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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20
Attending Funeral at
Everett, Washington

Mrs. Florence Douglas lief t
Wednesday for Everett. Wash
ington to be in attendance at the
funeral of Henry Hudson Jr., I6,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hud-
son, former Browning residents.
The youths death was caused by
an intestinal ailment.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20
Glacier Road Project
To Be Let In June

The state highway department
last Friday announced q tenta-
tive list of II projects slated for
letting at its July p bid opening.
1t includes grading. surfacins
and oiling of 81 miles Of the
Browning Glacier Park road.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20

Sam Arnold, parts manager of
Bell Motors of Cut Bank was a
visitor in Browning Thursday
evening.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20

Jim Leadbetter was business
visitor in the county seat Thurs
day.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20

DISTRICT LIONS ROARING GLACIER PARK
Rng from left Thomas Hardness
Fast District Browning George
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-20

Advertise in The Chief
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
Big Time Scheduled
Al Dam Saturday

When the station service. units
start to. work Saturday noon the eyes
OF the nation will be turned toward
Coulee dam. Elaborate preparations
have been made to entertain great
crowds at the historic event. Wils.um
Warn. director of information for tie
bureau OF reclama ton, was busy with
Major S, Z. Hutton, assistant director
completing plans for the event.
The complete program. as released
by Major Hutton, follows:
1890 to l2:45 p. m.-Lewis and
Clark high school band Of Spokane in
observation honse grandstand
l2:45 to Frank A Banks, su-
pcryis.ng engineer, master of ceremon-
.es, introduces at VISTA house Cover
nor Arthur 3 Langlie; DR.. Paul j.
Raver administrator. Bonneville power
administration, the organization which
will distribute Grand Coulee power;
A. r.. Nieman, general superintendent,
Consolidated Builders, Inc, contrac-
tors who built the'power house and are
FINISHING Grand Coulee dam: Charles
A. Doostal of the Westinghouse Elec-
.rc and Manufacturing company which
constructed generators which will be
started and three large 10S, 000-k ilo-
watt generators now being installed
10 meet national defense power needs.
] to l.: 30-Ceremony in the power
house starting the initial generator.
1870 to 1:45-Alusical program in
vista house.
Las to Band of Grand Coulee high
school leads parade from vista house
| @ power house.
2 to 3-Entrance of power house
open to public for first time.
The event will be broadcast over 4
lation-wide radio hook,up. An Indian
.hief from Nespe'em will push the
)utton to start the generators
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
ADo,.
! YOU
!. KNOW.
N,t vs.sk,nat1n Stats Presssss esn@'ss'ss


Soap Lake, located at the very en-
trance TO Grand Cou!ee: IS recognized
bs many to contain the most remark
able medicinal eaters II TIE world
Highly ehemicalized. the LAKE cor
+ains both mineral and organic e.o-
nents. GONE of thereFentic value WHICH
are not found elowhefe in the world.
SOAP Lake il situated N the center
.; the most unusual sunshine area
vhere ultra violet rays of the sun NJ
ahundantlv. in evidence and whefe
+bev come down to earth. This Is due
10 a peculiar atmospheric cond't'o on
wherein there is little if any humidity
and no dust particles in the h'gne'
atmosphere. This condition permits the
ultra violet rays to come down to eaf'h
whereas in humid atmospheres these
rays would be broken up.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
STORM rs FATAL TO
GRANT COUNTY PIONEER

A violent windstorm Monday night
brought death TO Leonhard Forster,
~, resident Of the Wilson Creek dig
trict for 40 years and one Of Grant
county q eldest pioneers. 49,
Drying homeward about o'elsek,
NJ. and Mrs. Forster found their way
blocked by giant Russian thistles
blown into heaps five to 10 feet high.
Stalledsin the weeds, Forster left the
car. to Investigate, his wife followed
when she became alarmed. Rain and
wind forced her, back. into sthe sear, bui
when her husband still failed to re-
turn she started CROPPING her way along
the road.
Reaching Wilson Creek at q. m,
she spread the alarm but itwas near
daylight before her husbands body
was found covered with thistlcs near
the ear. Apoplexy was the immediate
cause Of death, Coroner Lowell B.
Vail said.
Mr.. Forster came to the State Of
Washington nearly forty years ago
settling on a homestead south Of Hart
lire, where he has resided ever since.
Funeral services viii be held from
the maritime Methodist church, r'day
afternoon lat 2 clock. Rev Clifford
knight will officiate.
Burial viii be in the Hartliue Gene
terry, with the. Biindesprings Grange
in charge of the grayeside service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
LOVES IN THE SHADOWS
IS DRAMATIC HIT!

Among the many excellent "best
selleru novels recently to be made IN
to pictures in Jennie Hurst,'s famous
"Back Street," one Of the most stead
books ever published.
Adapted to films by Universal, and
starring Charles Boyer and Margaret
SULLIVAN, it will be at the Roosevelt
Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
"Back Street" first ran serially in
Cosmopolitan magazine. Before its
second installment appeared. MISS
Hurst had arranged to have the story
published by novel.
AS such, it was translated into
every civilized language and the sales
SCARED rapidly into astonishing figures.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
MRS. CROFT HoNoRED

Mrs. Ray Croft was honorcd at a
surprise handkerchief shower last Fri
day afternoon. by her Sunday scho u
class. The event took place at tho
hcme of Mrs. Jim Jess.
Mrs. Croft received many love (
handkerchiefs. Mrs. Jess, Mrs. Van
delhalf and Mrs, Mitchell served a
delicious lunch.
Others present were. Dorothy Jess,
Marion Vanderbilt, Beverly Ramsey,
Neal and Terry Maxwell, Billy Lean
er, Bobby Fields, Earl, Patty and
Donald Croft. Bobby and Tommy
Jess, Mrs. Spurbeck and iona Wander
half.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
LONG VOYAGE HOME
RATED IN FIRST TEN

Z If you like Danger" the picture
7" Long Voyage Home" at the Column
bian Theatre in Grand Coulee on Sun
day Monday and Tuesday is the thing
to sss.
Crowds have been storming theatres
all over the country to see John Ford s
greatest production.
Never has any pie lure, any tire re-
coived such acclaim,
Best aea story since "Mutinv on
.4hk bounty, saws. Louella Parsons,
"A superb picturer ~ raves Walter
Winchell.
'.Unquestionably one Of tic great
est of all tines, writes Mccall 8
critic, Pare Lorentz, to his nine million
readers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
ATTEND rIREMEN MEETING

Four members Of the local fire de-
9arNnent including Martin Guessing,
,hief, Elmer Nelson, Troy Davidson
and Richard Thornbrue. attended a
session of the Northwest Firemon S
council at Chelan, Sunday.
Bill Gross, state fire MARSHAL gave
I talk on sabotage, revealing that this
type of crime had decreased III the
northwest during the past few months.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
WOMEN's CLUB SPONSORS
CIRCULATING LIBRARY

The Coulee City Women Is club is
sponsoring a circulating library, and
a room in the bank is being equipped
with shelves to accommodate the, books.
Mrs. Frank Janni Mrs. Bert Scott
and Mrs joe Dedd are on the COM
mTttee in charge, and anyone having
books to donate is asked TO please
call 456 Or 666, or see one of these
ladies'
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
GRANT COUNTY SENDING
DOZEN TO JOIN ARMY

Twelve men will leave tomorrow
for the induction station at Spokane
the ssleetive service board announced
yesterday at Ephrata. They are Ray
ncnd -Epselman, Electric City; viii,
lam c. Nolan, Osborne; Homer i. Col
ey, Soap Lake; Theodore Madduz and
Harold Brown, Coulee City; Cecil Co
hagen, Hartline; George z. Fuss,
Grand Cculee; Robert Z. Long and
George r. Emery, Ephrata' Reuben
Tinkbeiner, Moses Lake, Raymond
Hahn, Miles City, Mont, and Norman
Jacobson. Portland, Ore.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
HOLD RITES SUNDAY

The Sacrament Of the Lord g Sup
per will be observed in the Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning at the
IL O'Clock worship service. New mem
bers will be recognized during that
hour.
All members and friends of the
church of Christ are especially vel.
come at this Communion service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
CoULEE CITY WOMEN'S CLUB
HAS COVERED DISH SUPPER

The Coulee City Women s club viii,
have a covered dish supper Monday
at the home Of Mrs. Frank Jannl
The subject for the evening will be
''The Furnishings of Our Home, )" ;.
with Mrs Mary Jane Davis acting as
leader.
Members arc to respond to roll call
by telling "What l Want for My
Home"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
St. Andrews News.

The 18th anniversary of the st.
Andrews Grange was celebrated last
Saturday at the Grange Hail. All char.
ter members, 40 in all, were invited
some living to, fas away were unable
to attend Those who were here were,
Mr.. and Mrs, Ward Draper Of Goyan
Mrs. Draper was Gladys Garrent, 2
Charter member, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Larsen, Mr.. and RMS. Louie Larsen Of
Malott, Andy Larsen of Mansfield.
Mrs. Oscar Frederick, Mr., and Mrs,
Chris Jorgensen. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Wsugensen Mr. and Mrs. Otto Olesen
Dan Jolly, Slim Jolly, Ras Tanneberg,
Alfred. Michelsen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Nicholson. There were three.
past masters included the honor guest
Mr.. E. w. Rice, 0. I. Frederick, Louie
Larsen. A beautiful cake decoratS
in blue and gold with Is candles was
placed in the middle table. Sandwiches
potato salad, cake, jello and coffee
were served after Grange. Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Lemley of Sims Corner Grange
were VISITORS
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Mickelsen and Mr..
Franz Madsen all of Wilbur and MI
Otto Olesen were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr., and Mrs. Hans Wogensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tanneberg
and Pat, Mr., and Mrs. Ras Tanneberg
Madden and Ward. Guy Watkins anu
Willis Jolly were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Michel
sen.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c Larsen, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. w. Larsen, Malott, and MT
Frieze. of, Brewster were dinner guests
last Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Rice.
| Mrs. Maurice Schiebner and daugh-
ter have ben spending a few weeAs
with her folks, Mr.. and Mrs. w. u.
Bogart.
Miss Thyrca Vaughn of Entiat spets
last week visiting at the Jorgense' +,
home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bogart and
son we're dinner guests Sunday OF !
and Mrs. Ralph Graham.
Jutta Kiersgaard who has spent the
last month on the coast returned home
| last week
AS Pomona is being set up week
on account of Easter, st. Andrews
Grange will meet March 20, instead OF
April 5.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Jorgensen were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and MrS
IYernon Huntington.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Lawrence Tannebela
:, Mrs. Matte Moore, Mrs. Lloyd Nit
chell and daughter visited at the Hans
wogensen home Saturday.
Mrs. G.. K. Joully and son are spend
ing this week with her folks. Mr., ana
Mrs. William Hardy Of Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jensen arc the
proud parents of baby girl last sun,
day in the Deaconess hospital in Wen
atehee.
Claudia and Margaret Jensen are
spending few days with their cousins
DANIEL and jamie Jolly
!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
PRE-sCHooI CIRCUIT PLANS
WHITE ELEPHANT" SALE

The pre-school organization viii
old a ''white elephant gale down
town, Saturday afternoon, it was au
nounced this week. Proceeds of the
affair will be used to help defray es-
lenses of pre-school clinic, to be
sponsored later by the group.
Those having articles to donate for
the sale are asked to call Mrs. Dave
Nelson.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
HOSTESS TO LADIES AID

The Ladies Aid will be entertained
Thursday afternoon, March ~, by
Mrs. R. Bewick, at her home.
Business for the year will be COM
Melted at this time, and all members
arc requested to be present.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

r. p. Wilson. Pastor
Sunday services:
Sunday SCHOOL, 10000 n. m.
Morning worship, HOO a. iii.
Prayer service, 500 =. M.
Young People IS meeting, Gas p. m.
Evangelistic service, 7;45 p. M.
Tuesday:
Prayer meeting (praycr roouI),
500 p. m,
Thursday;
bible study, followed Ivy fraye" scr
vice and choir practice, 500 p. M
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
LOWER CoULEE LAKES
WILL GET MORE FISH

Blue, Deep and Park lakes viii re-
ceive per cent of the outpu' of three
state hatchercs. Game Commissioner
Lou Ovenden told members OF The
Grant County Sportmen's club last
week. The sportmen had protested the
depletion Of game fish.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
WIN AT CARD PARTY

At the z. T. \, card party Monday
evening Mrs, Al rollin won high score
for the ladies aud Mrs, Pat O'Rr'er
hw; Bert Lamb high for the men and
Chester Wiley low
In bridge, Mrs. Leo LAWN was high
and Mrs Chas. Chapel low. Bert
Scott high for the men and Jim 2uann
low.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
GIRL SCOUTS ELECT

The Girl Scouts elected As cffieerV
Wednesday evening. Dorothy Mosler,
treasurer; Mary Frances Brown,
Scribe Frances Tichacek, Patrol
Leader; Phyllis Tucker, Assistant
Leader.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
C. 4. RESUMES ACTIVITIES

Presbyterian young peoples groups
nave resumed their regular G, +. ac-
tivities at the 80 Sunday evening
hour.
The Senior high meets with Mrs.
Bomberg. and the 7thSth Junior high
group is sponsored by Rev. Bomberg.
All Young people a~e welcome.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20


Before the Fair Labor Standard
Act became effective or O...ono- "a,
1883 many workers in the United
states were earning az little as $500
and $500 for 3 workweek Of 50 tt
60 hours. These low wages aud long
hours not only affected the Meath aud
we'll being of the workers directly IN
volved and their families, bu, tended
to drag down to the same level the
wages of others.
Congress enacted the Fair Labor
Standards. Act to prevent the use of
the channels of interstate commerce
to spread and perpetnate labor condi-
tions detrimental to the health, effic-
iency and well being of workers and to
wipe out unfair competition based or
sleh labor conditions.
To, accomplish its avowed purpose,
Congress incLlded liz tn. Act these
general provisions:
!. Employees covered by the Act
are to be paid not less than co cents
au hour lfrom October "A, 1899 to
October "a. 1945), unless higher
wage is fixed in an industry wage
order
@ They must be pail at least tim
and one-half their regular rate far
each hour after 40 in any work week.
8. Children undee Fl under IS N
occupations found to he hazardous may
not be employed in OF about establish
ments producing gods fo- interstate
commerce.
persons seelei =, ,u@tlar Inform
alton may obtain Ii hy writing IT,
Walter T. Neubert, Branch Manager,
Wage and Hour Division. 305 Post
Office Bldg. Seattle, Washington
Literature will be furnished upon re
Gaest.)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
SWEET MAI, STREET

Main street nas been literally swep'
clean by worlsmep aided by local Vo-
unteers this week. Plans call for OH
ing the street later.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
PURPoSES-GENERAL PROVISIONS
OF LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Gin order to acquaint the general
public, employers and workers witt
the purposes and provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the Cou!ee City
Dispatch is presenting a series of short
articles in cooperation with the Wag,
and Hour Division u s. Department
Of Labor. These timely items will APP
pear weekly
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
School News Notes

Coulee City high school was honor
ed by visit from the Royal Apple
Blossom Festival Court from Wenats
Chez. Wednesday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20

The Boy Scouts will clean up the
lots to be used as park on Nam
street Friday, for the Chamber of
Commerce.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20
Pc. Class Stages Tournament

--OGOOO--
Re. Glass Stages Tournament
The first day of the Physical Ecs
ucation class ping pong tournament is
over, leaving some sad boys on the side
lines instead of in action.
Six boys were eliminated the first
day,
{D. Willis Tucker was beaten by
Jack Lewis. GU Billy Willis lost to
Clarence Sullivan: (3) Charlie @ Con,
nor eliminated Larry Brown. a.
Wayne Gander was beaten by Inward
Pitts. (5l Burton Hope beat Leslie
Bain. co Dick Lewis lost to Billy
Bccntol.
Three matches will have to be play
ed to determine the winners of the
tournament
Junior Play Soon
Don't forget the Junior play
"Sound Your Horn to be given Fri
day, March 2S.
--ooOoo-
Students Study Very Hard
= All of the students are studying
very hard because the nine weeks tests
are just around the corner.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-03-20

Mrs. X. b. Carpenter went to Spo-
kane Wednesday morning.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Wdoe.Hour Test Case
Lost by American Stores
By tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-1n a
test case, Federal Judge Harry E.
Kalodner ruled yesterday that the
wage and hour law applies to 5000
employees of warehouses, cannerles,
sugar refneries, bakeries and other
production plants operated oy
American Stores, Inc.
The company, which has $500
retail stores in seven States and
the District of Columbia, had con-
tended that the workers were eX-
empt from the act on the ground
that they-like the retail employees
were engaged only in intra-Seate
commerce.
The Government had insisted that
the commodities handled bv the
warehouses and other production
units went into interstate COM
merce.
Employees of the retail stores,
located in Pennsylvania. New York,
New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia as we'll
as the District of Columbia, were
not involved in the suit. 1t was
filed last summer by agreement Of
the company and the Wage and
Hour Administration.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Allied Supply Board
Seen Likely Result
OF Churchill Visit
Members Of Congress
Voice Approval Of
Unified Control
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Formation of an Allied supply
command to pool the democracies
material resources for prosecution
of the war was envisioned today in
congressional quarters as a likely
outcome of the historic conferences
between President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill.
The plan, as viewed by some
members of Congress, would imple-
ment this Nations lease-lend pro-
gram and would aid in pooling the
vital minerals and raw material OF
South American nations and Russia
with those Of this country. Britain
China and the Netherlands Indies.
IF we pool our efforts with man
power and dollars. we'll have to pool
our other resources in the united ef-
fort to defeat the Axis powers
declared Representative Snyder,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania. chair
man of a House Appropriations Sub
committee which has approved bills
containing billions OF dollars for
the Army.
In other words" he told re-
porters. there are certain South
American mineral resources that we
do not have and need to manufac-
ture our war equipment. while ON
the other hand We have resources.
both those that are manufactured
and those in the soil, that South
America needs"
He suggested that the Allied sup
ply board should be made up OF one
or two "well-eQuipped, broad-vis-
ioned. unselfish. high-powered men"
from each country fighting the Axis;
that it should have broad powers
to act swiftly. and that 1t should be
headed by an American.
Representative Thomason. Demo-
crat. of Texas. member OF the Mil
itarv Affairs Committee. said there
certainly ought to be close CO.
operation in handling resources
between the countries fighting as-
gression.
It's the logical thing to do" said
Representative Mas. Republican. OF
Minnesota. a member OF the Naval
Affairs Committee. mo one coun-
trv is self sufficient. and a central
supply system would be a darn
good idea"
Evening star., 1941-12-31
5000 Needed tn Pcnlsre
War-CsIIed Techriciars
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Dec 31.-Recruit-
ing of an army CT 5000 or more
young men and women for bate
against disease during the present
war began today.
The Society of American Bacteri-
ologists at one of the closing ses-
sions of its annual meeting urged
that high schools, colleges, universi-
ties and commercial and industrial
laboratories adopt Immediately
planned nationwide program to
educate within a short time labora-
tory teclnicians to take the pieces
of workers being called for active
service in Medical Corps of the
Army and Navy.
Society officers together with Off
cials of the American Association of
Immunologists and the American
Society of Experimental Pathology,
called upon members of their groups
to begin at once a campaign of edu
cation among young people who
could help carry on Americas pro-
gram Of research during and after
the present war.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Enemy Subs Believed
Scouting u. 5. Fleet
Off Alaskan Coast
Joponese Vessels Are
Reported by Navy
Near Kodiak Island
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Strategists kept an eye today on
Kodiak, Alaska, site Of United
States naval air base. following the
Navys disclosure that japanese
submarines are suspected OF being
in that vicinity.
Attention also was directed at
Kamchatka, the Russian Siberian
peninsula which juts down to the
tip of the japanese island chain,
which was mentioned by President
Roosevelt at his press conference
yesterday.
An indication Of Japanese fear Of
a surprise in the northern theater
was the suspected presence of the
japanese submarines near the Alas
kan coast.
While an underseas boat might
expect to get an occasional shct at
a merchantmen in these waters, they
are not the happy hunting ground
that the busy shipping lanes present
of the West Coast of continental
United States.
1t was believed probable. there
fore. that the main mission OF the
enemy craft was reconnaissance
against any large-scale surface or
air movement westward toward
Siberia or Japan.
The Navy Department already has
commented on japanese anxiety to
learn the location and intentions Of
the United States Pacific Fleet.
which. behind a veil Of secrecy. has
been disposing itself for IAN inten-
sive and well-planned campaign
against the Japanese forces"
Mr.. Roosevelt was very casual
about his mention Of Kamchatka.
He was talking about American pro-
duction of war materials, and he said
no human being could tell where the
finished products might go-whether
to Russia. China, Britain OF the
Kamchatka Peninsula.
The mention of Kamchatka caused
definite surprise among the news
men. but Mr.. Roosevelt calmly vol
unteered that this peninsula was the
most practical and available piece
of land west of the Aleutlans-the
long arc of American islands which
reach from Alaska toward the Asl-
attic mainland.
The President did not explain why
he considered the peninsula pracu-
cal and available
Kamchatka lies 300 miles west OF
the last island in the Aleutian chain
and is the location of two Russian
naval bases-one at Petropavlovsk
and one at Kamchatsk. There is a
third Russian base on the island OF
Komandorsky, few hundred miles
off Kamchatka's east coast.