The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-03-10
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR At
WALLACE BOARD TRADE
WOULD REPEAL DAYLIGHT saw
ING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CLEANUP WEEK.

I'm address by "Chet" Mcintyre,
athletic director of the Morning club
at Mullan, was an interesting feature
Of the board of trade luncheon yes
terday. Mr. Mcintyre prefaced his
remarks by stating that although he
had been engaged in athletic work for
20 years this was the first time he
had ever been honored by an invita-
ton to address a board of trade or
other commercial body He expressed
his appreciation OF the compliment,
and while he claimed no ability as a
speaker he would nevertheless be
glad to assist in awakening an in
terest in athletic sports among the !
business men of Wallace He com |
mended highly the proposal to estab-
lish swimming pool for the children |
of Wallace and placed special stress
upon the value of swimming as an ex-
ercise. Mr. Mcintyre told of Swim
ming week" in Tacoma where he was
engaged in athletic work which had
the cooperation of the Y. NJ. c. A.
F,lks and other organizations having
swimming pools During that week
over a thousand children learned 20
swim At Point Defiance pool of
which Mr. Mcintyre was i'm charge, ne
said that every day during the week
before the swimming hour there were
100 boys in line with their shoes in
their hands and clothing unbuttoned
eagerly waiting for the word to enter
Mr.. Mcintyre spoke of the great ad-
-autage of athletic training to the boy
entering college. He told of the sue q
,css of the Morning club the interest
hat was being taken by the employees
'f the Morning mine and by the peo- !
Die of Mullan He said he was devel-
ming a bunch Of Nullan your fellows
nto athletes who would command /
ecognition, and he hoped to bring 5
mt competition in this line In Wal $
ace
L. e Hanley, chairman of the fish Z
nd game committee reported that y
100 asked by the Occur d'Alene com
lercial club for the fish hatchery had 1
cen forwarded $41 of which was Il
alance held by NJ J. Flohr and the p
amainder was made mp from the Is
easury of the old rod and gun club p
S the committee did not regard an 81
preparation from the board of trade II
roper for that purpose V
Mr. Hanley also reported the reor-
IMITATION of the rod and gun club 10
obrace the entire county The pur-
sc of the organization is the protec- d.
IN and propagation of fish and
me, a purpose that should appeal to
CRY citizen of the county and in ae
zee a large membership. pa
Repeal Daylight Saving. to
President Mackey stated that it was thi
pected that the legislature would mn
he some action regarding the day n5
hit saving question. but as it had 500
lcurned without doing so. he sug- en-
sted that the board of trade recon- se'
md 10 the mayor and council that ad
daylight saving ordinance he ro- scr
lled. era
George w. Walker thought that the g c
ming city election presented a fine Jon
oortunity to get an expression from as
people on the daylight saving vel
astion and he suggested that the bee
astion be submitted on the official pro
lots. thus making 1t another sol me-
n referendum" and
a. A. Corner stated that he under the
cd that the mayor and council were Del
dy to repeal the ordinance. hut PEG
re it was adopted upon the recon-
ndation of the board of trade. they
ired recommendation from the
I'd of trade before taking action. Con
therefore moved that the board of
lie recommend TO the council that r
daylight saving ordinance be re- pan
led The motion prevailed with Johi
? one dissenting voice the
n interesting discussion developed to t
connection with President Mack the
suggestion that a cleanup week ed O
designated. In bringing up the aboy
ect the president said that clean reac
week had not been observed last drift
but
} this John BOYD. chief of the fire amor