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Britain, U. S. Plan
To Pool kavies,
Wheeler Charges
Continued from Page One)

bases all over the British empire
Mr.. Roosevelt disclaimed any direct
U. S. interest in the bases, however
The presidents statement was
made in connection with a charge
by Sen. Robert A. Taft, r., O.,
that the United States was con-
structing a naval and air base for
Britain in northern Ireland. Wheeler
said he understood such a base also
was being constructed in Scotland
Il have been told by some sources
that the bases have been built for
the British" Wheeler said. 'Other
sources, however, have asserted
they are building the bases for Am
erican forces. The bases, 1 have
been told, are naval bases"
KNOX TESTIFIES
Meanwhile Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox was called before 6
closed session of the Senate Nava
Affairs committee to comment or
published reports, which he ha:
already denied, that the United
States is engaged in a shooting
war" with Germany.
Questions by committee member.
also may lead Knox to discuss:
/. His advocacy of the use of tn,
United States naval forces to SWEEP
the Atlantic clear of the German
menace
2. What appeared to be an i'm
plication by him that the navy ma.
have to shoot to carry out order
issued by President Roosevelt whel
Iceland was occupied. He told
press conference Wednesday tina
naval policy in the Atlantic nov
goes beyond the original orders t
report sightings of hostile craft t
the White House.
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licenses,

Marriage license applications
filed Saturday with the Pierce
county auditor include Ralph d.
Christisnson. %. Seattle. and A.
Lorraine Haney, %. 4301 so. Yaki-
ma ave. Robert l.. Nixon. 81,
Yakima. and Georgia NJ. Frentz,
81, Salt Lake City; Wesley c.
Carter. %. $40 No. Ainsworth ave d,
and Bula b. Ballard. ~. Long
Beach. Cal: Dick Chrisman, ~,
Tacoma. and Lillian NJ. Sands, IS,
$40 Ia. 2sth st Donald X. Hook
ford. 80. 1916 So. 43rd st. and
Lenetta f. Stiles. SO. 1922 SO. X
st; Richard l.. Durand. is. Sum-
ner. and Blythe A. Curtis, II, sum
ner: Lloyd Z. Larsen. 20. Route 4,
Box 4i3. Tacoma. and Alice J. Nell
son. Il, Route 7, Box $40, Tacoma;
Claude J. Peterson. 40. Chicago.
and Violette M. LaFave. "a. 63l6
Mckinley ave; Frank +. Lepenski,
Is, Roy. and Mary Lou Hurd. 20.
Spanaway; Edmond A. Zetzsche,
"a, Ellensburg. and Gloria V. Hill
lard. rs. 4l12 SO. Park ave: Paul
+. Henderson. q. Falkland and
Carla J. Christman, 70. Park hotel.
Ernest Browning, 81, 1904 Ea. Goth
st, and Thelma J. Ball, 10, 1902
Ea. 60th ST.
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Homes Destroyed
By Flood Waters
Wash.

MI U DILL WASH. - n lerEe
section Of the tailings dam at the
Knob Hill gold mine collapsed Fri
day loosening a torrent which
swept away half dozen homes
near here and did other extensive
damage.
Several other buildings. mines,
cars and roads were damaged by
the onrushing waters and mine
tailings. The swirling stream
rushed through a mining gulch
four miles north Of here and finally
emptied into the San Poll river.
A large section OF highway number
4, west Of here. was washed away
by the flood.
The homes which were DESTROYED
were occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Rick and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie Priede, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Lapear and family, and Henry
Hafer. An unoccupied house was
also swept away.
No lives were lost but residents
OF the mining gulch barely reached
higher land in their night clothes
as the waters descended.
The dam, about 1900 feet wide
and so feet high. was weakened by
recent rains. II crumpled in the
center. releasing thousands of tons
Of tailings from the mines cyanide
and flotation mill.
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Order of TESTERS
Honors E. B. Kinq

? p. King. president 81 ths
Buckisy-KinE Funeral Service. has
returned 70 Tacoma from Chicago.
where hs was called - sttend a
special meeting o. the national
court Of the Royal Order % Jest
ers % which he is an officer.
At the special election. called
because Of the death q two off,
Gers, King VAS elevated 10 the
post Of royal leading man. the
second highest office IN the order.
Next June King Will become the
royal director. or head OF the or
der. which embraces the North
American continent.
The Royal Order Of testers is
an international secret order 81
the Masonic lodge. Only select and
prominent members Of the lodge
who have passed through all the
various branches of Masonry are
invited 10 become members Of tn.
high order.
Purpose Of the Royal Order Of
testers, Of which the phrase
Myth is king is its motto. is
10 further goodwill and benevo-
lence among mankind.
King made a quick trip 10 Chi
cago. leaving Tacoma BY plane
Tuesday evening and returning
Thursday after a full day in the
windy city.
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Defers Sentencing Mother
Until Her Baby Is Weaned
Grdduote of Stadium High Struggled
Dope from Jopon on Husbands Orders

back numerous silk bags Of mar
cotics which she Vas TO dispose
OF here.
Her husband. Il was shown.
could not return TO the u. s. be-
cause OF his record as a narcotics
dealer.
She argued Saturday that under
old japanese custom she was
obliged 10 do what her husband
ordered. But Judge Bowen dis
agreed.
No girl born in the United
States and educated in American
schools. he asserted. need carry on
any idea Of strict, blind obedience
to her husband. Training here, he
held. is all against 1t.
There would have TO be a pen
atty imposed. ne oontended. but
not until Mrs. Ogata's third child.
now two years old, has been
wesned How much time to allow
for that almost stumped him. but
he finally decided on six months.
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Nazis Say U. S.
Seeking Trouble

BERLIN-Authorized Nazis to-
day charged that President Roose-
velts attitude toward Atlantic
bases was aggression against Eu-
rope
The charge was made in connec-
ton with questions by foreign cor
respondents regarding reports from
abroad that the United States
might occupy other Atlantic bases
in line with the dispatch OF Ameri-
can forces to Iceland.
Most recent speculation GEN.
tered around charges that the
United states was building or
planned 10 build naval air bases in
northern Ireland
The president NJ the United
states evidently is using every
means to enter the war zone and
Is taking no heed whatsoever Of the
possible dangers that might re-
suit" authorized Nszis said.
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McCune Will Fly
Back 10 Capital

The leisurely vacation trip into
the Canadian Rockies which Jay
w. McCune and his wife were
enjoying was rudely shattered Sat
urday by needs Of Tacoma in
dustry.
McCune. manager OF the traffic
bureau of Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce, was in Calgary when
telegraphic orders reached him TO
proceed to Washington. d. C. 10
attend hearing on freight rates
pertinent TO raw materials for
Tacoma's newest metallurgicsl in
dustry, Ohio Ferro Alloys Corp.
II was announced at the cham
Der Saturday that McCune was
driving back TO Tacoma and would
fly from here to Washington.
Establishment of the Ohio COM
psny's plant here has opened up
a large new field Of railroad tar
ifs which must be established be-
fore raw materials are flowing
into the electric furnaces here in
proper quantity.
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Alien Is Bound Over
For Not Registering

Oydo Minois. 90. resident OF
Midland and employed in track
work near Vail. was srraigned
Saturday before u. s. Commits
sioner H. g. Fitch on a charge Of
falling 10 comply with the regis
trstion and finEer-printing pro-
visions NJ me alien registration sct.
He pleaded guilty and was bound
ever 10 await indictment by the
grand jury.
Minois was credited in the gov
ernments complaint with two
ether names, Avdig henassi and
Mack Harris. He told the COM
missioner he had been in this
country 70 years, but had not
been able To learn TO read and
write English He said he wanted
Ia become citizen but Just hsdn I
been able 20 learn enough. lie Is
married
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1910 feet above sea level, now
rests with the bureau Of reclania-
ton. acquired at a cost Of sp-
proximstely $500. 600. About
100, 600 acres Of land have been
acquired 10 give an s2.ooo-aore
surface OF water and shorvlAnds
above the dam.
In addition 20 this the govern
ment has purchased several thous-
and buildings. - homes. stores.
business houses. school buildings.
barns and manufacturing plants
This wholesale buying was con-
Quoted under the direction OF r.
A Banks. supervising engineer Of
the bureau of reclamation in
charge Of the construction OF the
coulee dam project
To Be Continucd)
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Army Orders

WARRINGTON - The war depart
ment has issued the following orders
Lseut. Coils. Raymond Orr, inf. Fort
Ord. 20 Hays, Kansas: LLOYD $,
opoonef, INF. Hayp, Kansas. 20 Fort
Mason: Lawrence G. Jsynes. sc. Fort
Knoz. 70 washington: Lewis b. Doug
LA. ono. Jersey City. 20 shamokin.
Pa: BENJAMIN Georse Dubois. asd.
res South Bend. Ind. 10 Brooklyn,
MAS. Taylor W. Foreman. Chicago,
retired, Albert G. Bilieke, cws.. Mon
terey. Calf. 10 lakewood. Nd: Haydn
p Roberta. &C.. McCl<llan field. to
oeoros wright; Maurice J. Bradbury.
&C.. Warrington. TO st. Louis, No.
trevcked): Ralph Olds Leonard. dc.
r.. Culver. Ind. 20 west Point; Carl
Conrad 10th. ac, res. Wsynesboro,
va. 10 Jefferson barracks: Raymond
Byron eilverman. Cd. res. Douglas,
Aris.. to 81. Louis. Mo.
Capts Copeland c. Bowers. me.
Harrison. Ind. 70 Wichita Fails. Tex.
Philip W. Temann. cav. Fort Riley.
70 Fort Knox: Charles Steafns &C
Mcclellan field 70 Wright field: Denis
Aulliean. &C. Warrington. TO wright
field. Earl y Moran. mac. Carlisle
8arracka 70 jefferson Barracks: Vic
tory Iouis Tyrse. spec. res. Cincin-
nsti. 20 wsshington; Herbert John
Rudy. me. res. ST. Louis. 70 Randolph
field: Reuben Berman. me. res. Min
neapolis. 20 Randolph field: Richard
Augustine Carroll. &C. res, Hollywood.
% Port Monmouth.
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No Wonder
Suit Is Filed

LOS ANGELES - Gene Trent.
concert pianist and opera singer,
sued for $4,000 damages today for
what she said were "gangster
tactics used by process servers.
She complained that they:
Placed a wire in her doorbell 10
keep IL ringing;
Beat on fiye-gallon tin can;
Threw rocks at her windows;
Broke wood TO give her the i'm
preston that they were breaking
in the front door;
Threw flower pots onto her bal
eony;
s Tapped the telephone wire to
send in annoying calls.
She made defendants the Bank
OF America. c. p. Wood, and
Charles w. Cannon. Her complaint
did not reveal the nature OF the
legal papers which were being
served upon her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Aluminium Plant
Sites Proposed

Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce
industrial engineer, Frank J.
Walsh, completed preparation and
air-mailed TO Washington, d. c.,
Saturday noon the maps showing
several possible sizes and shapes
of sites for the new aluminium re-
duction plant alloested to this city.
BY scurrying around here and
there Friday port officials obtain
ed options on additional tracts of
land outside the Port of Tacoma
industrial area to supplement
upper Hylebos waterway areas
held now by the ports industrial
site department.
Kalunite. Inc, and the govern
ment agencies which will build
the plant. will have choice Of locs-
tons and sizes of tidelsnd sites
along proposed extensions Of
Hylebos waterway.
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Story OF Kidnapping
Is Doubted by Judge

Two Sssitl. men were arrested
~ 2 = m. Saturday after one rad
accused the other of kidnapping
him and r1boinE him Of SIS.
Both we're charged with being
intoxicated. As result. Daniel
Gloyd. so. VAS fined $40 ard costs.
while John Dotson, IS, was at lib
erty on SIS bail.
Dotson summoned police 70 .
coffee shop in the west end. CON-
claiming that Gloyd was across the
street with a gun.
he said that earlier Gloyd had
robbed him and forced him to
ouye at gun point. Police found
Gloyd a. 4 nearby service station.
where he vas talking TO an at
tendsnt
Police Judge ". A Richmond
doubted D0,sons story and fined
The defendant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Plane Output
Growing Fast
California Plants
Report Huge Coins

Los ANGELES War
planes are rolling off assembly
lines AZ southern California 5
four major factories IN an I'M
precedented stream.
Figures released BY the plants
today revealed increases In pro
dIction during the first half Of
.s41 over the same period last
year ranging from II per cent to
1928 per cent.
Not only production but also
performance is unexcelled. plant
officials said. and Douglas Aircraft
company spokesmen quoted army
reports that their dive bombers
out-perform any similar aircraft
now engaged in actual combat in
Europe
Douglas Up 70 Pet.
Douglas. producing the div.
bombers and other wsrcrsft. re-
ported that production during
June. 1871. was Y per cent ahead
Of June. 1870
Lockheed Aircraft company.
producing the Hudson bombers for
Britain and the -mile-an-h hour
PISS interccptors for the United
states. said its production for the
first six months Of the year was
4p almost 200 per cent over the
same period last year.
II delivered $50. 900. 900 worth OF
military planes by July l which
almost triple the S1e ESQ. 900
worth delivered by July /. 1910.
Nultee Up 1923 Pet.
Vultee Aircraft. producing
trainers and hlgh-speed fighters.
recently installed an assembly line
system which permitted II TO step
Up its first elk months production
this year TO ss.332.e76 worth of
aircraft, an increase OF 1923 per
cent over last years first half
At North American Aviation,
where bonn Der production was
stalled by strike, production was
returned TO its full schedule OF 10
ships day. No figures for the
first half production were released
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Tacoman Presents
Piano 10 Soldiers

Strike up the band! McChord
fields potential orchestra will have
its needed piano, f. r. Fetterolf,
assistant manager of Tacoma
Chamber Of Commerce announced
Saturday.
The piano was offered by Mrs.
Lester Madsoe of 1912 la. ] st.
who said the instrument WASH
needed in her home and she'd be
glad TO let the army have IT,
1t will be up 10 the air corps
boys To find tuner and two bits
Of ivory for the keys. 1t was
understood the army would have
no difficulty filling both require
ments.
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II L RES MORE ABOUT
PWA Requests
TARTs ON FACE ONE

followed by the much-discussed
recreation center at Tacoma, esti-
mated at 100000. A recreation
center for Olympia, TO cost $751;
600. was next.
Building OF a fire station on
the tideflats here and one In
olympia were deemed next i'm
portant on the list. Tacoma's
was estimated TO cost S415,-
900. Olympias $4,000.
Twentieth place on the list was
given to A project calling for ad-
ditions to the Park Avenue and
Mary Lyon schools. No. 81 was
installation of water mains and
sewers at the county farm near
Sumner, estimated at $4,000.
Expansion OF Tacomas parks.
particularly in regard to the con-
struction Of recreation buildings.
was next on the list. Money esti-
mated is $1,000
Construction OF two bridges -
East 25th st. and East oath St
and improvements TO four Tacoma
streets were next in line. Streets
to be improved are 9th ave. Wash
ington st, Puget Sound ave. Tav-
Tor way and SO. Park ave. Total
cost would be 1856. 900.
Last projects on the list both
ask improvement of access roads
those between army posts and
Olympia and Tacom Pierce
county road improvements would
cost $3.50 900, and Thurston coun-
tvs $4,000
Only projects that could he
tied In with national defense
were considered.
Besides Mayor Cain and burke.
those who attended the meeting in
cluded:
Tacoma Fire Chief E. ". Whit
sker; Clarence b. Shain. Thurston
county engineer: Joshua n. Voeel
member Of National Resources
Planning board; Ray Grass. Nc
Chord field: NJ. s Campbell. state
public health engineer: II. s. Nc
Ilvaigh, Central LobAr council.
Pierce County Commissioner Bob
Gleason; o. n Hsllbere. citv en-
gineers office; r. A. White Pierce
county engineer; c. D. Forsbeck.
city engineer; D. n. Drmmitt. stat,
committee for school reorganizs.
ton; w. A. Kunisk. Tacoma water
superintendent; Howard T. Har-
stad. Pierce county sanitary ensin-
eer; n. h. Goold. city school super
intendent:
Charles H. Williams. OLYMPIA
city engineer; o q. Murray. Olym-
pis public works commissioner.
J. 7 Trullinser. mayor Of Olym-
pia Ray Smith. federal security
Ssent. San Francisco: Capt. Ray
mond L. Bell. AeChord field. Al
Hodges. metropolitan park dist
riot; Or. L. z Powers city health
director. c. Val Fswcett. Tacoma
finance commissioner: Or. O. C..
Button. president ~ metropolitan
park board. , l. Lindmsn. sup
erintendent public instruction: A.
r Bsrsersen. Tacoma public works
commissioner: Sherman Irreis.
superintendent Tacoma parks. o
L. Montgomery. Yelm schools: Dr..
y. z. Assnusen. Pierce county
health director and Dr.. Burton A.
Brown, Pierce county hospital d.
rector.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Coulee Reservoir TO Be LONGEST
Artificial Lake in Entire World

| f1OnAAnlf0 IVfil axe SHFf
water which would be an average
ten-yesr water supply for the City
OF New York.
The lake will provide shore
line OF $50 miles. Already the
back water OF the dam reaches
over 100 miles toward the interna-
tional boundary and by July l
the back water had swallowed
the historic Kettle Falls and have
reached Marcus. nearly lis miles
from the dam.
The project operates in Douglas,
Grant. okanogan. Ferry. Lincoln
and Stevens counties on fed~rally-
owned property and Is sponsored
by the u. s. department Of the
interior. bureau OF reclamation.
FIRST WORK ON HUGE
PROJECT STARTED IN 1888
The first work on this huge
clearing project began In Decvm-
Der 1888. The work included clear
ing OF about 1900 acres OF land
along both banks of the Columbia
river and its tributaries, up TO a
contour line established by the u.
s. bureau of reclamation TO
height OF 1920 feet above sea level,
and marks the future shore line
of the lake. bringing the backed
up water TO the Canadian border.
Before the lake rises TO cover
the great area Of the upper Co
lnmbia river. IL towns will be
moved or demolished. Fifty-four
thousand acres will have been
cleared and 500 farm homes
moved or destroyed. Fences. tele-
phone lines. public equipment and
utilities. bridges and highways will
all have to vacated. Every stick.
board or branch which, when ac-
cumulated in quantities, might
threaten the dam or rise to i'm
pair navigation. will have been
cleared, piled and burned. Every
stons foundation. wall or other
non-oombustible obstruction which
might hinder navigation Of the
lake will have been lsyeled.
WPA ESTABLISHES CAMPS
FOR CLEARING OPERATIONS
To facilitate clearing operations
in the reservoir area WPA estab-
lished n number Of camps. Camps
Lincoln, Gerome, Keller and Gif-
ford accommodated from <50 TO
500 men, each. Camps Spokane.
Detillion and Little Falls were tent
camps. housing 200 men each.
Camp Ferry. a floating camp, con-
sisted OF three barges 2<'x6<. con-
tanning double deck quarters. in
cluding kitchen. dining room. re
frigerator space. etc. and barge
i6'x4s' used 10 store tools and TO
do shop repairing.
The camp accommodated a crew
OF $50 men who cleared trees.
brush, stumps and debris from
the steep cliffs along the river
which were inaccessible to the land
crews. All Of the camps were mod
ern in every respect. including
kitchen. mess hall. infirmsry, sd-
ministrstivs quarters. laundry.
blacksmith shop. generators and
power houses. warehouses. refrig-
orator plants. recreationA halls.
storage tanks and wash houses.
Barracks 13o'x2o'. housing 40 men
each, were constructed to accom-
modats the crews In the hrger
camps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Soldier in Borrowed
Auto Hos Accident

Raymond LaFromboise. 23-year-
old soldier. was in the city jail
Saturday for rnvestigs ton Of hit
run driving and also on charge
Of being intoxicated.
The soldier was involved in an
accident Friday at 72d ST. and Pa
cific ave. where he had attempted
10 drive another persons car, but
colided instead with machine
driven by G. c. Olsen. He then
fed the scene. but was discovered
a few minutes later hiding behind
a bush near 74th 81.
The car he WAS driving belonged
TO = friend who had picked him
up downtown Friday night, Ed
ward Dixon. Of 1902 Ia. 10th II.
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II takes time 10 weAn an infant.
Federal Judge John c. Bowen con-
ceded Saturday when he deferred
until Jan. 13. 1912. the sentencing
Of Mineko Ogats. Tacoma born
Japanese mother, confessed agent
in importation OF opium and NOR
phine worth $4,000.
Mrs. ogsta. American by birth.
graduate Of Stadium high school.
was married to an old-country
Japanese and went with him TO
live in Japan.
But, she contended Saturday.
when she found Japanese old
country ways unsuitable and de-
cided to return 10 America. her
husband required her TO bring
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
MoY Remain in Joil
Until Judge Nomed

II appeared in federal court
Saturday that T. l.. Brecheen.
held for trial for fraud. will prob
ably just have 10 stay in Jail until
new judge is appointed 10 take
the bench in this southern division
OF the district.
Brecheen has been In jail since
April awaiting assignment Of his
case 10 trial. II WAS admitted st
the federal building Saturday. The
regular judges now sVsilsble all
have calendars crowded far ahead.
Il was asserted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-14
Actions in Divorce

Divorce actions filed saturday
with the clerk of Pierce county
included Marguerite against Harry
Deininger, charging non-support:
Frank against Mary p. Gennsi,
charging cruelty.
Interlocutorv DEGREES Of divorce
at the same time were granted TO
Edgar c. from Lorraine Csrnine.
Marjorie I. from Ernest NJ. Kelly,
John W. from Marjorie B. Gun
ninghsm and Opal from Joe ".
stevens.
A final decree was granted
Lillian from Warren A. Smith.
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HEAVY LAND EQUIPMENT
Is USED IN CLEARING

The tug was then shipped to
Coulee dam for use by the WPA
crews. Two tow boats, the Mes
peiem and the wellpinit, con-
strueted by the wPA are worthy
members OF the WPA fleet. Named
for historic Indian villages. the
craft are each 40 s. long with a
l2' beam and propelled with gaso-
line motors. These boats were
used for general utility purposes,
transporting men and equipment,
in conjunction with other floating
equipment such as barges skiffs
with cupboard motors were also
used.
Much heavy land clearing equip
ment was used during the clearing
operations including large 40 and
90 power Caterpillar trac-
tors. equipped with bulldozer
blades and land clearing attach
ments and double drum hoists.
Some OF the large tractors were
used TO construct roads through
previously inaccessible regions so
that the fleet Of trucks could
transport workmen and tools 10
the clearing areas and In clear
ing work they piled timber and
stumps for burning and skidded
marketable timber TO the rivers
edge 10 be floated down stream
to the saw mill.
Sixty trucks. which included am
balances, man-haul trucks and
pick-ups were used. Equipment
included also seven refrigerator
plants. two Ice making machines
AMI seven electric light plants
which were used in the camps.
The sponsor, the bureau OF reels-
nation. department OF interior.
furnished the equipment for this
huge undertaking. After the NPA
has completed clearing operations.
this equipment and material will
be oyerhsuled or reeonditioned and
returned 10 the bureau of reelsma-
ton.