Ironwood Daily Globe from Ironwood, Michigan • Page 5

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1942. IRONWOOD DAILY GLOBE, IRONWOOD, MICH. FIVE HIS F1L APPEAL Says Prohibition Party Has Clean Record, Unselfish Purpose. Andrew Asikainen of Gwinn, Prohibition party candidate for twelfth district congressman, made his final campaign appeal for votes in Ironwood today, declaring: "The Prohibition party is a party with a clean record and an unselfish purpose and a purely altruistic program for God, and home and country. Our party aims at a fair and honest deal for every man, woman, and child in America.

The name party' seems to carry the impression with some that it is a single issue party and not broad enough in its scope to deal with all the complex issues of our day. This definitely not so. Our platform deals with all the major issues of the day. "The preamble of the Prohibition party is 'Righteousness exaltcth a We recognize the will of God as the supreme authority for the individual and the state and that the need of the hour is the application of Christian principles to economics and government. "Our party meetings have been opened with prayer, whereas many of the other party meetings of both old line parties are opened and closed with corkscrews." With the Colors EILO Pvt.

1C1. Irving Bolo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolo, formerly of Wakefield and Ontonagon and lately of the Sault, is in England. He was born in Wakefield March 6, 1920.

The family resided in Ontonagon for eight years and Irving was inducted from there January 15, 1942. He was at Fort Sheridan, Selfridge Field, and Esler Field, before going overseas. Howard Eilo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eilo of Iron Seit, enlisted in the army July, 1940, and later was transferred for training as flying cadet.

At the time of his transfer he was a sergeant. IContlnued from oaee oneJ carelessly made. They should be realistic rsther than unduly optimistic, and great pains should be used to set forth only reasonable expectations. Not only receipts from taxes, fees and the like, but all anticipated revenues should be Included, regardless of their source. Federal Revenues In the budget as set up by our auditor, I have failed to see any mention made in our budget on revenues received from the federal government in lieu of taxes oil the Ironwood Homestead, or have I seen any figures on the amount received by the county from the National Forest Service on sale of logs done by selective logging, the county receives in lieu of taxes.

I have failed to see the anticipated income from other sources through the various offices. The register of deeds office is practically self sustaining, but no mention is made of the anticipated revenues made in that office. It is my contention on that the auditor in setting up his budget, should not only work on a budget that is only based on tax revenues, but in addition should have all other income added on to that amount. Unless a true picture of your revenues are made in conjunction with the total expenditures an unbalanced budget is the result. In regard to the adoption of the budget, I have never made mention of the fact that Mr.

Heikkinen had not acted in good faith, but I regret to state that I do feel that a firm shake of the hand and a pledge to mean nothing more to him than a passing- fancy, but to most of us it means everything: it means self respect, honesty, and last but not least trust in our fellow man. In as much as we are in the budget proper, allow me to go into the budget proper in regard to the appropriation of the relief department. Mr. Heikkircn made the statement that supervisors voting against the Kelley budget in favor of slashing relief, on point I wish to disagree. The reason the relief appropriation was cut, was due to the marked reduction in relief load.

So as to clarify my statement, I have made a comparative report of the month of July and 1941 as compared to the corresponding month in 1942. 1941 Families 395 Singles 225 Supplementations 156 Transients 135 The above figures were furnished by Frank Duda, director of the Gogebic county welfare commission. From the above tabulation, it is easy to see that our relief load of today has been reduced considerably with that of the corresponding month of last year. In order to give the readers a more composit picture, in the month of July 1941 there were 2,664 relief cases as compared with 1,266 in the corresponding period in 1942. In other wordes the relief load of Gogebic county has been reduced more than fifty per cent, but still the appropriation as set up by the budget and finance committee with criti- 1942 129 163 131 92 by Mr.

Heikkinen for slashing the direct relief. Where the relief loads have been cut practically fifty per cent, still Mr. Kelly's budget provides less thnn a ten per cent cut for direct relief. There is no question in my mind that the relief load will be reduced considerably by the adoption of the resolution in the Kelly report, which stipulates that any able bodied, employable man and their families, shall be immediately removed from relief rolls by the county social welfare board and that should such men fail to support their families, the proper legal action should be taken, as provided by the law of the state of Michigan, to imprison such men for such failure, if such action is taken and concluded, the families of men so imprisoned may be returned to the relief rolls. In all fairness to the relief department, I wish to state that the appropriation for the county infirmary, dependent children, and hospitalization for the county Infirmary, dependent children, and hospitalization are not matchable by state funds, but the sole responsibility of the welfare department.

The appropriation for the county infirmary is $20,000.00, in comparison with $22,000.00 last year. appropriation for the Grand View hospital was cut from $19,000.00 to $15,000,00 by the budget and finance committees. The committees felt that in as much as they ended the fiscal year with a balance of 2,500.00 and the improvement in the economic conditions in the county would warrant better collection of delinquent accounts the hospital would no doubt get along just, as well with a slight cut in the appropriation. Considerable space was alloted by Mr. Heikkinen in his writeup in regard to expenditures of supervisors in attending meetings and going on trips on county business.

The figures ot the Bessemer township supervisor stood like a sore thumb, but he did not make any effort in elaborating on the fact, how and thees expenditures were made. The only" mention made that the amounts earned by various supervisors took place between January 1942 and October 1942. So as to clarify some of the misunderstanding, I will endeavor to explain the reasons for those' so called "unwarranted First, not all expenditures, made in the stipulated time as mentioned by Mr. Heikkinen, were made during the administration of the present chairman and the present board of supervisors. Any expenditure made previous to the organization meeting (April 1942), were made by the outgoing chairman, W.

W. Woodward and the outgoing board. It is apparently that an attempt is being made to discredit the present chairman and other members of the board for expenditures of the outgoing board. The board as it stands to day was organized, in April while the old board passed out of the picture. Second, in accordance with the state statutes, each supervisor is authorized to attend 40 committee meetings a year; allowances being made for per diem and milage on county business outside of the county.

There are no limitations as to the number of meetings the chairman of the board can attend; the chairman is ex-officio member ol all committees and must attend several meetings a month. Third, due to the failure of some supervisors to serve on certain committees, for reasons best know to themselves, It is no fault of your committees reporting to the court house in good faith, to find no quarorn present, necessitating the adjournment of such meetings for some other date. This is no fault of your board of snperviors, but the fault of individual supervisors, Mr. Heikkinen has been one of the greatest offenders of this practice. He has failed to serve on the special engineering committee and from time to time has reported long enough to make an appearance at these meetings to collect his milage and per diem.

Practices of this type are unwarranted and expensive to county government. Mr. Heikkinen was elected by the people of his' township to represent them on the board of supervisors, it is his duty as a public servant to see that the wishes of his constituents are complied with. Fourth, meetings that necessitated investigation of different matters (it the discression of the board, such as investigating the various health units in the Upper Peninsula and for the information, of the various Parent Teachers Associations in the county; were not made as junket trips, but with one idea in mind, to give the people in Gogebic county first handed information as to the merits or demerits of such proposition. Thank God, we do not have twenty three men on the county board who do not feel the same as some members, in regard to the promotion of Gogebic county.

It was fortunate that we had men on this committee that did a fine job of compiling information that is worth many times more than the actual cash outlay in compiling this information. Here again we had a couple members of this committee, that just could not find the time to join the committee. Fifth, the test pit committee, (Paid Political Advertisement) A PUBLIC STATEMENT With the permission of the members of our Local I write this: We, the Steel-Workers of Local 2577, have not and will not endorse any political party. We have not built our union for the purpose of any political machine, but ask you when voting to consider the candidates who in the past have voluntarily helped us. HAROLD J.

BOLEN, Financial Secretary, Jxical No. 2577, Steel Workers of America. which was appointed to inveestigate the test pits on the motion of Supervisor Norbert Achatz'of Bessemer, came about because our mine inspector asked for ETS appropriation of three hundred dollars to fence in test pits. Some members of the board felt that these pits should be looked into and as a result a special committee was appointed. What I am trying to bring about is the fact that when special committees are delegated to do a job, it's bound to cost money.

So don't blame the supervisors serving on these committees, for after all they are working in compliance with the wishes of the board. Sixth, in regard to trips, it is my firm conviction that mostly all trips have had the sanction of the members of the board of supervisors. As a rule of county business should warrant sending some supervisor to transact business for the county, it has always been the procedure to have the board of supervisors authorize such trips. In a few cases where it was necessary to send some member of the county board on a trip between meetings, it has been the policy to contact a majority of supervisors and which had the OK of the chairman and the prosecutor. All trips of this type are always approved through the proper channels, namely the claims and accounts committee and later passed by the entire board of supervisors During my six years on the county board, I have never seen a claim of this nature turned down.

Only in one instance did a committee take a trip, that there was any dispute 'about and that was the cne made to Detroit to contact officials in regard to the airport. Through misinterpretation of the recommendation of the airport committee to the county board, which was adopted by the board; a trip was authorized, but the destination was misconstrued. The members of this committee acted in good faith and a fine report wns given en that trip in regard to the airport. Seventh, Mr. Heikkinen failed to mention the milage of the various supervisors that travel back and forth between the various townships and cities.

Mr. Heikkinen failed to realize that the remaining supervisors on the county board do not live in the city of Bessemer and have milage allowances as well as Mr. Kelly and Mr. Goldman. In connection with the expenditures of the various supervisors, I would like to inform the readers cf this column, that the sum of $2,593.00 was erroneously charged up against the present members of this board, which in reality was spent during the Woodward administration and not by the action of the present board, who took office at the reorganization this last April.

This expenditure represents the amount spent for trips and meetings from January 1, 1942 up until April 1, 1942. (Three month period). Eighth, contrary to Mr. Bedell's statement, the appropriation for the Gogebic county airport is not the same as it has been for years. Even though there is an appropriation of $200.00 set up for the air- port, the use of it's faculties are of no avail.

Just so as remind Mr. Bedell, I would suggest you over Mr. Kelly's budget and' read the recommendation in that regard. The airport, she am padlocked and I mean padlocked. I still maintain that it Is unfortunate that the airport was closed.

At critical times like this there never -was a more opportune time than the present to keep the airport open, where our youth could get their basic training not only to help our country In its hour of need, but help and train our youth for the future In commercial aviation. There is no question that our mode of transportation will be revolutionized after this war, and I feel that It is high time that Gogebic county up and avail themselves of every opportunity, not only to reopen Gogebic county airport, but work for the future by improving it. In conclusion may I state, I do not think the Kelly budget was carried by the necessary majority, due to the fact that Mr. Luxmore was no longer entitled to sit on that board. I base my reason on the Michigan Statues, Sec.

3350 of the compiled laws of 1929 on vacancies, which reads Quote: Every office shall become vacant on the happening of either of the following events, before the expiration tif the term of such office; 4. His ceasing to be an inhabitant of this state; or, if the office be local, of the district, county, township, city or village for which he shall have been elected or or within which the duties his office are required to bs discharged. As far as the resolutions are concerned, I will not endeavor to rip them apart. All I can say in that regard is that it was done in a very undemocratic way. The budget and the resolutions were rammed down our throat without recoarse for debate.

In the history of Gogebic county I have never heard of such political maneuvering as to force a group of eight resolutions down the throats of the minority, with no chance what so ever to study the merits or demerit of the respective resolutions. Such tactics are commonplace in Germany, but should have no place in a Democracy. I trust that I have been able to clarify some of the issues that have been receiving considerable publicity in the county of late and I sincerely hope that through the spirit of cooperation, which I hope will prevail, we can all be good Americans and contribute something constructive for the future of Gogebic county. WILL NOT USE SCHOOL BUSES TO HAUL VOTERS Ironwood township school buses will not be used to transport residents of the township to the polls or to the benefit social tomorrow, election day, due to tire rationing. The decision was made by the school board.

Proceeds from the coffee social DIESTOII1E Son in Law of Late Mrs. Brogan Was Well Known On Range. William F. Ulrich, 63, well known on the Gogebic range, died a Wednesday night in Coleraine and funeral services were conducted at the home there. Mr.

Ulrich was a son in law of the late Mrs. Martin L. Brogan, Ironwood pioneer who died here in February, 1942. Mr. Ulrich was born in Bethlehem, in 1879 and was a graduate of Lehigh university where he was a classmate of Eugene Grace.

At the time of his death Mr. Ulrich was superintendent of the Trout Lake ore concentrator for the Oliver Iron Mining Co. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Ruth Mary, and two sons, Fritz and William Jr. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Alder and Miss Edith Ulrich, both of 'Bethlehem.

The deceased was a member of the Engineers' club of Minnesota, the commercial clubs of Coleraine, Ribbing and Grand Rapids, the Elks, Knights of Pythias and of the Aad Shrine temple of Duluth. Mr. Ulrich had been ailing since August. The larvae of the Hessian fly attack the stems of wheat, barley and rye and are extremely destructive to wheat crops. will be used to buy Christmas gifts for township residents in military service.

The socials will be held at each of the three precincts in the township. MEOFU-S. Says America Must Stop Feeling Superior to Her Allies. Milwaukee If the United Nations are to win the war, America especially must eliminate its feeling that its allies may not be quite good enough for constant association. Eve Curie declared yesterday.

Miss Curie, daughter of the discoverer of radium, completed a tour of the world's battlefronts last spring. She spoke in the Wauwatosa auditorium to a crowd of 1,400. "After being tn other countries, one cannot help but feel that you are fighting this war in a privileged way," she asserted. "How lucky you are to fight it abroad and be spared the destruction of an invasion. "Yet you use this privilege to wonder if your allies are good enough for you.

You wonder if Britain, Russia and China are good enough--Britain, which stood alone against the Nazis; Russia, which took the full impact of the German armies, and China, which has been fighting Japan for five years." RED CROSS SPONSORS BENEFIT COFFEE SALE Iron County Chapter Raise Funds for Kits. to A benefit coffee and sandwich sale will be, held tomorrow, election day, at the Gertz building on Silver street in Hurley by the Red Cross women to raise funds "'or the service men kits for Iron county. The local chapter of the American Rea Cross has been assigned the task of raising funds for 400 kits, entailing a total cost of $400. Red Cross officials state that at least 135 of these kits must be shipped by November 15. Mrs.

Luella Trier, production chairman of the Iron county ReA Cross, states that these kits are given to the soldiers as they leave this country for service abroad. Donations will also be received and the public is urged to cooperate. Berthod Schwartz, a German monk, is generally considered to be the inventor of firearms. (PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) On The Basis of Service And Efficiency RE-ELECT JOHN A. LERZA REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Register of Deeds (Paid Political Advertisement) On Tuesday, Nov.

3 ELECT John Soine SHERIFF PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE Dependable, Honest and Consistent Service (Paid Political Advertisement) Vote Democratic Re-Elect Rudolph A. ANDERSON As Gogebic County Clerk Qualified By Experience Be Sure To Vote On November 3. (PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) Veterans Committee Endorses Kelly For Governor Declares G.O.P. Candidate Is Best Qualified; Appeals To Parents of Service Men DEAR FRIEND: Maybe you have a boy in the military or naval service of the United States. If you have, that boy will be known as a "Veteran" as soon as he gets out of the service.

That's only ONE important reason why you should be particularly interested in the following: It is not our policy or desire to advance the candidacy of any veteran unless his qualifications and ability are equal to or better than that of his political opponents. That's why we are out for Harry F. Kelly for Governor of Michigan. Harry Kelly lost a leg in the last war and was decorated for bravery in action. Not only that but he has proved himself a sound, outstanding public servant, honorable, capable to an unusual degree, a worker and a man who has given unstinted and loyal service to his fellow veterans in Michigan.

Further than that he knows and understands the problems of'the'-veterans--the problems that may be your boy's in the not far distant future. The. older we veterans get the less interested we become party labels. We need REAL LEADERSHIP more and MACHINE POLITICS less. We are supporting Harry F.

Kelly for Governor because, we feel that he is one of the moat capable candidates for the office that Michigan has ever had. He has fully earned our wholehearted support. Michigan's future will be in safe hands with Harry Kelly. Your help-and vote will be appreciatedJbyua. VETERANS NON-PARTISAN KELLY-FOR-GOVERNOR COMMITTEE.

(PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) Let's Look Ahead! ON THE SURFACE OF IT, it is plain to see that it is nonsense that Labor Unions, who have fought politically to win the Wagner Act, to win the Wage and Hour Law, and other measures of benefit to Labor, should now bury their heads in the sand and say: "No more politics for us," or "It is of no concern to us as unions who gets elected or what political party comes into power." These Are Some of the Benefits Labor Has Won: (1) Unemployment Compensation, which is now increased from $16.00 to for 20 weeks. The increase came when needed most-during unemployment caused by changeover from peace-time to wartime production. (2) Labor's representatives have been given greater influence in state government by appointment to the State Council of Defense, Department of Labor and Industry, State Labor Mediation Board, State Welfare Commission, State Unemployment Compensation Commission, and others. (3) Payment of workmen's compensation awards has been vastly speeded. (4) Women workers have been given new protection against occupational hazards.

(5) Child labor abuses have been eliminated to the greatest extent possible under present laws. (6) The governor has framed and laid before President Roosevelt a plan for regional war labor boards to speed handling of war labor disputes which has enthusiastic support of labor and management. THIS IS SUFFICIENT ARGUMENT TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF UNIONS POLITICS. THE VOTERS 1 RECORDS SHOW While party labels are not laborVfirst concern, there is reason for alarm over pi-eductions that Republicans will gain 21 House seats, due to the absence of more Democratic than Republican voters. For the voting records of Congress for years show an almost solid Republican vote from industrial states against labor, with very few notable exceptions.

Labor need have no inferiority complex about the coming elections, however. Organized labor and working farmers represent a decisive majority in every important state. Furthermore, labor's stand for national unity, loyal support of our Commander-in-Chief and an all-out victory'effort reflects the sentiments of nearly all Americans in all walks of life--if the election issues are made clear to them. While many progressives were elected by narrow margins, the same is also true of many of the worst reactionaries in Congress. Labor therefore has the unquestioned power to tip the scales in favor of real win-the-war candidates--if it gets out its full vote.

ORGANIZED LABOR: Here is CIO PRESIDENT'S CALL: By Philip Murray, President Congress of Industrial Organizations; THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 3rd. The results of these elections will determine the kind of congress that will run the legislative branch of our government in our country's toughest war--the war for survival. Every American citizen has a Number 1 job to do for his country on election day--to go to the polls and vote. It is a job just as important as making--and even firing--bullets at the Axis. If we do this job thoroughly, we will fire one of the biggest bullets in the arsenal of democracy--the bullet forged long ago in the fires of our first war of liberation.

The Axis and their conquered subjects do not vote. That is the difference between us and the enemy. We vote because we are a free people. We must vote this election day to keep ourselves a free people. The kind of Congress we have for the next two years will determine to a great extent the kind of war we fight.

If we have a Congress that backs our Commander-in-Chief in all the offensive war measures that are necessary for victory, the war will be over that much quicker and fewer Americans will die. If we have the kind of Congress that holds back, that refuses to pass laws to uphold the fighting fronts and to strengthen the home front, victory will be that much further away and that much more costly in lives and treasure. For these well qualified reasons, the Gogebic. Industrial Union Council C.I.O. endorses THE STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

The County offices are very necessary to support a State and national policy which is friendly and favorable fo organized labor. Therefore it is necessary that County elective offices be filled by candidates who follow the State and national policy which has been to labor's best interests. Gogebic Industrial Union Council, C.I.O..