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Evening star., 1940-09-12
Tracy Today's Celebrity,
Visit Is Merely Casual
. M.G.M's Brightest Star in Capital
To Make Check of the Sights;
- Kaye Speaks on His Job
BY JAY CARMODY.

Celebrity department: That Washington might
without celebrity this -ColdWynMayer its
and Hoywood mghest That naturally would be Spencer
Tracy, If the Clark Gable mi
1racyS visit those unofficial
morning merely the possibly split shake with
the enreSS
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Paramount Sees Barrymore
As Andrew Jackson
Garbo's Acting Price Is Too High
SoWarners Haven't Signed Her
For Mr.. Skeffington' Lead
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

John Barrymore Andrew acson hope the idea appeals to
little
coouo put mdyM Barrymore to portray the equally colorfu
written by
little bookkeeperto be played by William Hodenwho
fu of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
NYA Aeronautics School
AT Helena to Enroll 1OO-15O

A project to be operated in con-
junction with the aeronautics school at
Helena, and having an enrolment OF
from 100 to $50 young men, viii be the
only resident training project to be op-
Grated by the national youth admins
tration in Montana during the coming
fiscal year, according to William A.
McMurphy, NYA director of employ
ment.
An NYA project already in operation
at the Helena aeronautics school en-
ploys "a young men. Construction of
two additional shop units and a large
dormitory during the summer will
make possible the enlargement of the
project, McMurphy said
The resident project at Helena will
offer youth enrolleeS training in avia-
ton mechanics, in radio construction
and operation, and In various construc-
ton fields. McMurphy said. Applicants
VIII be separated into three groups.
The first group, comprising youths
under 81 who are interested in and
eligible for training in aviation me-
chanics. should apply for enrolment
IN the aeronautics school directly to
Helena school district No. l. Tuition
for such persons Is paid by the county
OF their residence, according to Mon
tana law. Applicants In this group may
or may not, according to their needs,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
State Obtains Jobs
For $500 DxTin0 Mnu

The state employment service divi-
sion has placed more than 2.6O0 work.
ers IN employment during May accord
ing TO John w. Nelson, director.
Montana employers at this time
have the opportunity OF selecting and
training for their respective businesses
the cream Of the younger workers in
the state by using the free facilities
Of the employment service division OF
the unemployment compensation COM
mission" Nelson said.
Hundreds OF young high school and
college graduates have registered for
work with the employment offices
throughout the state. They offer the
eagerness and ambition OF youth TO
These younger workers have been
carefully interviewed by the employ
ment service regarding their training
and qualifications The employer ex-
plains the type OF worker needed 70
he employment service and the serv-
ice refers qualified workers TO the EN-
ployer, who makes the final selection.
The employer Is saved the wedding
out process and Is sure Of getting COM
Detent employees"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

The following article by Warren
Reichman appeared In The Mon
tana Kaimin, student publication
of the University Of Montana:
When the icy draughts Of mid-March
were whistltng around corners, tossing
powdery snow into long, lean drifts
then picking 1t up again and sending
1t sliding IN sheets across slippery
streets and flying In clouds through
the leafless arms Of shivering trees,
Sterling Wardall, Joplin, staked down
his little green umbrella tent and pre-
/ pared to make a final stand against a
| winter that was longer than his pocket
book
For almost six months Sterling had
struggled against q budget that was
never quite adequate and nursed a
stomach that was never quite full
Many a softer-tempered man would
have left Missoula for greener pas
lures with an over the-shoulder glance
and a mumbled Sour grapes. any
how" But not Wardall He was made
Of sterner stuff. and the university
had something he wanted
SO, on March Is he dug out the camp
ing equipment he had slowed away
when he came off the lob last fall
rented 10 square feet Of ground Ia a
trailer camp and settled down to con-
bnue ms e0QcaJlOu.
Warm nights Of early summer are
here now, and school IS out. Sterling
looks back on the past three months
and. smiling that old victory smile. /
calls it a great adventure.
1t really hasn't been bad he says. /
Remember that last blizzard we had? !
(And who could forget it?) Snow was
an inch deep in this tent I couldn't I
tie the door shut; 1t would Just flop |
back and forth and come united again. /
The wind blew the flame out Of the |
stove. got In bed and pulled my head /
under the covers the wind beloved 4
the side of the tent over me and be-
lieve 1t or not. I slept like a bug in
a rug
When 1t was quiet and cold out
side. / could shut the door and win
low. light that little camp stove. and
N 10 minutes I'd have to open the
window"
He tells of the rains Of spring. The
Find- beating the floor UP and down.
has sworn low place in the center of
he tent. Rain runs off of the awning
md lands just inside the door. A we'll
placed tin can win catch IL. but one
light Sterling forgot to place the tin
an.
Next morning when the alarm clock
lanced on the dish pan, Sterling
Jumped out and planted bare feet into
n inch of cold water.
With all my rent money going into
he grub box" Sterling says. I've really
wed well. I'm even beginning to get
at"
For q short time he had competition
hen one Of the neighboring field mice
loyed In with him Sterling saw the
soslse several times, but was never able
, get hold OF him Finally ne loaded
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

reduced to almost nothing. Pay enve-
lopes came to the company store where
road and poll taxes were deducted. At
that time road tax could be paid by a
days labor on the road crew and for
which q card was issued. When these
cards were presented at the store they
we're forced to refund the amount de-
Quoted for road tax"
Considering how things were run, It
Is reasonably safe. to presume that
after q winters hard work many man
found that he had little If anything
coming to him In the spring.
The boarding houses which were
maintained at the upper end were
mostly for teamsters and Swampers as
most of the woodcutters were scattered
around the hills living In small hastily
built log cabins.
1t Was q Tough Life
The life of the woodchoppers was q
hard, tough life. They worked from
early morning to late at night and
the man who consistently averaged
two cords a day was doing well. They
usually lived in small groups of three
Or four and each took his turn at
cooking for q week. Grocery bills were
divided and the mems diet consisted
mainly Of meat, potatoes, beans and
bread with little, IL any, fruit and
.reSh vegetables. Meat was tneir main
fish and some estimated that the meat |.
bill could be half of the entire grocery
ill. When married man brought his |
wife to the camp an extra cabin was |
constructed for them and she took over /
he Job OF running the boarding house. |
The men supplied the groceries and
aid her so much month for cook
ng, and frequently she made more
han any Of the men.
At this time there were also many
mailer contractors who had camps
catered around In the hills. Men
mo worked for these generally came
ut better than those who worked for
he company. They were not paid until
ne contract was finished, which might
AXE years, but they could draw small
mounts against their account at any
me.
The woodsmen were exceedingly ]
lrifty around camp. but tine long
lonths In the hills levied their toll s
hen the men hit town with money I
their pockets. A winters earnings |
as hardly enough for a days spree.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
Ambition to Kill Buffalo
Drew Schultz to Montana

James willard Schultz known
throughout the United States for his
80 books on Indian life. came to Mon
tana because Of a youthful ambition
to kill a buffalo.
The author OF "Blackfeet Tales OF
Glacier National Park" MY Life as
an Indian" Bird Woman" and other
works dealing with Indian lore, was
born at Boonville. N. Y. Aug. %, 1859.
the son of well-to-do parents.
On a visit TO st. Louis. where his
uncle owned the Planters hotel, young
Schultz met many trappers and fur
traders from Montana.
They told about thousands Of buff
falo roaming the plains and Of how
easy 1t was TO shoot one" he said. II
then and there resolved that I wanted
to kill a buffalo"
Schultz obtained $500 expense money
from his mother, made the 2,1O0-mtle
trip to Fort Benton, head Of naviga-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

apply for enrolment in the NYA resi-
dent project.
A second group of youths. from q
to "a years, will have to pay their own
tuition fee of $50 year plus a lab
oratory fee of SIS, inasmuch as coun-
ties do not usually transfer funds for
youths 81 or older. These youths may
/ also apply for NYA enrolment.
| A third group, from 10 to "a, who
cannot fulfill the eligibility require
ments for enrolment in the aeronautics
school or who are not particularly in
tereSted in aeronautics, but who want
to take advantage of the other train
ing opportunities offered by the NYA
resident training project, should make
application directly to the national
youth administration. Youths in this
group will be trained in construction
work, in wood and metal shop work,
and IN radio construction, radio oper-
alton, and code transmission.
Eligibility requirements for boys who
include high school training as fol-
lows: One year of drafting, one year
Of mathematics Grade, general. alge-
bra or geometry, one year Of physical
science general chemistry or physicist,
one year of shop work, and all other
credits necessary for rating as junior
in high school. In general. preference
Will Dc given 10 buOSc VINO nave enough
credits to rank as seniors.
Eligibility requirements for those
seeking enrolment on the NYA resi-
dent project are the usual ones for
all NYA employees
Youths applying for admission to
the aeronautics school should attach
a transcript Of their high school rec
ord to their letter of application to 4
Helena school district. Applicants win |
be reviewed there about June IS.
Youths seeking enrolment on the /
NYA resident project should see their
local NYA supervisor, McMurphy said
Those applications win be reviewed in
The state office at Butte.
NYA resident training projects at
Fort Keogh, Laurel. KauSpell, Red
Lodge and Lewistown are being shut
Town, McMurphy said. National youth
administration money and attention
VIII be concentrated ON the project at
Helena.
The civil aeronautics authority has
,ranted special permission TO Carroll
ollege at Helena to carry on a sum-
ner flight training program for 20
men.
A summer cogwse to train civilian (
lflOts win be conducted through the
A0nt@na School OF Manem at Butte. Z
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

tion on the Missouri river, and set I'D
trading post with a half-breed In
clan partner.
With his share Of the profits, Schultz
settled down on the Blackfeet reser-
walton. where he married an Indian
woman and has made his home there
almost continuously ever since.
have lived an Indians life to the
last detail" he said Il roamed the
buffalo plains with them. slept In their
tepeeS, ate their pemmican. went on
tneir hunting parties, even followed
them on the warpath. can speak
their language perfectly. I would lay
down my life for them and feel sure
they would do as much for me"
Schultz Is the father Of Hart Mer-
ram Schultz, Tucson. Ariz. painter
Young Schultz Is half Indian and
paints under the name Of Lone Wolf"
which was given TO him by the Navajo
Indians
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

mitted and collected a bill for stump
age for 100000 cords of wood. But It
Is safe to say that more than that
we're cut.
No trace Of the flume remains today
but the limits Of the cuttings can still
be plainly seen. At that time every
thing, regardless Of how large or small.
was cut down. If even a little sapling
was left standing, teamsters COM
planned that 1t was in the way. Con-
sequently as the cutters went through
they left a barren hillside cluttered
with stumps and rubbish. Gradually
a new stand Of lodgepole pine has
grown up but even after so years the
dividing line between old and new
timber Is easy to trace. While the flum-
ing company was the largest operator
at the time, there we're others almost
as large so Elliston can lay claim to
nave been at one time the cordwood
capital Of Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Montana's grasshOpper season b
under way with the heaviest
Matching taking place Ia the north
central group Of counties as was
forecast on the basis Of the egg
count made last fall, according 20
DIR. H. B. Mills, state ent0moEogist.
The grasshoppers first made their
appearance this season about May
4 In southern Montana BY May
III a few were seen In the Grass
Range area and Matching In the
triangle section started about May
"a
Intensive control work is being car
ried on In Hill, Blaine, Chouteau, Fer
gus, Phillips and Liberty counties. With
the egg count of last fall as q fore
warning, arrangements for the control
work were made early In this area
and poison bait is being spread ef-
fectively. So intense Is the battle
against the grasshoppers that In some
sections farmers have even halted their
seeding operations to fight the pests.
Control operations carried on thus
Ear show that the standard bait mix
s. bringing excellent results, DR.. Mills
laid, and It Is not necessary TO use
formula stronger than that recon-
nended. The standard formula, he
aid, calls for 100 pounds OF mill run
IRAN and 300 pounds of sawdust. This
makes 400 pounds Of mix and to this
hould be added two gallons Of liquid
.rsenic, plus sufficient water to make
round 800 pounds of wet bait. II
properly spread at the right time Of
lay, 800 pounds of wet bait viii eff
ecttvely take care Of 40 acres Of land.
Observation Of the hatch so far In
icates that the infestation on Idle
ands and range lands Is light, while
1arginaI infestation is heavy-gotng
S high In some instances as 1000
rasshoppers per square yard How
YER, matches in fields where culttva-
on was employed are much lighter
nd this Is an encouraging situation, !
r. Mills said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
State College Man
Wins En0ineer's Medal

Holland N. Breed OF Helena. vino
was graduated with honors In electrical
engineering at Montana State college.
June 4, also received the certificate
OF award and gold medal OF the Mon
tana Society Of Engineers, the nigh
est engineering award offered during
commencement exercises.
In addition 70 the award, Breed as-
cepted an appointment with the Wes-
ttnghouSe Electric e. Manufacturing
Co. He viii report soon to the Chicago
office OF the company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
Plan Bike Parade

A third parade during Che hocky
Mountain rodeo at Kalispeu July A.
S and 8 was announced when. Chair
man Harold Terry completed plans
for q boys and girls bicycle parade
July S. FIRST and second prizes w1H ne
awarded for the best decorated bicycle
and individual frontier costume.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
University Youth, Cash Low,
Spends Winter In a Tent

his rifle. % caliber, and waited. Nov
the mouse doesn't live there any
more, but there is a little round hole
In the breadbox and another in the
floor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Montana wheat farmers @easlsea
in TO the tune Of S7,798OOg on
high wheat prices In the first four
months Of 1910, Jay G. Diamond,
Ie9efM agricultural statistician,
said IS Helena. At an average uwiee
OF ~ cents \ busheI the growers
sold l0y579,000 bushels to out Of
state buyers from Jan. 1 60 AurN
~, bringing them an income three
times that for the same Period ~
1888 and the largest for those four
months In ii years.
The income was 81 percent OF the
record income for those four months
set IN 1928, which followed the record
production year OF 1877
The income. which reflected not
only higher prices. but larger ship
mentS, exceeded that for the first four
months OF 1899 by more than S6.O0O.-
600. The 1889 shipments were 6.57S. 600
bushels for the period and brought
50 $4,000 at an average weighted uri0e
OF IS cents a bushel
The April marketings, which To-
tailed 4,154, 900 bushels and were the
largest Of any Of the four months
were made at N cents bushel, high
est price for the period" Ofarncnd
said These April sales alone broueht
q total Of $4,000 of outside money
into Montana.
These exports and their resulting
income are a direct result of the RENE
Tits OF the 1889 wheat loan program.
extended by both the Commodity
Credit Corp. and the Montana banks.
Bank and government loans enabled
.nese growers 70 mortgage their wheat
y lower prices and take fun advantage
u the price rise between harvest time
asst year and the peak in April before
he big break came early IN May.
Farmers who sold In April took ad-
'antage Of the best market OF the
eason. The combination OF peak prices
md the government loan deadline
april 30 gave the wheatgrowers one
4 the best breaks In years.
Although the income from wheat
hipments for the first four months
4 1910 was the largest for that period
q ~ years, the four-month income
Tas larger In 1917 1928 and 1929"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Five StewardeSSeS have been APP
pointed to serve on the Salt Lake 10
Great Falls division when stewardess
service Is inaugurated this month. The
girls are now receiving a two-weeks
training course In Salt Lake under
Chief StewardeSs leila Weeter
They are: Ruth M Roll, daughter
OF MIR. and AIRS. Fritz r. Roll Great
Fails--a graduate OF the Montana
Deaconeas hospital In 1896; Margaret
z. Gillette, Butte and Missoula: Mary
Fielder, Helena: Blanche Bkssel. Salt
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
WAR ON HOPPERS
is SPEEDED UP
HEAVIEST HATCH REPORTED IN
NORTH CENTRAL GROUP OF
COUNTIES

Insects First Make Appearance Early
in May and Intensive Control Work
Is Being Carried on with Spreading
of Poison Bait.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15

Sleepy Little Town at Foot of Continental
Divide Has Memories of Days of Glory
When Fluming Company Operated to Pro-
vide COrdwOOd for Marcus Days Shelter
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-15
FARMERS cash
IN" ON WHEAT
MONTANA GROWERS SELL 10 MIL
LION BUSHELS DURING Pc
Rod or HIGH PRICES

At Average Of "a Cents Grain Mort
gagged Last Fan Under Federal Pro
gram Is Sold This Year to Set IL
Year Record for Period.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Our Own Allies

In 1882 Thomas Jefferson wrote to Presi-
dent Monroe:
"Great Britain is the nation which can
do us the most harm of any one, or all, on
earth; and with her on our side we need
not fear the whole world With her. then,
we should most sedulously cherish cor
dial friendship"
Former President James Madison, to
whom President Monroe referred MIR. JEFF
ferson's letter, wrote:
with the British power and navy COM
bined with our own, we have nothing to
fear from the rest of the world"
Then, as today, Britain was standing
alone against all Continental Europe,
leagued in the so-called Holy Alliance
The threat of European domination of
South America and ultimately of this ma
ton was as imminent then as now. There
fore, with Britains complete acceptance
and assurance of cooperation, President
Monroe promulgated the doctrine which
still bears his name.
Today, as then, the cooperation between
the United States and Britain is close
Americans realize that if Britain's navy
falls into enemy hands, nothing will stand
between us and the relationships of the
Continent
So the President has made an agree
ment with Canada for mutual defense,
Britain has agreed to lease to our nation
air and naval bases on this side of the At
lantic perhaps as repayment of our World
War loans.
We have already traded them so des-
troyers for bases and non-surrender fleet
pledge. Wouldn't it be fine if we could send
them enough airplanes to blast Germany
off of the map?
We had rather help England lick Ger
many in Europe than to have to go over
and fight them or wait for them to come
here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Some Good Advice

every driver in North Carolina is sup
posed to know the various arm signals and
their meanings, yet hardly a day goes by
but that an accident occurs somewhere in
the state as result of some driver disre-
garding signal, failing to give signal, or
giving wrong signal"
In connection with the above statement,
Ronald Hocutt director of the Highway
Safety Division, reported this week that
100 accidents occurred in North Carolina
last year as a result of drivers failing to
give a signal before coming to stop or
making turn. Another 341 accidents, %
of which were fatal, resulted from disre-
gard of signals.
Entirely too many North Carolina driv-
ers take the attitude that arm signals are
unimportant," Hocutt said. "The average
driver generally gives no signal at all, or
gives the wrong signal, before stopping or
turning. And some drivers seem to think
they have given an adequate signal if they
simply flutter their hand out the window
of the car. Others stick their hands out ond
down regardless of whether they plan to
make left turn, make right turn, or
come to STOP"
Remember" the safety director eau
toned, "the driver behind you and the one
approaching you are not mind readers. The
purpose of arm signals is to let the other
fellow know what you are about to do.
Courtesy, caution and common sense de-
mand that you give signals-the proper
signals-and that you pay attention to the
signals given by the other driver. And if
you do give proper signals when driving,
be sure that you give them in ample time
for the other fellow to act upon them. Civ
ing a signal too late is virtually as bad as
giving no signal at ALL"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Speeding Proves
Costly To Church

Garnet Church, of Baldwin Sec
ton, Monday found out that in
the mayors court here suspended
sentences can prove to be costly
and can mean just what they are
intended to mean.
Short time ago Church was Civ
en- 12-mos. suspended sentence on
a charge of breaking and enter
ing. This sentence was declared
effective by Judge Tucker Mon
day morning when Church ap-
peared before him on a rather
simple charge of speeding. A not
ice of appeal, however, was given.
Grant Sheets, of Tuckerdale,
was taxed $40 and cost on a char
&c of public drunkenness around
church last Sunday.
Charlie and Clifford Howell
were each fined $40 and cost for
assaults.
Wilborn Cox, of Laurel
Springs, was fined SIS and cost
for public drunkenness.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
# this temporary difficulty.

Of this temporary difficulty.
Other families were hit hard by the
floods and may feel that they cannot af-
ford to send their children to school. That
is wrong. You cannot afford to keep them
out. It means too much to a child to re-
main in school continuously.
Because of limited funds, we realize that
it is impossible for the schools to have all
of the equipment that is needed. However,
we want to suggest to the communities of
the nine central high schools in Ashe that
they plan as a goal for this year, 'the in
stallation of steam heat, toilets and labora-
tories
The West Jefferson school should have
already installed toilets and laboratories
and we cannot understand why this has
not been done. Some purchases were made
three years ago. What happened to those
supplies and equipment? 4,-~ss,ss~~