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The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Action Is Delayed
On Lighting Plan i
Three Engineers Not Ready To
Present Proposition, CONNER
cial Club Learns

Commercial Club members were
informed at their meeting Monday
evening that Three Engineers, Inc,
holders of the NEWAK electrifica-
ton contract, were not yet prepared
to report on the proposition through
which they expect to extend a
power and light line to Nespelem,
At a recent meeting it was an
nounced that a complete survey VI
the community had been made by q
Commercial club committee and
that the organization possessed fig
ures showing approximately how
many outlets would be installed ii
electricity is brought in.
During the Monday meeting the
organization voted to assist the
grade school in making arrange
ments for the elaborate program
which the local school will present
Christmas.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
SCHOOL SITUATION RELIEVED
BYSHIFTTO CHURCH ROOMS
Three Grades Will Be Established
In Methodist Community
Church Soon
Hire New Teachers
Two More Instructors Are Added
To Staff; Expect Transfer
By Monday

Arrangements made to install
three grades in the Community
Methodist church building have
temporarily relieved the overcrowd-
ed condition of the Nespelem school.
School officials have announced
that grades S, 6 and will be estab-
lished in the church building, and
that two new teachers have been
secured.
Folding doors are being installed
between the two rooms of the
church, and other preparations be-
ing made for the transfer Of pupil
1t is expected that the three grades
will be moved into the new quarters
by Monday
The new teachers added to the
local school staff are Mrs. Bertha
Hardenbrook Of Cheney, an expert
enced teacher in the primary
grades, and Miss Dentitia McLarney
of Yakima, experienced gra de
teacher. Miss McLarney arrived in
Nespelem Tuesday, accompanied by
her brother, Willis McLarney.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
COMMISSIONER COLLIER VISITS
INDIANS AND AGENCY OFFICIALS
Head Of U. S. Indian Department
Confers With Reservation
Officials Wednesday
Reception Is Set
Agency Employees Will Honor
Visitor; Collier May Discuss
Reorganization Act

John G. Collier, U. s. Commits
sioner of Indian affairs, will make
an official visit to the Colville In
dian agency at Nespelem Wednes-
day afternoon, according to word
received by Harvey K. Meyers, res
ervation superintendent.
Mr.. Collier will confer with res
ervaticn officials and tribesmen
during the afternoon, and in the
evening will be guest at a reception
given in his honor by the employees
at the agency.
It is expected that Mr.. Collier
will explain various phases of the
Wheeler Howard bill, a measure
which provides for widespread re-
organization of Indian affairs.
The bill commonly called the IN
dian reorganization act, also would
open the way for wider self-gov-
ernment among the Indians and
permit them to organize corpora
tons for handling their own affairs.
This will be Commissioner Col
lier's first visit to the Colvi1le res
ervation since taking office.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Game Department
Tells Latest News
James Reports On Department
Activities; County Club
Makes High Mark

Kidding their district of $500 pre-
dators, members OF the Chesaw-
Nelson Game Protective association
boosted their organization to fifth
place among clubs in this state re-
porting the results of recent preda-
tory animal campaigns.
First place SO far is held by the
Yakima Valley Conservatio ton
League, which accounted for 79,499
predators. Others reporting in or
der, are the Walla Walla Sports
mems association, 24,414; Sumner
Sportsmen's association, 20,1O1, and
the Kittitas Valley Sportsmen's
club, $500. The Tonasket Game
Protective association, ninth in the
list, accounted for 493 predators.
License sales for the period Janu-
airy l, 1884 to November l, 1884
showed an increase of $53,119.40 over
what they were in 1888. Sales
reached their peak for the year dur
ing October with a total of $61 ,281, :
reported by the various county audi
tors. This is $4,521 90 more than the
total for October last year. Includ-
ed in this years sales were 72,739
state resident hunting apd fishing
licenses at $500 and 1884 county
residence hunting and fishing Ii
censeS at $1.5O.
The five traps at which the state
game department has been taking
the spawn of silver and eastern
brook trout have yielded 22,409 ,080
eggs to date, according to William
Dunstan, field superintendent OF
hatcheries, who reports the take as
being most satisfactory thus far.
The following numbers of eggs
have been secured from the various
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
MANY ATTEND
FIGHT PROGRAM
AT NESPELEM
Young Doc Smell Wins Decision In
Headliner With Coulee
Dam Fighter
Have Speedy Bouts
Capacity Crowd Sees Fast Moving
Scraps Saturday Night
Here

Mixing rights and lefts to the
chin and body Young Doc Smell, ace
boxer of this region, drew decision
from Frenchy Gibeau, Coulee dam
fight artist, in their match here
Wednesday night, the main event
on a program presented at the New
Deal theatre.
Smell, who weighed in at 11e
pounds, had the edge over Gibeau
landing clean, hard-driven blows
throughout sthe go. His opponen.
had a five-pound advantage n
weight, tipping the scales at IL;
just before the fight.
The card, second of series
planned for the winter fight sea-
son, drew capacity crowd. Harry
Hemphill, professional fighter who
enters the ring under the name OF
Jack Sullivan, officiated as referee
M. S. Parmeter announced the
bouts and Harold Churchill acted
as timekeeper.
LeMay Wins Fight
In the semi-final Carl LeMay
Nespelem, drew decision in his
fight with Knockout Kelly, Coulee
Dam. Both fighters weighed LIE
pounds. LeMay outboxed and out.
slugged Kelly in every round of the
contest.
Kato Tomeo, Nespelem, won hi!
fight with Marion Ives, Omak, BY
a technical Knockout. In the fourth
round, after three even sessions, TO.
meo landed hard right on Ives
chin, stopping him dead in his
tracks. The bout was one of the
fastest of the evening.
Featuring the card was curtain
raiser which brought Knockout
Cleghorn, Nespelem, and Wildcat
Weed, Nespelem, together. The boys
weighed in at 80 pounds, threw more
gloves than any other fighters or
the card, and fought toe to toe from
bell to bell in every round.
In the only wrestling match or
the card Rasmussen at Patoshak
both of Nespelem, went three five.
minute rounds to draw. They
each weighed 160 pounds.
B. D. Under and Harold Church
i'll promoted the program.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Chairman Resigns I
From Welfare Board
F. V. Covert Leaves Post On
County Group; Recon-
mendations Presented

The resignation of F. v. Covert,
former Oroville merchant, from the
Okanogan County Welfare board.
was received by the board in let
ter from Mr.. Covert yesterday and
scheduled to be accepted at meet
ing held hv the members last night.
Recommendations were received
from Oroville which will be sent for
final action to c. F. Ernst, state re-
lief director, who will appo.n; a sue
ceSsor to Mr.. Covert
In his letter of resignation Mr..
Covert explained that he would be
absent from the county for long per-
iods, making it impossible for him
to perform his duties on the welfare
board. He had served as chairman
of the board since the organization
of the group two years agn
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Huge Conveyor
Nearly Finished
Is Expected To Be Put Into Oper-
ton This Week At Dam
Site

COULEE DAM-The worlds larg-
est conveyor system will be put into
operation this week at the Grand
Coulee dam site. This is the pre-
dicticn of MWAK bosses and they
are rushing construction work so
that excavation may be started at
once.
h The main job confronting the
dam builders this winter will be the
excavation Of most of the II 900 600
cubic yards of overburden. With
this in mind the contractors are
hurrying work on the conveyor,
dirt.
The five-foot wide belt has been
stretched on most of the sections
of the conveyor. These ITS to $50
feet-long units will be operated in
dividually as one motor cannot pull
up the steep incline all the huge
load which Shovels and tractor
drawn wagons and trucks will dump
into the feeder units.
Work on Laterals
Laterals running into the main
dump belt, were being constructed
over the weekend and as soon as
these are finished, the order to
start will be given.
Leslie Myer, job manager for
MWAK, said that six Is cubic yara
woodbridge side-dump and IL cubic
yard Athey side dump crawler wag-
ons will be used in feeding the con-
veyor belts.
The west side belt, 5000 feet long,
will have a 2,4Oo, cubic yard per
hour capacity. The east side con-
veyor will be four-feet wide, $500
long and have capacity of $500
cubic yards per hour.
The fleet of three, four and five
cubic yard electric shovels will start
operating soon after the completion
of the conveyor system, Myer said.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
NEW RAILROAD
AT COULEE DAM
is CELEBRATED
Golden Spike Fete Held Saturday;
Marks Step In
Progress
State Leaders Talk
Governor Martin And Senator Dill
On Program; Pick Queen
Of Columbia
State Leaders Talk

AS typically representative of the
development of Nor tn Central
Washington as earlier similar cpl
sodes heralded the building of the
West half a century and more ago
the golden spike was driven into
place Saturday in the last tie of
the Grand Co'llee railroad.
The railroad was built by David
H. Ryan of San Diego, and when
the ballasting is finished within the
next few weeks it will be ready to
handle the thousands of tons of
supplies and machinery to be used
in construction of the dam.
It is estimated that SO carloads
of materials will be transported
daily over the line during the years
the project is under construction.
Governor Martin Present
Taking part in the impressive
spike driving ceremony were Gov
sernor Clarence. d. Martin, Senator
G. G. Dill, and high officials of the
contractors building the dam.
Miss Lou Turner of Harrington
was selected from a field of 26 con-
testants as Queen of the Columbia
Senator Dill, making what he
said was his last public utterance as
an office holder, assailed as "pessi-
mists" those who doubted that the
power and irrigation project, in
volving construction of a high dam,
would ever be completed.
''We are going to get the high
DAM" he declared. "This is the
powerhouse of America, the great
est undeveloped resource the ma
ton has"
Governor Martin, Frank "A. Banks
reclamation department engineer
Cheney Cowles, Spokane newspaper
man, David Ryan and Homer Jones
state Legion commander, made
brief speeches during the corona
ton ceremony at a Grand Coulee
theatre.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Market Outlook
Good For Turkeys
Agent Believes Christmas De
mand Will Be Strong; Talk
Marketing Methods

Present indications point to a
strong demand for Okanogan
county turkeys for the Christmas
trade and price level approx
mately the same as during the pre-
Thanksgiving season, Vernon Chap
man, county agricultural agent,
states.
eve have reason to believe now
that prices received for Christmas
birds will be close to the Thanks
giving prices, when many of the
birds were sold for 81 and % cents
pound, with a few at % cents, u
he said.
"One of the chief reasons for the
better price at Thanksgiving time,
which was very close to Seattle
prices, was the competition among
buyers which developed in this
county," Mr.. Chapman explained
I'm addition to the birds purchased
by local markets, there were at least
five local buyers paying cash for
shipment to the Coast and one day
there were five outside cash buyers
in Tonasket competing for about
three tons of birds which were de-
livered that day. This buyer COM
petition, coupled with the fact that
buyers were prevented from taking
wide margins below the Seattle
price, undoubtedly accounted for
the prices received"
In communications to turkey pro-
ducers of the county this week, Mr..
Chapman is asking whether farm
ers wish to pooh the turkeys to be
shipped at Christmas time for ne
or two shipments, on about Deem
Der 10, selling to the highest bidder
among the buyers who are present
that day, or to sell them over a
long period of time as they have
In the past.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Relief Need Less
In This County
VERA Head Says Okanogan
County In Better Shape
Than Last Year

Okanogan county is one of three
counties in the fifth district of the
Washington Emergency Relief adj
ministratiOn, which includes 10
counties, where the need for relief
is less this year than last, w. w.
Dillon, VERA district supervisor, re-
vealed.
The only other counties in Mr..
Dillon'S district, including counties
from the north to the south boun-
daries of the state, where the relief
situation is better this year than
last, are Grant and Douglas, he
said. Construction of the Grand
Coulee dam has been accountable
for the improvement in employment
conditions.
Situation is "WOrse'
1.-THE relief situation as a whole
is more acute this year than last
and there is no doubt but that there
will be more people on relief this
winter than during the 1933-34
winter season. The situation is not
better but worse" Mr.. Dillon de-
clared.
He revealed that seventeen mil
lion people are receiving some sort
of relief now throughout the
country.
Explaining the present methods
of distributing relief, Mr.. Dillon said
that in his belief the government
will broaden the employment phase
Of the program, reducing the
amount of direct relief. Eventually,
he said, it is likely that work will
be provided for all people now on
direct relief.
1--WE do not know what the end
will be, or exactly what is contem-
plated in relief activities" he adj
mitted. 1.-THE government is trying
many things in it's effort to solve
the RELIEF problem. Not all of the
experiments have proved successful
and some of them were unwise
but all have been attempts to pro-
vide peace, health and security for
all.
when the nation as whole
adopts this attitude the relief
problem will be solved and the ma
ton will move forward to new
prosperity"
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
FEDERAL MEN
FIRE BULLETS
INTO RUM CAR
Suspected Liquor Law Violators
Caught After Wild Chase
Near Disautel
Three Are Taken
Lodged In County Jail; Face Fed.
eral Charges In Spokane
Courts

Three alleged liquor law violators
were arrested Saturday afternoon
after bullets from federal liquor
agents guns brought to an end a
hectic chase ever mountain roads
near Disautel.
Arrested were l.;rs. Bessie Brad
shaw and Bill LaFleur, taken into
custody when a car in which they
were fleeing was overtaken by the
federal agents, and Bob King, ar
rested at his home in Disautel.
Mrs. Bradshaw and LaFleur were
said by county officials, who helped
the government officers lay the
trap, to have been on their way to
Disautel with load of liquor when
the chase started. When they dis
covered that they were being fol-
lowed the alleged violators began
breaking Jugs and bottles, throwing
the broken glass in the roadway
behind them.
Hit Tire And Gas Tank
Federal agents opened fire when
they came within close range. One
bullet tore through the gas tank OF
the Model-A Ford in which Mrs.
Bradshaw and LaFleur were riding,
and another blew out rear tire.
Although gasoline was flowing from
the hole in the tank and one tire
was flat the driver kept the car at
high speed until the federal car
headed it off from the front.
Charged with liquor in possession,
the three alleged violatofS will be
bound over to the federal court at
Spokane. Bond was fixed at $1,000
each.
Although most of the liquor al
legged to have been carried in the
LaFleur car was thrown away
agents seized enough to use for
evidence purposes, county authori-
ties said yesterday.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
County Sportsmen
Will Meet In Onlak
Annual Meeting Will Be Held AT
Legion Hall; State Officials
To Attend

Sportsmen of Okanogan couney
will convene in Omak next Sunday
afternoon, December Is, at the an
nual session of the Okanogan Coun-
ty Game Protective association, &C
cording to an announcement made
last week by Leonard Therriault,
club president.
Mr.. Therriault revealed plans for
the meeting at sportsmen's ban
quet in Republic Wednesday even
ing, attended by several members Of
Okanogan county sportsmen's or
CARNATIONS.
Arrangements have been tenta-
lively made for Ray F. James, state
director of game, and Bernard T.
McCauley, chief of the state game
departments enforcement forces, to
attend the meeting, which will be
held at the American Legion hall
Election Important
Most important of the business
lined up for the session will be the
election of a president to succeed
Mr.. Therriault, who now is serving
his second term, and the selection of
directors to represent the organic
alton in tn various communities of
the county.
The meeting will draw delegates
from not only county game clubs but
from Wenatchee and other neigh
boring cities. 1t is considered the
most important sportsmen's func-
ton of the year.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
County Must Aid
Relief Program
Welfare Board Studies Unemploy-
ment Relief Problem At State
s7 Directors Request = &

Okanogan county may be required
to assume larger responsibility fol
unemployment relief after January
1, it was indicated today by W. w
Dillon, administrator of the fifth
district, VERA, who called attention
to a recent request of Charles F
Ernst, state administrator, for study
by the county welfare board of the
local relief problem.
Ernst's request to the welfare
board pointed out that aztec the
first of the year those states thai
have been depending upon fedora
aid for unemployment relief WoElc
be expected to bear greater por.
ton of the load themselves. Wash
ington is one of the states in thi
group, Dillon said.
Under the Mcdonald act, thu ough
which the states unemplo re-
lief is administered, counties and
cities are expected to provide half
of the money used for direct or
work relief to the unemployed. Be-
cause of their financial condition,
many counties have been unable to
contribute anything, or very little,
in the past, Dillon said. Okanogan
county he added, was reported in
poor financial condition after a sur
vey made year ago.
Seek New Information
The request from Ernst, upon
which the Okanogan welfare board
is working, is for information con-
corning the county's present finan-
cial condition and the possibility
Of local units of government parti-
cipating in the relief program here.
Ernst also asked for the welfare
boards estimate of the local relief
load for the first three months of
1885, and the maximum available To-
cal resources to be used in meeting
it, Dillon pointed out. The informa-
ton, when assembled will permit the
local community, the governor and
the legislature, to know exactly what
sort of situation is faced in unem-
ployment relief.
After gathering the information
sought, the welfare board is asked
to call a meeting of the leaders in
the community's principal activities,
to lay the facts before them. The
purpose of that meeting will be to
arouse the community to an appre-
citation of the extent and seriousness
of the situation faced, and to dis
cover if through an increase In pri-
vate employment the relief load can
be reduced, or, through an increase
in available resources from county
city or other local branches of gov
eminent, the need can be more
nearly met.
Members of the Okanogan county
welfare board who are studying the
problem, are D. s. Gamble, acting
chairman, Brewster; E. F. Taylor
Okanogan; B. A. Cast, Omak; Rev
John McNees, Winthrop; j. r. Ban.
non, Tonasket; Charles A. Whalley
Pateros.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
November Heavy
Marriage Month
More Couples Get Licenses Dur
ing Eleventh Month Than In
June, Records Show

During the month of November
which is succeeding June in Okan-
ogan county as the proverbial
month of brides, 81 couples secured
marriage licenses at the office OF
G.. B. Fore, county auditor, at the
courthouse in Okanogan.
Besides establishing the eleventh
month as the busiest in the marri-
age license business, the high Ii
cense total pushed the years total
to 1879, 10 more than were issued
during the entire preceding year.
With month to go, it is likely
that 1884 will break marriage rate
records of several years standing.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
TWO COUPLES ISSUED
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A marriage license was issued by
the county auditor at Okanogan
Saturday to Sam Watkins, Malott,
and Madeline Carpenter, Nespelem.
Chilliwist I'm of Malott was their
witness.
Percy Hambly and Gladys Corri-
gan, both of Hedley, B. c., secured
license the same day, their wit
ness being Sine Nelson, of Cav
ston, B. @.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
FOUR GRANGE UNITS
HOLD INSTALLATION

Members Of four Grange organi-
cations in Okanogan county met
last night at the Eagles hall
at a joint public installation OF Of
ficers. Approximately $50 Grange
members and visitors attended the
affair, held in Omak.
George I. Shaw, Twisp, deputy
state master and master of the
County Pomona Grange, was in
.stallng officer. Officers Of the
Conconully, Riverside, Malott and
Pogue Flat Oranges were inductec
Into office during the ceremony.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
Church Bazaar
Meets Success:
Nets Good Sum

The Ladies Aid Bazaar which was
held at the Community Methodist
church last Thursday night was
very successful. The total proceeds
from the sales amounted to $97.38.
The different booths receipts
were as follows: Flour and sugar
sack, 1895; cafeteria, $14.9O; fish
pond, $3.50; pillow case and scarf,
$19.45; candy, $9.42; apron SLIPS;
farmers booth, $3.50 and novelty
$10.11.
During the evening the high
school glee club sang and Dorothy
Churchill entertained with a solo.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
HAS OPERATION

DISAUTEL-Earl Henning had
the misfortune to crush one of his
toes last week. While In town to
have 1t taken care Of, he had an
operation to remove growth on his
hand. He is getting along nicely
and will soon be home. ~.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-12-12
PRACTICE is STARTED
BY BASKETBALL TEAM

The high school basket ball team
has started practice this week. All
the letter men except two are back
again and they expect to have a
strong team this year. No games
have been scheduled before the holi-
days.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02

The Twins need one more win
to gain the upper-hand in this
class. AS an appetizer. the girls
sextets Of the two institutions
will perform at 7:30 o'clock.
On Saturday night the Alexan-
drians will travel to Baltimore,
Md, for a game with Mt. st.
Joseph's College quint.
st. Johns Prep School quint
trek to Ballston. Va. tonight for
a game with the Washington and
Lee High tossers.
Petey Sarron, popular Alexan-
dria featherweight boxer, is train
ing daily at Portner's Arena for
his match with Freddie Miller,
worlds champion, in Cincinnati,
Ohio. February Z. Following this
bout Sarron will leave for Miami,
Fla, to meet Buckv Burton at the
Biscayne Arena, February 81.
Old Dominion Boat Club court
men are practicing daily at arm
ory hall to be ready for their big
game with Davis-Elkins College
quint here, February 6.
The Columbia Fire Department
qu1nt will play in the prelim.