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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

A special drive to enlist army
fIyinR cadets Is under way. apple
cafions for examinations no longer
mugt he approved in Washington,
but may be approved by the COM
manding general, Ninth corps area
Presidio of San Francisco. In ad-
ditiOn to the regular examining
boards at Air Corps stations,
SpeciaI FLYING board viii soon visit
the universities where R-O.T.C.
units are located. The professors OF
military science and tactics at
these universities are prepared to
give full information to all Inter-
ested men
The army air corps offers an ex-
cellent opportunity to college men to
become airplane pilots. Those who are
qualified to undergo flying training
not only receive the benefit OF free
tuition under a system OF instruction
conceded to be superior to any IN the
world. but. in addition, they are paid,
fed and clothed during the whole time
they are on a student status. The army
system OF flying instruction is held In
so high regard that an applicant for
a position as pilot with commercial
airline company requires no better
recommendation as to his fitness and
adaptability for such position than
proof that ne Is graduate OF tllS
army air corps training center and has
satisfactorily completed a tour OF duty
with a tactical unit.
At the present time, practically all
candidates who qualify can be ap-
pointed flying cadets at the air corps
training center, Randolph field, San
Antonio. Tex. Candidates for such ap-
pointment must be unmarried male
citizens, between 20 and 26 years Of
age. Those who have not satisfactorily
completed at least two years Of STAN
dard college work must pass written
educational examination, which is the
equivalent thereof If the applicant can
present evidence of having satisfactor-
lily completed two years of college, no
written examination is required.
Candidates accepted for flying cadet
appointment are authorized to appear
before Flying Cadet Examining boards
located at army air corps stations and
at other army posts where facilities
exist for conducting the physical eX-
animation for flying 1t should be re-
membered that the physical standard
for flying is of necessity more rigid
than that for enlistment in the regular
army, especially as to vision. hearing
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
.DEADLNE NEARS
FOR FARM BOOKS
Al BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD
START ACCOUNT BOOKS
IMMEDIATELY

Boys and girls Of Al clubs
should start their farm account
books at once 70 put them In line
for an award Ina the fifth national
al farm account contest which
offers S05 prizes tOtaIing $500 In
cash and merchandise. This con-
test Is conducted by state and
federal extension agents.
March / is the last date on which
the books may be opened. They ere
required to cover IL consecutive months
and may also be started as of Jan. ]
and Feb. /. Club members interested
in enrolling may secure blank books
and rules and the prize list through
their local leader or county agent.
Prizes win be awarded on the basis
OF individual accomplishment alone
and all material IN the records VIII
be held confidential and returned 10
the owners after the judging. Con-
teStants must also submit an analysts
OF their record Of I, 200 words or leaa.
showing the principal sources Of profit
and loss and suggesting how 10 ramas
g1e farm ray bekteE.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

and the nervous system. Vision must
be normal, that is, 1920 for each eye,
without glasses. Candidates must have
unimpared ocular muscle balance, good
hearing, a stable and balanced eQui-
hbrium, normal color vision and a
stable nervous system. No expense TO
the applicant is involved in the ex-
animation itself. The only expense in
CURED in reporting for examination is
the transportation involved to and
from the place of examination, and the
money expended for meals and lodging
for from one to three days.
Prospective candidates, in order to
avoid unnecessary expense, should Sc
cure a preliminary examination by a
physician before reporting to a flying
cadet examining board Examination
by this board can be given at practic-
ally any time, with the exception Of
the written examinations. The written
examinations, for those who are re-
Quired to take them, are usually con-
Quoted on the second Tuesday in April,
August and December.
Glasses usually commence training at
the air corps training center on March
1st July LIST and Oct. 18th. At present,
all qualified candidates can be assigned
to the first class scheduled to COM
mence training after they are informed
that they have met the necessary re-
quirementS incident to a flying cadet
appointment. Flying cadets are fur
nished government transportation from
their place of enlistment to Randolph
field near San Antonio, Tex. They
receive pay at the rate Of SIS per
month while undergoing training, a
ration allowance Of 81 per day, and
they are quartered at no expense to
themselves under most pleasant sur
roundingS in barracks which afford all
modern conveniences. A distinctive
uniform and necessary equipment are
furnished.
The course of instruction at the air
corps training center normally requires
one year, and it is given under ideal
conditions and under supervision Of
expert army flying personnel. In adj
dition to about 1913 hours in the air,
flying cadets are given instruction in
airplane engines, machine guns, navi-
cation and other academic subjects
necessary for the military pilot.
Young men who are interested in this
excellent, intensive training should
consult the professor of military
science and tactics, where possible,
information as to location may be
obtained from nearest college or uni
versity), communicate directly with
the adjutant general Of the army,
washington, D. c., the chief Of the
air corps, United States army. Wash
ington, D. c., the commanding general.
Ninth corps area, Preside Of San
Francisco, Calf, or the nearest re-
cruiting officer, United States army.
Application blanks and related instruc-
lions may be obtained from any OF
the above named agencies. Appllca-
tons from candidates within the Ninth
corps area California, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho Wyoming, Nevada, Utah,
Montana and Alaska) should be sub
mitted for action directly to the COM
general, Ninth corps area,
Preside of San Francisco, Calf
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Garden Hose and Wet Blankets
Saved Main Street of Butte IN
Disastrous Conflagration, 1889

II write as one who took part IN
Butte's big fire Of Sept. %, 1885," says
George P. Porter, former state auditor,
in a letter from Helena to the Montana
Standard at Butte which was published
recently. Mr.. Porter, although. born
in Helena, was reared IN Butte. AT
the time of the fire" he states, Il was
a volunteer fireman and an employe
of the E. L. Bonner Co., later the
Bonner Mercantile Co., and later the
NJ. j. Council Co." These firms in their
turn occupied the building at the
northwest corner of Main and Granite,
now occupied by an auto agency.
The day of the fire a terrific wind
was blowing" Mr.. Porter says. Il was
at home when the alarm was sounded.
I responded as fast as my legs could
carry me. I could see the light Of the
fire reflected in the sky long before
saw the flames. At Broadway and
Main the flames we're visible, roaring
away as they spread from building to
building
Heat Was Intense
Il headed straight for the store of
the Bonner company. There I found
Bob TAFT, now of Whitehall. John TAFT
and a man named Stout busy in the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Montana Livestock and Ranges
Benefit by Mild, Open Weather

All classes Of livestock benefited
from the mild, open weather In
January, Jay G. Diamond, Stats
tician for the bureau of agricultural
economies, said In the February
range and livestock report. The
condition of the ranges on the first
Of February was estimated at "a
percent of normal; cattle at 80
percent of normal and sheep at SS
percent.
During January, the report said
winter ranges were mostly open with
only light snow covering them. Fan
to good range feed was reported from
all except the drouth localities il
northeastern Montana and some coun-
ties in central Montana. Outside Of tho
dry areas where it has been necessary
to ship in considerable Of the winter
feed needs, hay and feed supplies are
generally ample and livestock are gen.
orally reported in good shape.
At "a percent of normal. the condi-
ton Of ranges on Feb. 1, was I'M
changed from that of a month earlier
and was Is points higher than that OF
a year ago. Despite the poor condition
Of range feed due to drouth damage
in parts of northeastern and central
Montana, the Feb. condition was only
moderately below the lO-year average
of 78.4, the report showed. Winter
ranges were mostly free from snow
during January and comparatively
mild, open weather reduced greatly the
need of supplemental feeding of both
cattle and sheep
The condition of cattle at 81 percent
Of normal. improved two points during
the month and was eight points higher
compared with a year earlier. There
are some thin cattle in the dry areas
of northeastern and central Montana
but elsewhere cattle are reported in
fair condition with much less than the
usual winter shrinkage to date and
with only slight losses.
AT So percent of normal, the condi-
ton of sheep was two points better
than the Sc percent listed month
earlier and seven points better than
the 81 figure of a year ago. The 10
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Work Starts Soon
on Jessup Hatchery

AS soon as the deeds to the property
are finally approved by the department.
Of the interior, work viii be started
on the big federal fish hatchery on
the A6iIl creek site OF the old JesSup
mill east OF Kalispen, according TO
The fish reared win be used for stock
ing Glacier park waters.
The initial setup calls for 30 hatch
ing troughs, IL rearing ponds IL by
100 feet and IL rearing ponds 10 by
80 feet. The capacity Of the plant at
the start win be $4,000 legal size fish
a year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

year average for sheep condition on
FEB. l is 89.9 percent. Sheepmen gem
orally have been able to conserve
winter feed supplies as the result Of
favorable weather of the past two
months, which has permitted consider
able use of range and pasture feed.
Losses to date have been light and
sheep are generally in very good con-
dition,v the report said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
STUDENTS LEARN
ALL ABOUT GIRLS

A book OF etiquette for campus
life is the "MSC POstscripts," just
distributed at Montana State col
lege by Saberettes, organization of
Reserved Officers training corps
coed sponsors.
If the inspired freshman is In doubt
about how to go about making a date
with the girl of his choice, he viii find
the answer in "PostScripts." Does the
lad who has just "hung his pin" know
how much candy he should present
the sisters at the sorority? The answer
to that is in "PoStScriptS" as well as
dos and don'tS for most Of the stu
atoms that arise in college social life
Pat Hart Of Livingston, editor, says
che book is not intended to be "a short
cut to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness" but ut will clear up a lot
of dusty situations in your college life
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

During 1886, 9OO,OOO,0OO kilowatt
hours Of electrical energy we're pro-
duced through means of internal COM
bustion, as compared to $40, All 900 kilo-
watt hours from the same source
during 1885.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
ARMY SEEKS MEN
FOR AIR SERVICE
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY OF
FERED COLLEGE MEN TO
BECOME PILOTS

Army System Of Flying Instruction
Held as Best Recommendation for
Position With Commercial Airline
Companies
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

Britain must build houses at the rate
of $4,000 a year to keep up with her
increasing number Of families.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

program or finding your gum
without starting a fire (or waking
an usher.
The medical profession is repre-
sented by DIR. w. w. Hoffman, OF
JohnstoWn, Pa, with a directional
signal for automobiles, and by DR..
M. P. Daugherty, of MarysVille,
Kan, with collapsible cap for
tooth past and other tubes.
FOR TIRED CADDIES
For the tired caddy there is a
golf club bag which is not a bag"
at all but four-rod sort of thing
with places for clubs, balls. etc.
And there is a twoWheeled vehicle
to wheel a golf bag. The vehicle is
the invention Of Otto w. Peterson,
of Seattle, Wash, and the new
golf bag is John P. Agnew's.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Lutherans Prepare
To Attend ConCIaVe

Washington Lutherans will at
tend the eleventh biennial conven-
ton of the United Lutheran
Church in America, meeting in
Baltimore October 4-12. inclusive.
Martin A. McGrory, president of
the Maryland Synodical Brother
hood of Lutheran Men, will head
the District delegation and will
give the welcoming address on
Monday evening in the Lord Bal,
timore Hotel, headquarters for the
eight-day convention.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Movies Of All Fires
Planned by Boston

BOSTON, Sept. Talking
pictures" will be taken of all ma
jor fires in Boston. The object-to
have firemen study themselves in
action. Through this method, Fire
Commissioner Arthur Reilly be
lieVes the men who fought the
fires can study what they did dur
ing their haste and excitement at
the fire and thus perfect their
method Of fighting fires.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Outing Planned
By "Cub" Scouts

Therell be "cubs" all over the
place at Sixteenth and Kennedy
Streets, tomorrow afternoon when
the Washington Council of Boy
Scouts holds its "palaver" of So
cub packs.
Gathering at $3.50 the scout!ets
will participate in all sorts Of
games and stunts, ending with a
picnic supper. An Indian dance
will be led by Palmer Byrd, of the
Indian Bureau.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
OLD Time FAIR
FOR MARLBORO

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Sept.
30.-A regular old-fashioned coun-
try fair. featuring everything from
cattle and draft horses to hem
stitching and pickles, will be held
here beginning October 13 and last
ing through October IS.
Five Maryland counties will be
represented-Anne Arundel, Cal
vert, Charles, Saint Marys and
Prince Georges.
All of the fourth clubs in south
ern Maryland will participate. The
fair will feature live stock, house
hold arts, poultry, exhibitions and
tobacco judging.
William G.. Brooke, of Upper
Marlboro, is secretary of the South
ern Maryland Fair Association,
and is in charge of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
ton Times Staff Photo

the Wind" is served up to an
executioner's turn.
At least two words which Miss
Boothe employs in kiss the
Boys Goodbye are destined i'm
mediately to become part and
parcel of New York's slanguage.
These words are suit" and "go."
A suit, in which Cindy Lou, the
Southern belle, eventually finds
herself. is a rage, mad of epic
proportions. "A slight CO." which
Cindy Lou asks for at cocktail
time. is just Old South for a
couple of fingers of corn whiskey,
straight.
Two of the girls at Twenty One
at luncheon time today ordered
"a slight CO." which the bar
tender, without batting an eye
lash, served up without question.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
END HANDICAP
Plea Starts Action to
Educate CrippLes

Plans for enlarging the Dis
trict's educational system to pro
vide high-school training for
crippled children will be discussed
at meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation next Wednesday.
The eightm a n Langdon
Alumni Association, composed of
handicapped graduates, has petit
toned the board to take some &C
ton to extend the educational
facilities for crippled children,
now limited to elementary schools.
1t is expected the matter will
be referred to the newly organized
committee for handicapped chill
dren,
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
GIRDLER SEES
TRADE IN Peril

CLEVELAND, Sept. 80 d.N.s).
The United States today is stand
ing at a crossroads with a choice
between "free private enterprise"
and "some form of the collectivist
state"
This theory was presented at
the convention banquet of the
Association of Iron and Steel En-
gineers by Tom M. Girdler, chair
man of the board of Republic
Steel Corporation and president
of the American Iron and Steel
Institute. Girdler said:
Down one road is free private
enterprise. with exactly the de-
gree of regulation as may be
necessary for the public good.
Down the other road is industry
.shackled, regimented, burdened
"a road leading direct to some
form Of the collectiviSt state"
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Kills Self
After Falling
To Steal Plane

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal,
Sept. 30 (I.N.S0.-WhiIe au-
thOritieS sought him ON a
charge of attempting to
steal an airplane, Ralph w.
Hicks, an aviator. fired a
bullet into his brain, police
reported today.
Hicks alIegedIy attempted
to take the plane from an
airport near here with the
assistance of q young wOm-
an, Lillian Kunsman, who
admitted she was injured
when she attempted to turn
the propeller for Hicks.
When she sought medical
aid she revealed Hicks at
tempt to steal the plane,
and a complaint was issued
for his arrest.
As police &pprOa h E d
Hicks home he ended his
life.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

the nations population by pre-
senting the-at least up to that
time-weaker sex in the emo
tional and predatory raw. In her
latest play. kiss the Boys Good
bye" the socialite authoress dis
sects as unpleasant and reptillian
a group of characters as ever trod
the boards.
NEW SLANG MADE
1nSensitive to her audiences
more tender sensibilities, Miss
Boothe let's herself go on Holly
wood, New York's intelligentsia
and the South's fair womanhood.
The result is a WiSe-cracking
ShambIes in which the movies
frenzied search for a girl to play
Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Hunger Strike Kills
Slayer Of Woman

MENARD, ILL.,, Sept. 80 U.N.S0.
A hunger strike today killed Peter
Hughes, crazed former Chicago
policeman who shot and killed his
houSekeeper.
Confined in the Illinois Secur-
ity Hospital for the Insane here on
September 20, Hughes refused
food and grew gradually weaker
despite forced feeding. Hughes
flew into q rage over pickering
between MSsS Mary Blake, IS, and
his children and shot the house
keeper as the family was gathered
about the dinner table.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

small rubber suction cups with a
length Of rubber band between
them is all that there is to it.
One cup sticks on the bathroom
or tub wall, the other on the soap,
and, presto-escape is foiled and
you can reel in the soap from
any spot it Slithers to.
The inflated rubber cushion for
the bath comes from M. Fishman,
of Detroit.
NIFTY BEACH IDEA
Another lady, Esther Brown, of
Roanoke, Va, comes through with
the "beachette." which combines
mo fooling) a hat, cape, skirt.
umbrella, vanity set and walking
cane. You supply your own
beach.
After your bath you can clean
your teeth either with an electric
toothbrush. which saves your
elbow bending for higher purposes,
or a rubber one which eliminates
the possibility of bristles mixing
with your steak.
Another lady, Caroline A. r.
minger, has a neat little push
button light for the arm of your
theater chair to permit reading a
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
ALL BROADWAY IS GUESSING:
Just Who Are These Celebrities
In Kiss The Boys Goodbye"
Did Clare BOOthc
Mean Her Ou,11
Husband?
BY INEZ ROBB

Happy is the man who never
has to see himself as others see
him. God help the man who
must see himself as Clare Boothe
Brokaw Luce sees him.
In her latest play, kiss the
Boys Goodbye" which had its
premiere in Washington last
week before moving to New York,
the blonde and fragile poison-pen
girl of Broadway and Park Avenue
is credited with telling off in
savage caricatures four of the ma
tion's best known citizens: A pub
Usher, a columnist, q noon pic
ture producer and a polo player.
AS a result, New York's intel
ligentsia and knoWalls have q new
pastime today. It is guessing the
real identity of the unfortunateS
who served as literary models for
the fair but deadly Miss Boothe,
as she prefers to be called in the
theater.
DU1 WhO xS H!
Is the publisher Roy Howard,
the Mr.. Big of the Scripps-Howard
Chain? Or has Miss Boothe had
the nerve to serve up cAricature
Of her husband, Time-Fortune-
Life Publisher, Henry r. Luce? If
anyone had the nerve, it would be
Mrs. Luce. nee Boothe, her ad-
mirers agree.
Such arguments kept tongues
wagging while luncheon and din
ner cooled in Twenty-One, the
Stork Club and El Morocco. New
York'S gay night spots. Is the
radical columnist who suffers for
share-croppers in the midst of his
hosts plenty, Haywood Broun?
Or is it that fellow who works
for the New Masses?
Maybe the Hollywood producer
isn't meant to be young Dave Sell
nick, but-the arguments 60
Sheldon Leonard, the actor who
plays the role, even looks like
Dave.
DOUGH IN HOLLYWOOD
And what rich young polo play
ers, except Jock John Hay) Whit
ney and his cousin, Sonny (Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt) Whitney, have
sunk lot of dough in Hollywood
just as TOP" Rumson, the plays
ten-goal man, intends to do. And
wasn't it the WhitneyS who intro
duced. Dave Selznick to Cafe So
ciety?
OF course, say the polo purists,
neither Sonny nor Jock is a ten
goal man, so maybe Miss Boothe
aimed at Tommy Hitchcock. ...
When kiss the Boys Goodbye
opened at the Henry Miller Thea
ter, New York, Jock Whitney sat
through the play without. blushing
or squir1ning, although few pals
were prone to. twit him about
"Top" Rumson between acts.
In her first Broadway smash
hit, "The Women" Miss Boothe
frightened the wits out of half