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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-17
POWERS OFF TO SITKA

Major L. M Powers, retired, Signal
Corps, United States Army, accom-
panied by his wife, left for visit
at Sitka aboard the Northland. They
may return here for continued
visit with their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Powers.
before continuing south to their
home in Seattle.
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] PASSENGERS
Sail TO SITkA

Seven passengers boarded the
motorship Northland here yesterday
evening for Sitka as follows
Frank Sjursen. Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Powers, May Wood, Tom Shaugnes-
sy, George HIGHLAND, E. N. Moore.
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Noble 6. Ricketts,
Entertain on Ship


On board the Coast Guard Cutter
Haida last evening, Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs Noble G.. Ricketts,
entertained with buffet-supper in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hum
phrey. who will leave for the south
within the next few days.
Guests for the occasion were: Mrs
H. H. Humphrey, Mrs. John Bliss
land, Mrs David Wood, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. d. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Wilcox and Dr. C. E. Bingham.
Monday evening the Noble G.
Ricketts, entertained officers of the
Cutter Haida and their wives with
buffet-supper on the cutter.
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PRICES AT RUPERT

At Prince Rupert today 10000
pounds were sold at Ito to TAO
and $50 cents a pound
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HALIBUT BOATS
UNLOAD; Sell
$4,000 POUNDS

Three halibut vessels we're listed
on the hailing boards of the Juneau
Cold Storage today, selling cargoes
totalling $4,000 pounds.
The Avona, Capt Martin Bran
dali, sold 1880 pounds to New Eng
land at 81 and Al cents; the Ina
j., Capt. Pete Oswald, sold $4,000
pounds to Sebastian-Stuart at $50
and 40 cents, while the Alaska
Coast Fisheries brought $500 pounds
from the 31A303, Capt. Ingvald An
derson, at 81 and Az cents.
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TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-6:2o am, -2.2 feet.
High tide-12:42 pm, 1874 feet.
Low tide-6.30 pm, 1.6 feet.
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
NORTHBOUND

NORTHBOUND
. Aleutian scheduled to arrive at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Tongass scheduled to arrive
tomorrow noon.
. Mount Mckinley due Saturday.
. Alaska due Saturday.
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. North Sea schect.ed to sail
from Seattle May 10 at 10 am.
. Taku scheduled to sail from
Seattle May 10 at pm.
. Yukon scheduled to sail from
. Seattle May 20, Gam.
= Denali scheduled to sail from
. Seattle May % at 9 am.
. SOUTHBOIND SAILINGS 4
. Northland scheduled south I
. bound tomorrow evening Z
. North Coast southbound about
. am. Friday.
. Princess Louise scheduled to Z
. arrive at o'clock Friday Z
. morning and sails south at .
. 7:30 o'clock. .
. Baranof scheduled southbound .
. next Friday.
} LOCAL SALLINGS .
. Estebeth scheduled to sail every .
. Wednesday at pm. for Sit .
> ka and wayports. .
. Dart leaves every Wednesday .
. at 7 am. for Petersburg, Port .
. Alexander, Kake and way .
. ports .
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L0NGSH0REMEN
HANDLE CARGO
IN FIRST CITY
Freight Is UnIoaded from
AIeufidn, Tongdss : No
Agreements Signed

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May IT,
Longshoremen are h n ing the
freight on the Aleutian which ar
rived at o'clock this morning and
are also unloading the Tongass. No
agreements have been signed be-
tween the steamship companies.
dock operators and longshoremen
but the ten-cent an hour increase
in wages is being paid.
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DIR. STEVE SAYS

Comfortable feet are the key to
happiness" Valentine Building -
phone 648 adv.
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NINE PASSENGERS
FLY TO INTERIOR
ABOARD pAA ship

Pacific Alaska Anyways flew nine
passengers to Fairbanks yesterday
evening after the arrival of tine
Princess Louise
They were: Charles G.. Burdick.
r. Murphy. A. F. Anderson, C. B.
Cummins, D. c. Beyers, L. j. Dowell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nordale, T. Nordale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
TOWNSEND CLUB MEETINGS

Monday: Horace Mann No. Is,
at Bethel Lutheran church, So.
saith and / 1T.
spanaway No. ! meets at Span
away school.
Tuesday: Manitou No. "a meets
at Manitou hall.
Mckinley Hill No. 9 meets at
Sheridan school, East Bath and
Mckinley ave.
orting No. meets at G. A. r.
hall.
Oakland No. II meets at club
house, 1892 so. Tyler st.
Puyallup No. ] meets at Spir-
itualist church. Speaking by DR..
Hal C. Long Of Seattle, state rep
resentatiye Townsend national re-
coyery plan, also J. II. Town and
l.. ]. Stephens, assistant state
managers.
Twenty-third st. Club, No. %,
meets at 2344 SO. Sheridan, 1880
p. m.
Mckinley Hill No. 7, at Royal
Neighbour hall, East G and Divi-
sion Lane.
Wednesday: Hawthorne club,
No. 20, meets at club house, SO6
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
BURGLARS GET
ASSORTED LOOT

A. as.awzHs1s 20 - 80
~~sxks - rssct SATURDAY =, sAs
s~exs1 e - fxrs<aks - ~
rossra 49, hansss ~se~ wastes
- tAa<xs<
Ftsr tlsx FAhsass .sFs HAssn
fsusn a kas<a Al $40 Aszsns = Tory
tiltss se1s a. xssh -. Cas-. $40
~ stNsk - 49, te e. Al tns
fsskst ea.1A. sat harts retiex
Hsss - 49, 10 r<ee<sf nsoEv
rxszzts ia ~sFs ss0ssz
Mrs. ! n ns.,zsAk ffssa -
q u reported that ~Asls 49, ~as
A4ngsAE 81 ~ ~ssk II - Assk
Ysr1. 49, 49, .steh. ~eFts 81 -
~ss taksa frem . ishs< = asf
htrns
q. " ADAMS. xsss "a 9 81.
ssposss1 sh4t t~0 tarpaalsns sSsns
fxAlnx gear. q sTwass rsa. an sx.
Some saathsng snd ethsF ARTICLES
~sfs stns<a frnsn Pa hseeasat
Egus. spokes raiif~osssr nSfng
az soss -. fsaErtsoa q skAa hls
basement ~zAs ststsd ~ thieves
wins snses ar empty ssxAt.Ksliea
crock ard = ie.Eailoa ksg nsds q
sea FIR wood
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The soldier wears an elastic
bound blouse, instead of a
tunic. His pants bottoms but
ton tightly around his ankles.
He has plenty of voluminous
pockets.
For me, as well as for any
senior officers. this trip across
France brought back many
memories of World war days
% years ago. ] passed through
towns which were only heaps
of broken rubble more than 20
years ago, having been razed
by German artillery.
They have been rebuilt, and
today they are thronged again
with troops who realize they
may be settling down to a form
of siege warfare slow, UNI
spectacular business.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Applications for marriage IL
censes have been received by
Pierce County Auditor s. Clifford
Davis from Fred Vessel Kuper. 2s,
Of 307 So. 34th st. and Dorothy
Blanche Kress, 20, Of s21 So. Yah-
ma ave, both Of Tacoma; Elmer
Maurice Bennett, 20, and Doris
Margaret Campbell, 16, Seattle;
Leroy Allen Davis, 25, 1912 East
Main St, Puyallup, and Myrtle
Josephine Broin, 81, Of SIS East
Main. Puyallup; Orlof Grant Cole,
%. Rt. /, Sumner, and Beatrice
Viola Sens, 81, of 1882 Park ave,
Sumner: Richard Floyd Hyatt, Il,
of 4106 So. Park ave, Tacoma,
and Dorothy Louise Mckinney, 20,
SIS So. saith, Tacoma; George p.
Piper, 1920 So. 25th, and Frances
Bucsko, rs, 723 No. Jay St, Ia
coma; John ]. Schiller. rs, Cen
tralia, and Winnifred Ellen Boyle,
20, of 1907 No. Winnifred St, Ia
coma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

advances IN any otnfT year
one q the flrst impressions pro-
dnced BY the new Chevrolet 10 that
Of mA<savsness and slss. Overall
length u increased BY ~ inches.
and the engine Is moved forward.
making room for = body which u
larger both In length and In width.
Those who suppose that rs-styi-
ing simply means dropping q new
body onto an existing chassis viii
be surprised 10 learn that praeti-
cslly every unit Of the Chevrolet
car had 10 be either relocated or
entirely re-dssigned In order 10
accommodate the longer. wider.
higher and more massive bodies
which adorn all three Inns this
year. Moreover. the sheet metal
which in the automotivs industry
means Tenders. hoods, and the like
lis completely new.
Viewed from any angie. the
new Chevrolet appears not
only larger hut lower. and
hence moro stable. This great
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Hit-Run DriUer
GiUen 10 Days

Arrested during invsstisatien of
. minor hit-run case. Rcas y. Tut
tie. no. was In jsll saturday START
ing 10 serve = Today senssncs for
failure 10 report An accident
Tiitls confessed In police court
10 Judge Mallory Friday afternson
that he gusassd he Just nsgisetsd'
10 stop whom his car struck another
at 10. gard and X str. september
II. The other driver, = Montanan
en- route 10 the California worlds
fair, could not wait for the invssti-
cation. but police traced T'uttis
q tire and rim that came
off HIS car At the scsns. Ne Wa
arrested last Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

Voluntary petitions In bank
runtcy have been filed in the U. S.
district court here by Ernest Tay-
Tor. carpenters helper, of Ashford,
with debts of S754.45 and assets
of $50. exempt; by Harold Holly
Goodson. bakery driver, of Long
view, with debts of $3.50 and as
sets of 500, exempt; and by
Harold Earl Sallee, laborer, OF
Route 6, Box $50, Thurston Co,
with debts of s471.19 and assets
of S2S5. exempt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
JAILED FOR TAKING
ANOTHER MANS CAR

Arrested while in possession of
a car that didn't belong to him,
Wallace Lloyd was held for in
vestigation Saturday by the police
motor division.
Officers jailed him Friday night
after taking him into custody near
the Milwaukee station, where
Lloyd allegedly was trying TO get
someone to drive him to Seattle
in a stolen car. The machine, be-
longing TO Harold Beekman, 65O1
So. Tacoma ave, was taken from
its parking place near the King
roller rink earlier in the day. The
suspect admitted taking the car,
police said.
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Army Not Pretty

Everyone slept in his
clothes. Troops were installed
everywhere, in corridors OF the
ship, public rooms and else
where. They used the life pre-
servers as pillows. Many. who
had never been TO sea, were
very seasiek.
The modern day British
army is not pretty. Its I'M
eouth appearing battle dress
is designed solely for service
under the most uncomfortable
conditions. with no thought Of
beauty. but with all effort
made for comfort.
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Spice Added to Trial Of
Woman Accused Of Forgery

a hct atseule sHe
d eysf uev1-
~ rrc<seatar uea<f~is's attempt
10 introduce testimsay shnut ~
si~fssaAns's re<nashs shrut Ming
wanted FOE passing hsd shsFhs y
California snd ss.sns sAssesn eenlea
Deputy sheriff t.yls LAthfup. whe
accompanied ~ uaafwIn. drove
her 10 Tacoma fssss rcisds. -
msmbsrsd ne dssputed Femarhs.
bat ocedwin had rvsss dIfftfnlty
With msmcsfsa ~ fptIes hfatrcr
Mia kiilisn and psssctive JonA
rAuison. WIN couhin't ssmeHess
anything more definite thaa IN
lnsdmIssihis staismsnt. sure. ~
admitted IL
Letters wsxls1e1
Goodwin was ssscceeefnl IN -
oludlng a. ssfsievAnt : ssrsee Il
isttsrs written ~ connsli. me a
Mrs.. zsehsfy's mother. In which
hs referred 10 the woman ~ NJ
wife.
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DIVORCE ACTIONS

Divorce action was filed IN
Pierce county superior court Sat
urday by Edith G. against Vincent
D. Reyes. grounds mental cruelty.
introductory divorce DEGREES
were granted in Friday afternoons
hearings to Florence from Lew
Hough, Bert from Irene Mae
Jacobsen, Alice Louise from Floyd
F. Kibbe, Hugh from Ruth NC
Phaill, Monty Elizabeth from John
Cecil Power, Florence Z. from
William Royse, Gladys M. from r.
E. II. Settle, Barbara from Clifford
Steadman and Violet from Ed
mond Wheelon. A final decree
was awarded to Dorothy Catherine
from Chester Dean Tullis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

- stshffsy. esstseess peins
out. n not ssiy apparent bat
actual. sisce se~ assig~ n
hedy asd ehassis has lowered
sh< e~ssss II gravity. ts~sass
tr~atus<at. ssseas~hlie. hss In
s~nslssed the is~presaies Of low.
cred nsass-
A. usual. combination Of low
sweeping lines has been effected
by substantial increases In body
length. width and height, and ny
designing other units. such a.
tenders. grille and heed. along more
lines in harmony with the
new body style. Tasteful appiscs-
ton OF bright chrome plate and
shining stainless steel dresses up
tho exterior, particularly that OF
the Special DE Luxe series.
For the convenience OF those
who find Il difficult 10 visit the
show rooms during the daylight
hours, both dealer establishments
VIII remain open evenings tonight
and all next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
PAUL PREUS To ENTER
TRAFFIC SAFETY FIELD

Articles of incorporation filed at
Olympia Saturday included those
Of Prismo Pacific Safety Corp, Ia
coma, listing as incorporators Paul
A. Preus, ]. Stanley Dahl and Fred
s. Henricksen, attorney. The capital
stock is announced as $4,000.
Preus who was Republican
nominee for congress from the
Sixth district in 1886 has long been
identified with traffic safety de-
vices and il was understood the
new company has been formed for
work in this field. Dahl is his SON
in-law. Preus resides at FARMLAND.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
Ex-SaiI0r Jailed
For Drunkenness

An sx-salior carrying HIS papers OF
discharge and still In navy uniform
was held in the city jail Saturday for
being drunk and disorderIy. James
whit, a.. was arrested by officer
J. A. Kelly. who said the sailor tried
10 pick fight Mt thu North Coast
bus terminal and disfsssrdsd advice
10 take . bus and be on his way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
MOTORISTS TAGGED

Police noted fewer traffic VIOLA
lions than usual Friday, arTestins
only one motorist on speeding charges.
Rex Meek, 6e22 So. Cheyenne at, was
charged with speeding. Carl Nelson,
1921 So. 9th St. was arrested for
having no drivers license. JACK A.
sohaffer. 1912 No. J ST., drew ticket
for disobeying a traffic signal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
TACoDA1 0oTIo -
MET MONDAY McI7

Tneooae 0seeee wSQ ~ ~
meetnty meeting q = y n. Mon1nv
IN ths Army sn1 Navy resm -
shs Motel WlstHsop vsen pinae
will ~ dlarslses1 ~ : 61anef 6nnne
nsxt moath. Aepos1lng = h1snaseA
nsiph campbslL
tn msmhsssntp semmletss Viii
rspovs ~ IN psegvsas ~ nv
members fov ~ fa11 eppemento1
10 ~ held Nov. - n neaetia ~
sohat urntto's arm eeom VIII - -
fun form 10 prsseHt ~ lnteoe ann
under NE isaAsssAip - vaimos y
Vaudeville.
william y NieheIl, ~ moer
arch N Tneeba& f)rotto snd mson~
hsr ~ tn commlttee ~ enos11vu
and dispsasatioas - ~ eurgume
seunell. viii nivs : doontlo1 ~
port ~ Nj vieIt y oo1iR mo1n
Crotto. apokans. q ~ psoonoeoe
tion Of IL charter ~ pnee Qpnn1
Monarch Charles n 16lnn1noee.
pslford McAiilstes. vstIed pfepeee
of TAcohat orotto. nreuenponfeo
william =. NIcholj - epoknnA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
FREICHTER BLACK HAWK
PICKS UP 80 SURVIVORS

NEW YORK - Black Diamond
steamship lines reported Saturday
that rs freiKhter. the Black Hawk,
bound for Boston. mad picked Up
30 survivors OF the French tanker.
Emile Miguel. which caught fire
at sea Thursday and was believed
10 have sunk with all hands lost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16
TAConAN JAIID PoR
RESTAURANT InN1

Trsiisd frem ~ L&,eky meos ca1s'
isss commsses It,. vnsss ~ tiii -
.sapped" Tor -. u,ms waoner. slias
nlmsr Hsliinssr. w. ssyeese1 vsi1ny
afternoon and iails1 Ia dsunhenneaD
snd Investigation.
officers rsnn and Joyce. whe
nsbbsa him. s1id inst sftes NJ -
rest ~ the vsndosns hetel ~ ~
mistsd shs pilfsrins, bus sIained ~
obtained only ths - found u Ne
possession.
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e me peopls az TOO sasptrsesss TO
take " Strangers Ter ths nlkht
Ainse.s nass Ao~sa~ns
tass hespN Bclgno1i thsrs an a
series 81 eaaffs on the lefz e4nk
that ihruss tlagrrs q ru.sk cat into
the rsveE. causing a segses = sssasss
IA; have esasea ircghis - Hsns
steamboats, One IN particular
Chalk Hsuff. 80 had been warned
about ever ssnce hiitirg the Nlss.s.
sspp4 We swung around Tire frat
point into TIE first batch q ea.iiss
slowly. for there vas a tF tuw-
boat nanking the short bend list
ahead q az and wc didn't want TO
get too ciose 10 that BIG wheel.
The eddies weFe rather bad and
tossed us around some. but there
DIDN'T seem 10 he a great deal 81
danger from them. The real can
ger Was IN. current II sss a
narrow section Of river and the
concentrated current vas much
faster than We we're used to. Almost
before we realized It's speed IL had
swept US intentionally close 70
the towboat Quickly Bob swung
the canoe around and opened the
motor wide. II was just enough to
hold us even with the current until
the big boat negotiated the bend.
Head for Sandbar
BY that time II was nearly dark
and we had no wish TO try TO round
Chalk Bluff after dark. Besides.
the big towboat would have 10
flank that one. too. and that would
take nearly half an hour. There
was a good sandbar on the right
bank so We slipped over into the
shallow water and padded our way
into a landing.
One might wonder just why we
didn't try to pass the other boat
while it was thanking the bend. Had
the channel been straight and the
current usual, we wouldn't have
hesitated. But with the current
fast and the bend full OF eddies. IL
would have been exceedingly dan
gerous to attempt a passing. The
towboat was carrying eight barges
in two lines so that they stuck out
for some distance on each side.
Stiff Headwind
Our little motor, while adequate
for our needs, Is only half-horse
power and no match for the power
full eddies of that bend. In swirling
water Bob has all he can do TO keep
the canoe in straight line and
one OF those powerful eddies could
very easily take hold OF that little
boat and shove it right under the
slanting ends of one of those
barges. despite all he could do.
We woke up the next morning to
a stiff headwind, but 1t wasn't
strong enough TO keep US ashore.
Chalk Bluff was something Of a
disappointment so far as bad eddies
were concerned. There were eddies,
yes, but they weren't nearly as bad
as those we had come through the
night before. There is no doubt
that, at a higher stage of water.
that spot must be one of the worst
on the river, but now 1t is just
a minor obstacle.
The river is still falling fast and
most of the boat landings were
marooned high and dry by soft
gumbo. We couldn't even get near
them using paddle. After a half
hour Of aimless cruising up and
down the waterfront we finally
found one that still had water
around 1t and put in there.
MORE LATER1
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while his real ~sfs sst IN she
courtroom. ala ssaasii. Tseaua
auto service mar. tasi = jury ard
considerable ssssssnss IN Sasr~fics
Judge Nnb~rt & Evans eeuft
Friday sftesnean how he lived ~
man and ~ifs for several weeks
Nth Mrs. Dorothy Zachary. dsin-
II. s7.ysar-cld Telsda hsunes. VIA
vas sxtraaitsd 10 Tacoma last
summer 20 stand trial for forgery.
Tho real MTs. connsIi. hssssif.
was on the witness stand bsfase
the trial recessed until Monday. 20
testify that she had been the wife
Of connsii for - years and ssill u,
One defense witness. Dresser
Harry Atwood. MAS called just -
fore five o'clock. Ne told 81 ieok-
ing up Councils credit before aes
eepilng one Of ths checks nos In
volved IN the trial.
connsll was = prosecution wit
meas hut his relation with Mrs.
Zachary forms ths principal de-
fense argument. that she was
authorised to use hIs name In sign.
ing five checks. ranging from -
to $50, with the name of Dorothy
~ Council.
Checks Intrednced
Deputy Prosecutor BIN Goodwin
succeeded. over the opposition OF
Defense Counsel John r. Me-
lcutchson, In introducing the
checks as evidence. when u was
testified by connsll that the
woman received the money from
all Of them.
Council testified that he brought
Mrs. Zachary here from hoise.
Idaho. that they registered a. Con-
nell and wife at the Hotel Win
throp and after three days there
moved into the Washington apart
ments.
After three weeks In the apart
ment, he said. she drove his car TO
Seattle one day last November and
didn't return until officers brought
her back early In June this year.
Met IT Boise Camp
Connell said he met the defend
ant at a Boise auto camp In Sep
TENDER, 1888. shortly after the real
Mrs. conneil went on . trip TO
California.
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noorug Ia Carr. but none g i
i AS a tsrlea1. sszsn soashssz
t0sn ard. Ike A. ,owns o. ar ~.
portAn, highway lsAainr iH,a tse
soaih. 81 mace = pay for soariss
trace with = prxhstnrse hs.fssa
city b.; bite = kno~a Ahoal i
sna al thAt = xazh,s are = f.
mounds thai might near anything
To rs u MAS assiinc,iv. fer the
frs, two blocks e hoases heading
10 the town from the top q the
issee. Every ons was = shanty
beat tina, bad eeen pulled up from
the river. Nest 81 them were ed
and piil never float again II fast.
most Of them booked as though
they never had fioAted- Perhaps
they were built ~ there and The
occupants were Just preparing for
another siege 81 high water.
Sight Travels Easily
Now with both the Missouri ard
the Ohio rivers under control the
Mississippi really becomes the
Father Of Waters" a great river.
scores Of feet deep in places. even
IN low water. and with a deceptive
width. Sight travels 80 easily over
water that one doesn't realize just
how far Il Is from bank 90 hank
until an actual crossing Is made.
just out OF curiosity we made the
run and found that IL took us Just
exactly 10 minutes with the motor,
and we travel six miles an hour. In
places IL is even wider than a mile.
We wouldn't dare 10 say how wide
Il becomes in places during the
flood season because the stories
sound outlandish, but they are
probably true at that.
The river bed is so deep that IL
needs little care in most places and
we saw little of the wholesale re-
vetting such as is being done on
the lower Missouri. There are more
shutes and, while some have been
cut off by pilings, many haven't
been touched. Bars are numerous
at this low stage of water and, ex-
cept in bad weather, they offer
ideal spots for a nights camp.
There is always plenty Of firewood
and the surface is hard and clean.
They are. however, bad places to
be caught when windstorm
sweeps up the river.
Arrive At Belmont
We were little bit surprised at
the amount of snags in the river.
OF course, there were none in the
main channel for where 1t isn't too
deep it is kept clear by the snag
boats. Most of them are along the
high banks or just outside the
channel. We saw a few large
enough to wreck any boat.
1t was late in the afternoon When
we put in at what our charts show
ed to be Belmont on the Missouri
side. Cigarettes were our pressing
need and Columbus, KY, was
perched atop a high bluff some
distance from the river.
Belmont was said to be right on
the river. If it was, Bob never
found it. The only building on top
of the levee was very much tum-
ble-down filling station. They had
cigarettes alright, but, so far as
they knew, they were Belmont,
Mo. With our light list showing
every town, no matter what the
size, in capital letters, well have
to be careful about trying to make
any particular one for a night, I'M
less we know something about 1t
beforehand. Many of these tiny
towns don't have a hotel and most
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