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Evening star., 1935-08-21
F[Y|NGFORTRESS
LANDS AT DAYTON
Speed Record Believed Set
| by Bomber Entered in
Air Corps Contest.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, August 21.-Roar-
ing out OF the west the Army's new
flying fortress" hurtled over Dayton
and landed at nearby Wright Field at
SAT o'clock eastern Standard Time)
yesterday, completing the 2,l00-mile
night from Seattle, wash, in 8 hours
Average speed was 233 miles an hour.
Submitted by its builders. the Boeing
Aircraft Corp, in competition for air
corps bombardment planes, to be held
at Wright Field tomorrow, the huge
four-motored ship was believed by offl-
cials to have shattered all speed
records for military ships Of COM
parable size.
Leslie Tower, chief test pilot for
the builders, said the big ship flew the
entire distance at an average altitude
OF 12,500 feet.
with the exception of short
stretch near Cheyenne, Wyo.," he said.
I'VE had almeSt perfect weather.
I'VE weren't trying to break any
speed records"
MARTIN BOMBER READY.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Births Reported.

Lester and walburga Sitter, twin girls.
Fay and Esthet Brabson. twins. boy anc
girl
Salvatore and Rebecca Soldano. boy.
Morris and Olive Babb. boy.
Harry and Lois Merritt boy.
Persy and Belle Springer, boy;
Cornelius and Mary Doherty, boy.
william and Edna Greenfield boy.
John and Mary Pierrepont. girl.
william and Sibyl Tuckey. girl
John and Eleanor Bailey. girl.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Ellsworth and Thelma Downing. girl.
Harry and Teresa Burke. girl.
James and Sarah Wiley. girl.
Chris and Ruth James, girl.
Edward and Elizabeth Dvyer, girl.
John and Jane Person, girl.
Etteo and Stepania Dambrosis. boy.
William and Gladys Verling boy.
Samuel and Sarah Jontiff. boy.
William and Zella Douglas. boy.
Hardin and Mildred Olson. boy.
Joseph and Catherine WreSh, boy.
Mark and Julis Redding. boy.
Mangus and Zeldo Thompson boy.
Milton and Eleanor Briggs. girl.
Michael and Gertrude Scarpelli. girl
Ira and Sara Wood. girl.
Edward and Dora Lonsinger girl.
Victor and Rose Donnelly. girl
Evening star., 1935-08-21

George and Nellie Grimm. girl.
Ronald and Ruth Cox, girl
Alfred and Mary Rothschild, jr., girl.
wilbur and Mary Selby, girl.
Edward and Viola Lynch boy.
Robert and Dorothy Perry. boy.
Robert and Mary Davis. boy.
Wilbur and Sadie Boone boy.
James and Oarlee Gilbert, girl.
James and Viola Mason, girl,
Thomas and Hella Carol girl
Alex and Ruth Brooks. girl.
Joseph and Nora Brown. boy.
John. and Dorothy Miller. boy.
Charles and Alexandra Kye. girl.
Joseph and Alice Mathis. girl.
Herman and Elizabeth Anderson, girl.
James and Mary Green. girl.
Arthur and Florencia Stevenson, girl.
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LONGVIEW

MT. and Mrs. Gust Was+,,,r al
daughter Mildred, and Mrs KIs+
We're Monday night vis;t or .. - MAT tSa
Nels ArnesOn home. az the
Mrs. Ed ArnesOn and da,,OIbts,
Minnie were Monday afternoon Tr
visitors at Mrs. Math Hovland3s
Plentywood callers Tuesday wsro
Gust Westrup and family and
Leonard and Reinert Rowland
Ruby Rowland was around Tuas-
day taking subscriptions for The
Farmers Wife.
Willie, Goldie and Freda West
rup spent the week end at Their
parental home.
Mlvin Arneson was a Thanks
giving guest at the Gust Westrup
home.
Christ Bull was a Thursday Wis.
itor at the Nels Arneson home.
Nels Nelson and Christ Buhl
were Wednesday visitors at the
Louie Anderson home.
Melvin and Nels Arneson were
Comertown callers Wednesday eve
ming.
Morris and Ruby Rowland called
at the Bill Golf home Sunday.
The Gust Westrup family called
at the Nels Arneson home Sunday
afternoon.
Christ and Reinert HovlanS
were to Coalridge Saturday.
Mr.. Fred Miller and son Fred
die were Plentywood callers on Sa
urday.
Mrs. Math Hovland and son
were Sunday evening visitors a
the N. A. Arneson home.
Fred Herman, Art and Andrev
Christensen were around Sunda
getting signers for the Antelope
Coalridge road.
Freddie and Willie Miller an
Bill Westrup were Saturday nigh
visitors at the N. A. Arneson HON
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Zeal Brevities

;tb the board Of County Commits
s zion, Tuesday in connection with
the new unemployment set-up.
Dan J. Mccall Of Comertown
nod the misfortune, to fall on the
;cv streets of PlentywoOd Satur-
dav night, breaking his leg just
ohove the ankle. He was immed-
;ateiv rushed to the Memorial hos
n;foi where the injury was attend
"a 70 bv DR.. Hall. He was able
~ leave for home Tuesday, but
ILL have to rest up for some five
~ six weeks until a plaster cast
!. removed from the leg. Mr.. Nc
CoII with his wife, was about to
ot+end the dance held at the FL
Temple. when he met with the ac-
cident.
Mrs. Viggo Peterson returned
n her home at Peerless after hav-
ING spent a week visiting with her
! friends in Plentywood.
Mrs Willard Buckley is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Pete Gallagher of Plentywood. She
renorts that conditions are not
verv good in Glasgow due to the
fact that several men are being
laid off work on the Dam, while
others have had their wages anC
hours reduced.
Albert Rorvig and Andy Abbo'
of Reserve were business callers
! in Plentywood on Tuesday.
i John Klesis is back, from Glas
cow, where he was employed 70,
some time past. -
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boelens and
Son Gordon were Plentywood visi-
tors Tuesday.
Robert Cook was at Jack Barges
over the week end.
Miss Erna Kazeck spent Thanks
giving at the parental Art Kazeck
home.
Harry Whitish has been hauling
coal from the Frank Jones coal
mine near Ksler's.
Walter Barge was in Plenty
wood Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whitish and
Geore and lone Sorem helped at A
Kazeck's Sunday.
The Nels Thompson family was
IN Plentywood Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Boelens were
callers at Jack Barge's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Barge spen
a couple days last week with Mr.
Barge's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Barge o.
Plentywood.
Ted Flakne accompanied Chas
Madsen to Plentywod Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Beel mo
tored to Plentywood.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boelens, child
rem, Gordon and Ardith, and Mr..
Joe Whitish were visiting at Han
ny Whitish's Monday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Art Kazeck an
1nor Sorem called at n. A. Whit
ish's Monday.
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family and Mrs. johnson and Miss
Agnes Johnson on Thanksgiving
day.
Miss Agnes Espelund spent the
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
MRS. Thor Espelund, east of Ante
lope.
The basketball team Of Reserve
was defeated on the floor of the
Dagmar gym Friday night by a
score Of 1928. The boys showed
lots Of spirit in tackling team of
older and much larger boys. Adults
who accompanied them to Dagmar
were; Mr.. Roesti, Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
Madsen, Soren Rungborg and
Aage Jacobsen.
Mr.. Rice and Bruce Henderson
were Thanksgiving day guests at
the Mootheart home in Culbertson
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Caspar were
guests at the Jacobsen home OF
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aage Jacobsen EN-
tertained the members of the ia.
cobsen family and Carl Lind or
Thanksgiving day.
Upper grade girls here have or
ganized a All Club which is max
ing great progress. The girls have
for their president, Eva Johansen
vice-president, Betty Jean Hansel
secretary, Mabel Johansen; treas
urer, Dorothy Mouritsen; news re
porter, Norma; Christensen an,
som and yell leader, Marvel Jacob
sen. Their leaders are Mrs. h
/ Everson and Mrs. Peter Groskurt
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sCOBEY

Continued from page one)
overpass. Lawler Corp. of Butte,
$84,579.
On highway No. 10 a mile west
Of Forsyth in Rosebud county,
grading, Surfacing and bituminous
surface treatment of SIS miles to
eliminate a grade crossing on the
Northern Pacific, McNutt Brothers
$80,666.
On highway No. 81 two miles
west Of Lewistown in Fergus coun
ty on the road from Lewistown to
Great Falls, reinfrced concrete
overpass over the milwaukee
tracks, red B. Dudley, $45,804.
CAPITOL APPROACH
PAVED
One of the greatest improve
ments ON state property-a need
that has been appreciated general
ly for years, viii be the improve
ments around the state capitol
building at Helena.
A contract for grading and Port
land cement concrete paving of
.841 miles of the state capitol ap-
proach project in Helena was let
to M. Kelly and Son of Butte for
1881
BUILDERS GET
JUICY CONTRACTS
Other contracts awarded were
as follows:
Grading and road mix oil sur
facing of .597 miles of city streets
in Hysham, Treasure county, D.
M. Manning, $19,833.
Grading, surfacing and construC
ton of four bridges of 8.467 miles
> of the Lavina south feeder high
way in Golden Valley and Yellow
: stone counties, Collision & Deliver
Inc, Billings, $119,497.
Grading and surfacing of 4.564
miles of the Waller east feeder
road in Pondera county. Tomlinsol
Arkwright Construction Co. Grea
Falls, $55,659.
: Grading and surfacing of 2.89
miles of the Big Timber north fee,
er highway in Sweet Grass county
G. & F. Tearnin and Trucking Co
q Butte, $49,S78.
r Gradin ,surfacing and construc
ton of bridge of 3.101 miles {
S the Myers bridge east road
Treasure County, Collision & Do
r ven, Inc, Billings, $42,957.
Grading of 10.804 miles of til
Elmo west section of the Plains
Elmo road in Flathead and Lal
counties, Poston Brothers, Kali
" pell, $119,720.
r Grading of GA miles of Il
n Skalkaho road in Granite count
Barnard-Curtiss Co., Minneapoli
y $S2,1S9.
j. Grading, surfacing and a CO..
4. crete bridge on the Billings Ell
of the Billings-Hardin section
k U. S. Highway No. 81 in Yello7
IS stone county, 1862 miles long,
m A. Wagner Construction C,
r. Sioux Falls, S. D. $27,681.
re Grading of 6.678 miles of t
t. Vigilante trail in Madison count
Id Threet Brothers Construction C
he Lowell, Wyo., $64,737.
ne Four treated timber pile tres
re bridges on the above highway,
ne M. Manning, HyshaIn, $8,708.
ty BIDS EXCESSIVE
no ON THE PROJECTS
d Those projects upon which d
an were excessive and rejected
&c the commission will be re-advert
T., d and be part of the Decent
d. 20 letting. They were: Gradi
IL of 1876 miles of the Scobey-Pl
ng tywood road in Sheridan coun
a construction of a steel and c,
$50 crete overpass of the Great N
10 thern railway tracks near Gar
+. on the Great Falls-Belt road
ar. Cascade County and the grad
ma, of .595 miles of Megrrill avenue
ct Glendive in Dawson county.
Is Old IoewSnanera for sale at 1
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p. i, coming .t to hl If
c y, ard the * bid tims Of Of
FL have the he t to s p p.
% ION u Timber =, 14th.
sS'y' hat Dt the old Gent
JrsIs ddsr in apPeSs e has
&c heavy Wv. work HAT It San
: he Oelle';a + should be
s.,.s;.iOl + I.,. e to the kid
:,l5 Hsks him 'ns''
+. Mrs. James mes. oi MsyTio Gl
ID their i ,, s9lls in Plenty
y Bi,5aII[i.s9v,.-dnving t to the
2 :', mere their s0 7,,i6 EaeTy
I'll s .e.l,v.0enied by Miss
~: sco'I q Wolf Point t;
S I engaged as a school
ri 4 Malta w..
j Bs'i X IPIentywoOd last
II F's :, business:
by, r. SINGER of Medicine
Fax a.,S S,l-', Visitors seen 20. on
-: I p 'PlentywOOd this
/ -, Mrs. Peter Beveri 3tye
r.! - -l left Plentyw'0dG -b laSs
e. = for California MA ~iiS'e
Fl 4 spsnd the winter
~. Orille A Sch
f iS Si!isf Sl' Of Glasgow Ma Ma,
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Miss Marge Peterson is temper
arily employed at the County Sup
erintendent's office in Plentywood. |
Mrs. Ewald Rustadt of Zahl, N.
Oak. is a guest at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Peterson and
Norma and Marge were Thanksgiv
ing day guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Sorbelg at Froid.
Mr.. and Mrs. viggo Strandskov
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans P. Madsen
and Miss Laura Peterson visited
Fort Peck and Nashua on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Rue of Plen
! tywood were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Kallak on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mauritsen
celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary Sunday at their home in
the Dagmar district. A large mum
Der went out from Reserve to join
with neighbors and relatives in
honoring the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Viggo Strandskov
Charles Wien and Hurlief Strand
skov of Dagmar were Plentywood
visitors on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.. Faaborg anC
= Norma Lu of Medicine Lake were
guests at the Gibbons home or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George AasvaC
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o
a Totdahl at their home on the Res
III ervation on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Strand, MI
u and Mrs. Harold Everson wer
Z guests at the Evenson home O,
Thursday.
&c Mrs. E. G. Ferguson returned t
&c her home in Chinook on Wedne:
s. day after a three day visit wit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Halvc
Al Everson.
ne Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Ault an
n daughter of Wolf Point wei
IN Thanksgiving day guests of Mr.
IL Ault's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. DAY
Murk.
nm Mrs. Conole had as her CUES
If On Thanksgiving day, Mr.. and M
IN c. F. McNulty, Miss Katherine n
Nulty and Mrs. Francis McNult
of Plentywood, and Mr.. and MI
of Gibbons and Michael.
mt Mr.. and Mrs. Siewert Joha
AL sen and daughters were guests
re Mrs. Johansen's sister, Mrs. Abe
Jacobsen in Homestead on Than
giving day.
len Miss Sylvis Jacobsen spe
the holidays with her parents, N
and Mrs. Paul Jacobsen. Sylv
ep- is attending high school in Fro
nee Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Riley ents
tanned the members of the Kali
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oryal A. Schmidt, Pastor

All who desire to receive IN
struction for Confirmation are ask
ed to meet at the church Satur-
day afternoon at 1870. p. m.
Next Sunday, December 8,
there will be services IN Plenty
wood at IL a. m. and IN Arcner
at 8 p. m. :,
There will be a meeting. OF all
young people and others who are
interested in Luther League WORK
at the church Sunday evening at
7:30 p. m.
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EVmTNeVg
WSTBY

Wesley
r,.,, Of DOoley ard Maui
-, LT,'l Of outlook are staying ;1yI
A ~ T Il home at West
s. - trading the north road
..,5 rrerson mOtored Mrs.
T 4 to Bea'lbier Mon
Tbey ntumed home the same
= cities. Mr.. Torkelson OF
s. accompanied him and
s ~ Mounds Park Hospital
Pa Psrl for medical treatment.
son relief clients met their
srglt at the Crystal Monday
IN relief orders and sur
.ood.
Peterson and Andrew Kro-
q Lone Tree were Westoy
less callers Monday.
Il Olson arrived from Cour-
.sIene. Idaho Saturday and will
n 70 bushes affairs Of Mr..
ress. He will return back
Monday. Olaf intends to
4 TIE winter at Seattle. He re-
the apples were frosted con-
rable at IDAHO.
|kunty Commissioner Hunter Of
q and Relief Administrator
isrgast Of Plentywood attend
business affairs at Westby
lay.
E Intermediate grades gave
plays Wednesday afternoon
zning to Thanksgiving day.
sir rOoms. In the fifth grade.
Stageberg, Marlys, Melvin
Burton johnson, Howard Hut
were on the program commit
1,zndpa" SpOklie passed away
be home Of his daughter, Mrs
ed OvergaaTd, Tuesday.
Grandpa Lien is seriously il
be home Of his dauhter, Mrs
p June Of Pleasant Valley.
sca, June Of Pleasant Vale,
a caller at Alkabo Monda,
Tuesday.
rS Herman Anderson spen
stay ont on the farm.
neoen Hultgren motored t
nan Wednesday, to bring bac
we Who is very much in
he lindall children checked i
books Tuesday and will Ell
d ne COmertOwn school.
Northagen, Mrs. Hilda Hal
and Mrs. Edwin Helset
sea at the County Seat Tue
So uOSed Wednesday f
/ lNgying until Monday MOI
I gOt Of town students lie
Le,' respective homes retur
0acE to school Monday.
b l-fIe: johnson, Charles Mye
] = 81. LelIll1ger and Walter Fri,
S S..ended to business affairs
county Seat Wednesday.
I FT., Elias Olson and son R:
IlAhon were town callers
I 7. and Mrs. Henry Rohwet
30, -SIlroy spent Thanksgiving
y and Mrs. Earl Chaffee
]. Monday after a visit W
20, . and Daleview relati
trends.
Us Francis Carlson is TAX
q Ms. Elizabeth WitZber
: hath is very poor.
IS wish her a speedy req
= Eaton spent Thanksgiv
! us family at Dooley
-loe Akron at Outlook. I
80 back to Westby the 81
safles Johnson of our fac
Pent Thanksgiving at Pie
! Nordhagen, Emelia Du
Ienert Stubbe were CrC
callers Wednesday.
; Howard Of our high SC
a vas a dinner guest Thurs
home Of Mrs. Melvin.
~ Nordhagen and Rel
left Thursday on a /
up to Minnesota.
~ Nelson met his daugf
and Mabel who were
z via the 500 Line from
and Mrs. Paul Hultgrer
-. relatives and friend
~ Sgiving dinner at
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Get your job printing done at
the Producers News Printery-
the home Of good job printing.
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FOR SALE-Large, meaty, pure
bred Bronze Turkeys from bird
Brothers, Shelton, Lathrop and
Wright strains. Also Reiman
birds, plump, stocky. Pens Of
unrelated stock. Toms Sc up;
hens 81. Choose now. Mrs.
Anne Anhalt, Westby, Mont. Stp'
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J. BULL. UNCLE SAM
DRAWING CLOSER

Momentarily, however, Britain
is not particularly worried by this
closer drawing-together of Canada
and the United States. The Otta-
wa agreement still maintains a
preferential position for British
empire trade, and Anglo-American
rivalries are for the time being
overshadowed by q common con-
Germ over Japanese aggression in
the Far East.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-06

Old newspapers for sale at this
office.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-06

Miss Sylvis Jacobsen spent
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Jacobsen. Sylvis
is attending high school in Froid.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Riley enter
tanned the members Of the Kallak
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Siewert johann
sen and daughters were guests of
Mrs. Johansen's sister, Mrs. Albert
Jacobsen in Homestead on Thanks
giving day.
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CANADIAN FAVORS MUST
GO To OTHERS

Tariff concessions granted tx
Canada under the pact will have
to be extended to other countries
under most favored nation treaties
except for Germany, which re
nounced her treaty with the Unit
ed States. But trade with othel
countries in the products involved
is not extensive.
More important are the long
range international implications
The Canadian liberal party is ira
ditionallv closer to the United Sta
tes in its orientation than tn
strongly British Conservative
The speedy consummation of tn
treaty with the United States wa
direct result of the election vic
tory of the liberals, who also stan
for lower tariffs in general.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-06

4 Olson arrived from Cour.
sIene. Idaho Saturday and will
d 70 bushes affairs Of Mr..
ress. He will return back
Monday. Olaf intends to
Z TIE winter at Seattle. He re-
the apples were frosted con-
rable at Idaho.
, 1935-06-18

cent a year ago. Rains in the northern part Of the
state brought the average for grapefruit up.
The report confirms the reports which have been
received before In the Valley. that condition Of fruit
at the present stages presages a short crop for the
isS5-l936 season. A short crop should mean higher
prices to the grower in Florida and in the Valley. II
will mean higher prices If the grower Is smart.
But II the grower in the Valley and in Florida al
lows conditions to prevail during the coming season
similar to those characterizing the season Just past,
he may expect to get just what he got the past sea
son.
Citrus growers have a wonderful chance to recoup
their losses OF past years.
VIII they. by organization, by advertising, by the
support OF laws eliminating the useless shipper and
trucker. take advantage Of the opportunity?
, 1935-06-18
Flashes
(By The Associated Pressl
Fires For Firemen

(By The Associated Press)
No Fires For Firemen
TAMAQUA. Pa. - The visiting
firemen n in town. but they'll
hear no fire alarms trhile they're
here.
Fire Chief Frank Behr, remem-
bering the 81 false alarms turned
In during last years convention
In Sunbury. ordered the alarm
system turned off for duration Of
the current meeting.
Telephone arrangements have
been made for handling real
fire calls.
Tallyho Up-tO-Date
MIAMI, Fla. - Sportsmen with
an eye TO comfort tried a fox
hunt by automobile but IL didn't
work out SO well.
For one thing. after the cast. the
dogs became % badly separated
from the motorized hunters that
IL took the edge off the fun.
For another. the automobiles
took a good deal OF punishment
IN attempting cross country trav-
ell.
No results Of the hunt we're
chalked up Tuesday as several
scratched. weary hunters. several
damaged automobiles. several lost
dogs and n solitary dead fox.
Storm Tactics
STEPHENSVHLLE. TeX.-When
there's a tornado coming, the idea
Is TO "scram."
M L. Hays saw a twister bear
Ing down on his home. bundled
the family into q motor car and
sped out Of its path.
The home was DESTROYED, but
the Hays family was safe.
High Old Time
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.
For seven years III. T.. Wood. Sr.,
has celebrated his birthday by
climbing Pixies Peak, either by coz
road or motor car.
Monday he sought a greater
thrill. He chartered an alrplane
and celebrated his s7th birthday
by flying over the snow-clad
mountain. J. Z. Laycock, IS. ac-
companied him lust for the fun
, 1935-06-18
A Real Works Project

While the national relief administration is eagerly
looking for projects under the recently appropriated
4 billion dollar fund that will put men to work. 1t
might be an opportune time to again impress upon
the powers that be the desirability Of the Valleys
flood control works as o project of the type desired.
At present the International Boundary commission
is seriously hampered by lack Of funds with which to
continue the work already under way here In the VAL
ley. The major part Of this work in the Valley counties
calls for little or no expenditures for materials. The
great bulk Of the money desired for expenditure here
would be paid out for labor, especially in the present
emergency Of high water.
OF course. the completed project as planned for
many years, including the construction Of at least
two dams in the upper reaches Of the Rio Grande,
viii undoubtedly call for the spending Of a larger
proportion Of money for materials than Is the case
in the Valley counties. but surely the desirability Of
the project as a whole. the protection 1t will afford,
the conservation Of irrigation waters it viii secure,
more than make up for the increased proportion Of
funds to be spent for materials.
The ERA under Harry Hopkins. as we understand.
has set out a hard and fast rule that for each man
employed on projects under the new appropriation,
there can be spent only sl.4oo per year for materials.
We further understand that Mr.. Hopkins ruling
takes no account whatever Of the increased employ
ment to be brought about by the manufacture or the
production OF this material. The sl.4O0 represents the
sum total that may be paid for material placed on
the job.
We in the Valley have seen enough Of this raking
Of leaves, cutting Of weeds. planting palms and leav-
ing them to die by the roadside and all that sort Of
thing. We and our children and their children are
going to foot the ultimate bill Of the present and
future relief spending. Surely we are entitled to
have that money spent on projects that viii give US.
our children and their children something to show
for the money.
This flood control and water conservation project
Is such a proposal. For years and years its need has
been felt by everyone who has given any thought AZ
all to the future Of this section. The West bill nov
before congress provides the necessary machinery for
active work on the proposal.
> It provides for the treaty with Mexico which has
been discussed and agitated on both sides Of the Rio
Grande for many years. 1t provides for the construc-
ton Of the impounding dams beyond Rio Grande
City which have been a part Of Valley plans for more
than 20 years.
Now would seem to be the time to put on the pressure
TO secure immediate and favorable action on the
West bill.