsageWay
which formerly was the principal
link between Europe and the East
and is now RusSias outlet to the
Mediterranean. 1t is primarily the
strategic location at this narrow
strait, rather than its 100000
population or largely agricultural
civilization, that makes Turkey and
its future role In the war and in
Evening star., 1943-08-15
One of Our Pilots Is Safe

By William Simpson. (Hdrper.)
William Simpson, the author of
this book, was a squadron leader
in the Advanced Air Striking Force
Of the RAF. which went to France
Immediately after the declaration
OF war. His outfit had old Battle
bombers for their ships and for the
eight months of the "phoney war"
they made little use even of those
antiquated craft. Except for some
leaf1et-dropping flights over Ger
many and a little reconnaissance.
they just stayed around their cam
ouflaged airdrome. When the Ger
man invasion of Belgium began,
however, they set out to bomb the
enemy mechanical columns. 1t.
Simpson was shot down on his first
fight.
His ship fell in flames and he was
unable to get out. BY the time
members Of his crew dragged him to
safety he was horribly burned.
Never more than a short distance
ahead OF the advancing Germans
he WAS taken TO one hospital or
dressing station after another, until
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Powder Keg of the World
BY John +. Cheney.
War Reading Room, Washing on Public Library.

the peace of such vital concern to
US all. Turkey by Barbara
Ward, provides an excellent, brief
overall picture of the Turks his
torical background and their at
tempt, virtually overnight, to adopt
Western social and cultural ideas
under the late great Mustapha
kemal.
For fuller picture, with greater
attention to the interesting history
of this land and its people, who,
at one time, controlled Eastern Eu-
rope to the gates of Vienna, "Tur-
key" by Emil Lengyel, is an attrac-
tive and readable book. The recent
reforms are discussed more fully
than in Miss Wards introduction.
1t is natural to be suspicious of
any book described as history pre-
Sented in a form as readable as
fiction yet this is literally true of
The Danube" also by Mr. Lengyel
1t is an excellent panorama, pre-
sented from an international point
of view
World Without End by Stojan
Pribicevic, offers in an entertaining
manner acquaintance with the small
countries of Southeast Europe. now
victims of Nazi aggression and dom
ination.
The books mentioned are avail
able at the Public Library, Eighth
and x streets NV, or through the
neighborhood branches.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Benchley Beside Himself
BU Robert BeuchLeU. II

By Robert Benchley. (HarperJ
When you laugh at Benollley,
you're usually laughing at yourself,
or your neighbors. which is probably
one secret of the mans success.
That possibly is why he is not quite
as funny when he ventures into the
unfamiliar and merely absurd. 1t is
the little trials and errors of every
day life that give Benchley his best
material. -,s
He talks about the serious business
of sending funny kilograms. the
battling habits of big businessmen
particularly that one where they
have their secretary call you and
then you hang on to dead line
until they get around to talking to
you-the friends you met on a sum-
mer vacation who are deadly dull
when you meet them again, the
peculiarly unpleasant child your own
youngSter brings home for the
Christmas vacation, the unrelieved
dullness of a Sunday afternoon
what happens to child who goes
to progressive" nursery school.
Add to all that his well-known
"TreaSurers Report" a hilarious
little gem, and illustrations by
Gluyas Williams and you have the
latest series of Benchley sketches.
MIRIAM GUTENBERG.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Origins of the American
Revolution

By John C. Miller. little
Bro1Dn.)
Under the impetus of the war
there Is at present a more or less
regular output of books designed to
remind Americans of their kinship
to the English and of the similarity
OF their institutions to those of the
one-time mother country The pres
ent book takes a diametrically op-
pOSlte direction. It is a deliberate
contrast between tee minds, ideals
and development of the two nations.
Its author seems to want to en-
phasize the fact that our course and
England's have proceeded along
completely different lines since our
origins. He is not occupied with
history at a later date than our
Revolution, but, in examining that
conflict, he stresses that it was a
basic variance in philosophy and
temperament which caused the
separation of the colonies and that
that variance was an accomplished
fact long before hostilities began.
The work consists of an examina-
ton of the successive statutes by
which Britain attempted to hold the
colonies down to the status of
profit producing investments. 1t is
fair. 1t gives both sides in every
issue. What it boils down to is
nothing new in historical interpre-
tatlon, IL is, rather, a confirmation
of an old Schoolbook doctrine-that
England resented the accumulation
of wealth in America, was Jealous
Of the high standard of living
achieved by the Colonists, felt it
incumbent on her as the mother
country to despise and degrade the
Colonials,' and. above all, considered
1t her right to make America pay
the national debt.
These classic articles of American
tradition are set down here with
a wealth of support from contem-
porary sources, and built up in a
manner so lively that even their
time -honored familiarity will hardly
make them dull. Professor Miller
is a brisk writer, with an eve for
the picturesque. His quotations
from 18th century journals and po-
litical papers are we'll taken and
his portraits of historical figures are
full of life. Beside the stream of
War-slanted works which are try
ing, IN the tWinklmg of an eye, as
Evening star., 1943-08-15

The Artists Guild of Washington
which was organized in December,
194l, and held its first members eX-
hibition last November at the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. is now having
a summer exhibition at the Whyte
Gallery, to remain TO August 81. OF
35 artists who were members last
autumn, six are not showing in the
present display, and four new names
are included Each artist is repre-
sented with one work.
In view of the fact that the group
is largely the same as that which
exhibited last winter, the predom-
inantly conservative impression one
gets from the display, is trifle
surprising. Presumably. a majority
of the members chose their exhibits
with the public in mind; and just as
publishers put out summer fiction
with the objective Of pleasure and
entertainment so the guild in its
summer exhibit" presents works
which in many instances are pleas
! ing in subject and treatment, and
would enter harmoniously into the
average home.
Mitchell Jameson. who has been
in the Navy for some months. doing
art and poster work. is represented
with watercolor The Gulley,
Oran," lent by the Navy. 1t is a
sunny scene overlooking the harbor
from the Hotel Continental. and In
the foreground are soldiers washing
mess kits, and incidentally giving
scale to the buildings. Ensign jamie
son is but one of 8 or 10 artists
in the guild who are now in some
branch of the service or engaged in
war work.
Margaret Casey Gates oil Land
scape, Vermont" successfully tran
scribes the cool rural charm of that
State, and Olin Dows' watercolor
Nearly Autumn, Rhinebeck, depicts
equally lovely country. This is an
earlier work than the sketches of
the Army life which he exhibited at
the public library few months ago.
William N. Thompson's Red Barn"
is also ingratiating, and calculs ted
to induce nostalgia for the country.
Eugen Weisz shows an ink drawing
of trees.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Brief Reviews
NOVELS.

Delarah, by Demetra Vaka (Alli-
ance)-Alcmene, q Greek, and Del
arah, a Turk, visit and revisit each
other The point seems to be that
Greeks and Turks can get along all
right together.
The Shining Trail, by lola Fuller
Duell. Sloan & Pearce) e)-Another Of
Miss Fuller's Indian romances. The
Black Hawk War is the subject.
JUVENILES-THE WAR.
Struggle Is Our Brother, by Gre
gor Felsen. Duttonl Story Of Rus
sian boy in the present war. Novel
length.
The Gremlins, from the Disney
production. Random House. How
the little people aided the RAF.
Colored illustrations.
SCIENCE.
My Turtles. by Josephine Gibson
knoWlton 'CaSlon PresS)-Scientifi-
cally sound story of the authors S
turtles Interesting
THE JEWS.
Stars and Sand. edited by Joseph
L. Baron ,JeWiSh Publication So
ciety)-A collection of writings in
praise of the Jews, all by eminent
non-JeWS.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Richter Archives of
illustrations on Art.

That giving is contagious Is very
plainly evidenced by the amazing
way in which gifts of exceptional
richness have poured into the Ma
tlonal Gallery of Art since its open
ing only little over two and a half
years ago.
The character of these gifts and
their suitability to the national in
stitution to which they have been
given is quite as notable as their
actual intrinsic value. An outstand-
ing instance of which is the gift
of the Richter Archives of Illustra-
tons on Art most lately and modest
ly given by Solomon H. Guggen-
helm of New York, art collector and
president Of the Solomon r. Gug-
geinheim Foundation.
This "archive" comprises more
than $4,000 reproductions of paint
ingS of all schools but particularly
of that of Italy, which were COL
Evening star., 1943-08-15
The Artists Guild Exhibition
BY Florence s. Berrrman.

There are two harbor scenes. Nj
colai CikovSky's Waterfront, Alex
andria,' a felicitous glimpse. and
Edward Rosenfeld'S Baltimore Har-
Dor" windy view with a definitely
blue tonality, which one hopes in
dicates that he has gotten away
from the melancholy browns, in
which SO much Of his work has been
suffused.
Two views of Paris, painted some
years ago, are contributed by Rich
ard Lahey and Lois NJ. Jones. Mr..
Lahey's oil, dated 1925, is largely in
grays, and has an atmosphere OF
serenity. Miss Jones quiet Rue
Norvins, Montmarte.' is reminis-
cent Of Utrillo, noted for his init
mate and loving portraits of Paris
streets.
OF several flower paintings. the
most complete statements are Mar
jorie Phillips "Geranium III Blue
Pot" and Nan Watsons Flowers
and Fruit which has difficult
background of blue and magenta
successfully setting off the lighter
toned flowers. In contrast to these
are two others, modern in handling
by Jack Berkman and Pietro Laz-
zari. Mr.. Berkman's Table and
Leaves" is done In bright, fresh COL
ors, but has distorted and indistinct
forms; a rapid, casual glance at a
bouquet might obtain an effect like
this. The naivete of John Ger
nands The Tulip" makes one sus-
pect q tongue-i cheek attitude.
The most appealing portrait is
Carl Nyquist's Stephen" a hand
some, thoughtful boy. Alice Ache
sons "Needlework' shows a figure
in the open. Other figure work in
cludes Robert Franklin Gates pen
Gil and wash drawing Of a reclining
nude, and Henrietta Hopes water
color Bull Fight painted about 10
years ago Sarah Bakers little in
terror THE Chefs Breakfast" has
Az air Of mystery.
/ The exhibition includes only three
works in sculpture: Dorothea Green
baums little bronze head entitled
Big Business a telling capture;
Leo Steppat's straightforward study
Of jaguar, and Ann Wolfes ruth
lessly simplified Saturday Night,
] both In cast stone.