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The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
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January
16-Carole Lombard, screen actress. her
mother and 10 others killed in transport
plane crash near Las Vegas. New: Is
U. S. aviators among dead.
28-Colorado's worst coal mine disaster in
% years occurred at Mount Harris when
mile underground explosion snuffs out
"a miners lives.
February
6-Tornadoes in Arkansas, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Georgia kill Ii per-
sons: four persons killed when flood and
mud avalanches roll down In northern
California.
March
Huntington, Iowa. ordnance plant explo-
sion kills 16, Injuries ST. Explosion here
Dec. IL. 1941. killed 13.
central states killing $50 persons and
leaving $4,000, 900 damage. Ten army
fiers killed when bomber crashes into
mountain peak near Pendleton; Ore.
April
12-Near Livermore. Calf, IA fiers killed
when two navy bombers crash.
26-High speed Hudson &c Manhattan rail-
road train wrecked In tube at Jersey
City, N. J. Five killed, 222 injured.
nesota. killing 80.10O: s.. 900 900 damage.
May
1-Eastbound airliner crashes into noun
tain peak near Salt Lake City, Utah. dur.
ing, rain storm; IL killed. During past
eight years 81 persons killed In air
More tornadoes sweep Midwest. 22 dead.
W. Va. traps Sc. Twenty three killed.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31

January
1-OPM bans retail sale of new
cars, trucks.
2-Manila and Cavite naval
bases fall to Japs.
Sin message to Congress,
President Roosevelt orders
$4,000 planes, $4,000 tanks in
victory program.
11-Japs invade Netherlands
East Indies.
26-AEF lands in North Ireland.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
TEN BIGGEST
EVENTS OF 1912

SELECTED By: BAUKHAGE
(WNU Washington Correspondent.)
Establishment of a second front
in North Africa.
The rationing of essential war
materials and fOOdStuffs.
The fall of Bataan to the jap
anese.
Republican gains in November
elections.
Germany's failure to destroy
Russian army.
Tokyo bombed by u. S. air
force.
Eight Nazi saboteurs appre-
hended; six executed.
Japs establish strOngholds in
Aleutian Islands.
The battle of Midway and South
Pacific.
Eisenh0wer-Darlan agreement.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
November


Army troops reinforce marines on Quad.
back on New Guinea: u. S. air force
bombs Japs daily on Aleutian Kiska.
7-U; s; TROOPS LAND IN FRENCH AT,
UNDER COMMANDER IN CHIEF
LIEUT.. GEN. DWIGHT D. ("IKE')
EISENHOWER TO FOREsTALL sue:
CESSFUL AXIS INVASION WHICH
WOULD ENDANGER AMERICA.
8-Vichy government breaks relations with
u. S. for first time since 1778. Nazis
retreat to Libyan border.
1l-AXis forces invade unoccupied France;
Italians also land on Corsica. Under or
ders from Adm. Jean Francois Darlan
French North Africa surrenders to U. S.
l2-Second naval battle of the Solomon Is.
lands begins.
13-French garrisons in Tuntsia reported
battling Axis forces landing by sea and
air. Darlan assumes responsibility for
French interests in Africa.
16-U. S: naval authorities announce crush.
ing defeat of Jap navy in second naval
battle of SolomonS: % ships sunk. DAM
aged, with enemy casualties near the
10000 mark.
1s-MarshaI Petain appoints Pierre Laval
dictator of NaZi-occupied France.
24-RuSSian offensive smaShes across Don.
,7 Germans . lose 30 Zoo GOO men @ in @pincer drive
sent to bottom of harbor to avoid seizure
2s-Prime Minister Churchill appeals. via
radio, to Italian people to overthrow
their dictator. sue for peace.
December
1-Russia continues to advance in two
iarge-scale offensives; Allied chutists
seize airfield near Tunis.
2-U. S. drives to sea in Tunisia; Adm.
Darlan assumes African rule in Petain's
name.
5-PEARL HARBoR DISASTER RE.
VIEWED: 10 ships, floating drydock
sunk or damaged; PAT planes destroyed
or disabled; 4,575 casualties.
7-Office of War Information reveals SO. .307
casualties in first year of war.
14-Nazis retreat from stronghold at Ell
Agheila in Libya.
15-U. S. troops capture Buna, following fall
of Coma, in New Guinea.
l7-Units of RommePs retreating NaZi forces
cut off by British in Libya.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
Octobe:

3-U. S. army troops. supported by navy.
occupy Andreanof group of the Aleutian
islands, between Jap held KiSka and
Alaskan Dutch Harbor.
T7-U. S. troops arrive in Negro Republic
of Liberia.
20-Total of $50 Axis submarines announced
destroyed by British and u. S. navies
since war began.
23Jap mining installations In North China
bombed by U. S. planes in successful
attack.
24-British start African campaign to drive
Axis out of continent.
25-First U. S. air raid on Hong Kong de-
stroys Kowloon docks.
26-Naval officials announce that aircraft
carrier, Wasp, sunk off Solomon islands
on September Is; serious fighting con-
tinues on Guadalcanal with heavy Jap
losses
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31

January
Hitler takes command of retreating Nad
army on~Moscow front.
2-Manila falls to Japs.
12-Dutch East Indies invaded by Japanese:
MacArthurs men again hurl enemies
back on Luzon.
19-Japs take Burma port, Tauoy.
23-Australia calls on U. S. for help.
25-Dutch and Yanks take toll of 80 Jap
ships in Macassar strait.
26-U. S. AEF lands in North Ireland.
3l-Malaya falls-Japs drive on for Singa-
pore.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
February

3-Nazis rush air and tank reinforcements
10 southern Russia battlefront.
+AEF speeds aid to Far East Allies.
b-hey oil town in Borneo captured by Japs.
13-Hitler's feet escapes from Brest to Kiel.
15-SINGAPORE FALLS TO JAPS.
16-Dutch destroy 100-million-dollar oil fields
in Sumatra.
19-First Jap bombing of Darwin, Australia
20-New cabinet for Churchill. Japanese
land on Timor island
21-U. S.-Dutch air feet sink or damage 19
Jap ships.
28-Brftish 'chutists and Commands raid
France.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
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January
SO.
9Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford, 72,
founder and head Of Jehovah's Witness
since 1919.
22-Dr. william Dick Cutter, 63, educator
and secretary of Hospital of American
Medical Association.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
Of the year
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The year began ,oith these i'm
portaHt events:
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31

August
9-With a perfect $50. DR.. Leroy W. Childs,
Lake Kerr, Fla, wins 12-gauge national
amateur skeet title at Syracuse, N. Y,
tournament.
23-Breaking his own record for 2,O0O-meter
run In Stockholm, Gunder Haegg, Swed-
iSh track star, makes new time of 5:118.
28-Professional football champions, Chica-
go Bears, defeat College All-Stars, 21-0,
before 101.200 fans at Soldier Field. Chi
CagO.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-31
March

laps unload so transports on Java.
3-Waven dropped as Allied chieftain.
7-Japs invade New Guinea at two sectors.
1-YANKS LAND IN AUSTRALIA.
17-MacArthur and aides escape from Philip
pines, land in Australia.
19-Jap invasion feet heading for Australia
smashed by Allies.
25-U. S. navy rips Maxim island 1000 miles
off Jap capital
27-Chinese smash Burma trap. relieve re-
treating British.
29-British Commands wreck Nazi-held st.
NaZaire port.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
BAND BOOSTERS
TO HOLD DANCE

A series of social events has been
planned for the next few weeks by
the Band Boosters club, in order to
raise the rest of the money needed
for the uniforms. Mrs. Willis. presi-
dent of the group, announced that
the series would begin with dance
in Weller hall Saturday night, Jam
nary II.
\ Dances will be arranged TO in
clude three numbers each, SO as to
make it easy to exchange dances
Music of the top-ranking dance or
chestras of the country will be fea-
tured.
If this proves successful another
will be held on January 81,
Enjoy yourself by supporting the
band.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15

Sgt George P. Martin is on a Is
day furlough from Fort Warren,
Cheyenne, wyoming. He is a guest
at the Dale Leander home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Burton ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lemley attended
the funeral rites of Otto Olesen IN
Coulee City Saturday.
Boyd jenkins was an overnight
guest of Wayne Gander Wednesday,,
The first day time meeting OF
Grange was held Saturday with the
new master, Hollis Rommel in
charge. Various defense committees
were appointed A dance, the pro-
ceeds of which will be turned ovet
to the Red Cross, will be given Sat
urday night, January IT,
William Rugalski is visiting Mil.
lard Quinn this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eerl Lemley spent
Monday in Wateryille.
Norma Burton is vis TIM her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. RI.
Burton in Watetviie.
Tex O'Connor has returned to Spo
kane where he expects to enlist in
the Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Struntz went tc
Spokane Monday.
Mrs. Susan Peterson and David
Mr.. and Mrs G.. w. Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Lemley and family
we're Sunday guests at the Marvin
Aylward home.
Carl Malone spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Edgemon.
The first all day meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary was held on We'd
nesday, Jan. 14th, at the home of
Edith Burton. Election of officers
and Red Cross sewing occupied
the time, with a luncheon at noon.
John Carlock is papering his
house.
1t has been foggy and frosty the
past few days but not so cold as last
week.
Ted Henry is visiting his brother.
Frank, and sister, Mrs. Fay Wilson
at the Dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
BUSINESS STUDENTS
GET ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

National recognition has come to
81 students in Coulee City high
school. who have received certifi-
Gates of achievement IN Junior bust
ness training from the Business Ed
ucation World, New York City. The
certificates were awarded for salts
factory solution of project in bust
hess problems.
A central committee OF examiners
Judged the papers. Names of the
81 students arc announced by their
instructor, Miss Hilda Mcsick. as
follows.
Jack Arbuckle, Glen Bewick, Hell.
en- Bursell, Tommy Davis, Hugh Dill
lon. Harry Fitch, Joyce Hahn, Mil
ton. Huntington, Helen Lankham-
fner, Charles Lewis, Opal Pitts, Don
Rhodes, Carl Po1lin, Bonnie Robin
son, James Sullivan. Pearl Taylor,
Frances Thoren, Frances Tichacek
Jimmie Tollivar, Phyllis Tucker
Billy Willis.
Later in the year the class will
work for senior certificates.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
HOOPERS DIVIDE GAMES;
PLAY MARLIN FRIDAY

Coulee City high school basket
GERS split even in conference games
during the past week, defeating the
Wilson Creek boys Friday here, and
dropping a game at Moses Lake ON
Tuesday.
Tomorrow night the Giants will
tangle with Marlin on the aocal
floor, in a double-header.
Following a closely fought first
half the Moses Lake boys ran wild
in the latter stages of Tuesday eve
ning's contest and piled up AZ to
IS victory margin.
The Coulee City lineup was.
Tucker Cd, Rhodes co, J. Lew
60, d. Lewis ID, Blain Cd.
The Giants, playing on the home
court Friday night, did much bet
ter, swapping Wilson Creek 42-14.
The locals amassed a IL to 2 lead
during the first period and ran it
up to BOT at half-time. High-scor-
ing honors went to Tucker with %
points. Other scores were made by
B1ain co., Jack Lewis (6), Rhodes
t4), Thoren ca, Dick Lewis co.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
Defense Leaders
Call Meeting Here

An important defense meeting is
to be held here Monday night at
O'Clock, probably at the school, it
was announced today. County de.
Tense council members will he pres.
ent and they will outline the recon-
mendeu procedures to he used in
+ case of an emergency brought abouc
by air raids, etc.
Sheriff Gordon Nicks will r.
among the speakers, r. S. Jones,
who recently attended a three-day
chemical warfare instruction school
at Spokane, will give information
on this subject.
The public is urged to attend and
take part in this meeting.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
ANNUAL DIST. G. r,
CONVENTION TO BE HERE

The annual Wenatchee District
Christian Endeavor young people S
convention is to be entertained bv
the Coulee City Presbyterian church
THIS spring, on the week END of
March 13, IA, Is. Rev. and Mrs.
Kenneth Bombcrg extended the in
vitation personally at meeting of
the executive committee which met
In Wenatchee Tuesday evening.
Plans are now under way TO Sc
cure the speakers and to set the
program schedule
This is privilege which the Cou-
lee City young people are antici-
pating. as it will bring hundred or
more young people from other towns
for weekend of fun and spiritua
uplift.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15

St. Andrews News

Anyone who has any old paper
such as magazines, pasteboard box
es, wrapping paper, etc. Please pack
it up together and bring to the
Grange kitchen When there is en-
ough it will be picked up by Boy
Scouts.
Alfred Mickelsen returned home
Monday evening, after spending 3
weeks visiting his daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs Dale Buckley Of
Tacoma and other relatives and
friends at Seattle,
Ras Tanenberg spent two days in
Watarvile last week.
Willis Jolly is spending this week
in Cornell visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
Dan jolly and family.
A surprise birthday party was
gwen Ras Tanneberg Sunday. The
following were present.: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. K. Jolly and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Tanneberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmo Tanneberg, Guy Watkins:
Willis Jolly, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Wo-
gensen, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jen-
kins and Gene Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Nicholson and family, Chris Mick.
elsen and Bob VIM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Scheibner
and family spent Sunday at the w
d. Bogart home.
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Jorgensen
and Ralph. Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Mick
elsen, Guy Watkins and Chris Mick
elsen spent last Wednesday even.
ing playing pinoGhle at the Hans
Wogensen home.
Mr., and Mrs. Hans Wogensen
went to Wenatchee Wednesday to
see their daughter and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. William Schumard of Wal
la Walla who are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. La Verne Wogensen in Wenat-
chez,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Isaak visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Graham Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jorgensen
visited Bob Winn Sunday evening.
Mrs. Chris Jorgensen and Ralph
were at the Dam last Thursday
Rev. and Mrs. B. P Wilson and
daughter of Coulee City visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ras Tanneberg Tuesday
evening,
Mrs. Bernadine Killgare and
children spent the week end with
her folks, Mr. and Mrs Corie Gil
bert.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
DEFENSE PROGRAM CALLS
FOR $19,175,OOO FOR DAM

With the need for Grand Coulee
power for defense industries becom-
ing more vital every day, further
funds for this great project were
among those requested from Cong
ress President Roosevelt recon-
mended in his annual budget mes
sage that 1t continue construction
and expansion af hydroelectric pro-
jects in California, Washington and
Oregon at q cost of more than
S1OO.OOO,OOO during the fiscal year
starting next July l,
or this amount. Grand Coulee
would receive S19,175,0oo.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
GRANT COUNTY PIONEERS
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Charles Reeder, So, resident OF
Ephrata for more than rs years.
died yesterday at Soap Lake hos.
pital. Reeder came to Grant county
about 35 years ago and homestead.
ed south of Quincy. Later he moved
to Ephrata, where lie operated a
genera repair shop. He is survived
by his widow at the home and one
son, Edwin, Seattle
William George Cress, "a, Marlin
died Tuesday night at Soap Lake
hospital He had farmed near Mar
lin for 35 years, and is survived by
his widow at the home.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
REV. ROnlBERG HONORED
ON BIRTHDAY

At the Presbyterian fellowship
dinner Monday evening the lights
went out and large devils food
% cake, frosted white and blazing
with birthday candles, was set be-
fore Rev. Bomberg, in honor of his
birthday.
A beautiful wool comforter quilt
was presented as "a gift from his
friends" The program consisted OF
6 skit by Mr.. Fitch, Dave Neilsop
and Rev. Bomberg, and community
singing of fun songs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
CECIL GILMAN RESIGNS
AS DEPUTY SHERIFF.

Cecil Gilman has resigned as a
deputy sheriff of this county to ac-
cent q position as government
guard at Grand Coulee dam. He
had been employed as a deruty for
about two years, and during that
time proved to be an efficient Off.
cor. He will assume his new duties
on January I'll
Wado Bush, Ephrata. has been
appointed by Sheriff Nicks 10 take
over tho deputyship,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish TO thank our kind
friends and neighbors for their acts
of love and sympathy during our
recent loss of husband and father
and also extend grateful thanks fol
the beautiful floral tributes to our
loved one
Mrs. Christina Olesen
Mrs. Patsy K Gilbert
Mrs Don Mutt
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
SHOULD RETURN SEALS

Persons having tuberculosis seals,
which were mailed out by the local
committee chairman, and which
have not been paid for are asked to
please return the seals or the money
for them Immediately, as it Is nee.
essary to turn this in to the county
organization. Please turn in the
seals or money for them to q. S.
Jones.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
Emergency Speeds
Construction Work

Construction of the Grand Coulee
Dam east powerhouse, future home
of nine of the worlds largest hy-
dro-electric generators, has been
started, the Bureau of Reclamation
reported today. 1t is being built
many years ahead of schedule to
supply power for wartime indust.
ries.
The contractors Consolidated Build
ers. Inc, has large pumps removing
water from the turbine pits, provid-
ed i'll the buildings foundation
through an earlier contract, and is
crews are erecting crane on the
dams downstream face to handle
heavy loads and are constructing
skipway, 40 feet long. by which
buckets Of concrete will be lowered
from the mixing plant above.
Several hundred tons Of srructur-
al steel for reinforcing the power
house walls are on the ground, and
the first concrete pour may be made
before the end of the month. The
contractor has indicated he will lose
no time in erecting the building. AL.
though allowed $50 days c.. B. /.
has hopes of completing the job be-
fore the end Of the year
The new powerhouse is being built
at this time in the anticipation that
the future demand for power BY
plants producing war materials will
exceed that to be made available by
the nine 100000 kilowatt genera.
tors to be installed in the west
powerhouse.
One unit has been delivering en-
ergy since early October. another
will turn late this month, third
In March or April, three more in
1945, and another set Of three III
1914. At full development. Grand
Coules Dam will have an installed
capacity of 1,944.000 kilowatts.
The new structure will be one o!
the largest concrete buildings IS
the West, 74S feet long, 81 feet
wide and more than 200 feet high.
containing about $4,000 cubic yards
OF concrete and about 7,4O0 tons
of reinforcing steel. 1t will be sit
uated east of the spillway, in
position similar to that of the
west powerhouse.
One section of the building,
known as the control bay, will con-
tain several dozen rooms, including
control room, switchboard room.
Oil storage room, compressor and
pump room, lockers and showers
reception room, guide room, first.
aid room, lobby, corridor, file room
fan room, battery room, offices, ma
chine shop, electrical laboratory,
cable1spreading room, 4erminal
board room, etc. The various floors
will be serviced by n passenger e1e-
vator.
Consolidated Builders, inc, is
constructing the building ON an ex-
tra-work order. Payment will cost
plus 10 per cent To permit the
firm to concentrate on the new un-
dertaking, the Bureau agreed to re-
lease it from minor work which it
was obligated to perform under it's
original contract to complete the
worlds largest dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
FEDERAL AUTO STAMPS
ON SALE HERE

Federal auto use tax stamps ar
rived at the postoffice here today
anG will be placed Oh sale imme.
diately, according to A. j. Iwining
postmaster.
Every auto owner will be requir.
ed to have these stamps by Febru
airy /.
The stamps will cost $500 anG
will be effective until July, at which
time yearly stamp costing $500
will be issued.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
HAS HIGH GRADES

Miss Margaret Twining, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Twinlng, or
this city, was on the honor roll for
the fall quarter at the Eastern
washington College of Education,
it was announced by G. w. Wallace,
registrar at the Normal school.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15

Skaters from this vicinity are en-
Toying the best skating available in
this area for several years the Ice
has been excellent on the coulee
lakes, some Of which are completely
frozen over
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
FIRST-AID CLASS

A first-ad class is to be started
school gym. Meetings will be held
every Monday and Thursday for
five weeks, with Mr.. Baldwin as in
structor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
1YPIsTs RECEIVE
MERIT AWARDS

The members of the typewriting
class received certificates of mem.
bership in the Order of Artistic
Typists. To achieve this recognition
the students were required to write
perfect copy of an article in the
Gregg Writer. commercial stu
dents magazine. The papers were
sent to the examining board in New
York City.
Miss Mcsick, instructor of the
class, announces the following win
ners: Bernice Craig, Evelyn Eggle-
ton, June Ewe'l, Dorothy Giezen-
tanner, Dorothy Hahn, Burton Hope
Boyd Jenlsin. Kathleen Larsen, Au-
hrey Purcell Howard Pitts Annet,s
Rhoades and Donald Thompson.
In the opinion of the judges Eve
lvn Egeleton submitted the best
paper. so she was awarded bronze
pin bearing the initials DAT.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
During the / o'clock service this
Sunday in the Presbyterian church,
the new hymnals.swill be dedicated
and used for the first time. The
hour will be predominately one of
music, all special musical selections,
both vocal and Instrumental, being
taken from the new book. Rev.
Bomberg will bring message in
keeping with the occasion.
Sunday evening the church is to
experience new plan, to go into
effect beginning this week This is
it: ZOO to 1920 or SD sngspira-
ton of C. Z. young people aud sd-
ults. meeting together.
7:20 to s o'clock---the usual dis
cussion groups, with the addition of
the adult group,
500 until S;30--a half hour OF
singing, special music, and pastors
talk based upon topics suggested by
the discussion groups. This Sunday
en.ng the talk will concern the
anonymous answers to the question,
What Is your idea of what ii
means to be a Christian" given by
the young peoples groups last weel
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
Mold Activities

Sgt. George P. Martin is on a 10
day furlough from Fort Warren,
Cheyenne, Wyoming. He is guest
at the Dale Leander home.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Overtime Pay
| Bill Approved
| In Committee

Passage by Congress of the over
time pay bill for Federal depart
mental workers will enable the Gov
ernment to make the maximum use
of its existing personnel and reduce
the turnover, the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee predicted today, in
its favorable report on the measure.
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York filed the report, which was
ordered by the committee last week,
and urged Senators to study it in
preparation for early consideration
of the bill. No action is possible,
however, until next week.
The report points out that So per
cent of the Government working
force can be paid for overtime under
existing laws. This bill makes pro-
vision for the remaining AZ per cent,
including the clerical workers in the
executive departments and agencies.
The bill fixes a basic work week
of "A hours, with time and half
above 40 hours. In some agencies
engaged directly on war work 48-
hour week would prevail.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee asked what would be the
added cost. Senator Mead said it
would depend on the volume of
overtime. The committee report
estimated the cost at $369, Ass, 500, in
cluding the 10 per cent raise the bill
authorizes for employees who will not
receive overtime.